Lets talk about goats!

[Tuhmu]

2/3 Boer goats (that I know are pregnant, we run our buck with our herd) have finally kidded! We had our first set of twins and then the other had single buckling! The twins were one male and one female!

Grats!

 

[michellemire]

My new male got him as a bday gift been wanting one this color for years

 

[michellemire]

 

[ellie97]

My crazy Nigerian Dwarf wethers, Todd and Elliot. They are a little over 5 months old!

 

[Tuhmu]

My crazy Nigerian Dwarf wethers, Todd and Elliot. They are a little over 5 months old!

The do have that look in their eye......

Real cute little guys

 

[ChickenDaddy26]

Help please! We have a 9 month old male pygmy goat and he has had two surguries now from being blocked. The first was only temporarily successful so he had to have a second in which his urethra was re-routed and he now pees "like a girl". They also castrated him this time. The first few days after the surgury was rough on him, but now he seems to be pulling thru just fine...BUT here is the problem....here we are a little over a week after his surgery and his front legs seem to be giving him major problems. At first I just thought he was weak from the surgury, but a bit over a week in and he STILL is't able to stand up without my help. His back legs seem to be fine, and he can crawl around on his front knees with his back legs up and functioning normally...but it's like he just cant make those front legs get him up in the front. Once I stand him up he can walk on his front legs and back legs like normal, until he trips over something or goes up an incline or something and then he falls back down to those knees again (again just in the front). His attitude is great and he is eating and drinking plenty! Good appetite! Since his procedure we have been afraid of him getting blocked up so we've had him on a strict diet. He has been eating the nice green grass in our front yard mostly, with just a little cracked corn and some locust tree leaves/limbs. No grain at all due to fear of another blockage, and very little hay. Mostly the green yard grass and locust tree leaves (per the vet the locust trees are good for him with lots of nutrients). His health seems good now other than his legs. He is peeing and pooping very well. It just breaks my heart to see my little buddy fall on his face and not be able to get back up without my help. Any ideas?? He did NOT have this problem at all before the surgery. We are LOST!! . And so afraid our baby may have a permenant problem. I pray not though! Thanks for any help or ideas you may have, anyone!! God bless!!

 

[cassie]

There are two things I would try. One is to give him some Be-Se on the chance he has a selenium deficiency. The other is to get some thiamine and treat him for polio. Anything that upsets the rumen function, and surgery certainly can, can bring on polio. He isn't exhibiting the usual polio symptoms but that doesn't rule it out. A thiamine deficiency can cause some truly bizarre symptoms in goats. If either of these conditions are present, treatment will clear them up promptly. In any event, the treatment won't hurt. Another possibility is that he is foundered. Oh, and do whatever you can to encourage him to drink plenty of water.

 

[cluckcluck3499]

Just got a set of twin pygmys from a friend today, they're so cute! Bonnie and Clyde

 

[ChickenDaddy26]

Here is the above mentioned goat's hooves. Is he foundered or what? I am new to all this. He's my first pygmy or goat of any kind. I will upload some more pics of him.

 

[ChickenDaddy26]

I am going to upload pics of him up (after i helped him up) and of him down (after he falls eventually) to my profile pics as i cant seem to upload anymore on here for some reason. Probably my phone. I'm open to opinions. Thanks again!