Lets talk about goats!

[H Diamond]

Make sure he keeps eating, check his temp to see if it's normal. If it doesn't clear up shortly, I'd get him checked for cocci. It may very well be him just adjusting. Monitor him closely, diarrhea leads to dehydration pretty fast.
Did he start eating anything new? Different grain, hay, grass, etc?

 

[H Diamond]

Ohhh, didn't realize he was a nigerian, lol. He should be eating about 7 oz 4 times a day, so he's getting over fed a bit and that can lead to scours also.

ETA: adjusted my math

 

[MakelaNJoe]

I cut back his oz at feedings. Also gave him a few oz of water by bottle just to be sure hes takig it in(at seperate times of course) only give him what his previous owner had him on. He didnt eat hardly anything the first day only about 3 oz of goats milk then 2nd day he was drinking almost all 12oz and today we have our problem so ive given him 6-8oz bottles instead and he finishes about 6 oz 3times now. Eating plenty hay but not drinking alot of water

 

[H Diamond]

Strong chance it was the extra milk then.
At that age they won't drink a lot of water. They get most all the liquid they need from milk.
Just monitor to see if it continues or worsens.

 

[MakelaNJoe]

Thanks so much! I will be keeping an extra close eye on the little guy! He seems to still be happy and enjoyed his 6oz bottle before bed and settled in for the night, he sleeps with my female Chihuahua and maltese dogs lol!

 

[MakelaNJoe]

So i left mr Napoleon in his pen for the night with lots of hay and water, after that and lowering the oz he got in each bottle by almost half he woke up this morni!g doing much better! Hes back to droppings instead of runs! Thanks for all the help!

 

[potagergirl]

Soooo excited! We got our two La Mancha today. They are soooo sweet. Neither seem to be very happy they can't get out of the pin we have them in which is a good thing for us. We have never owned goats before so with two milking goats let's say it was a revelation in how wimpy I really am =) I knew it would take a while to figure out how to get the milk out a bit more then an hour for each goat. No milk to show for it both were able to get their foot into the bucket. That's okay though, the chickens will sure love all that milk tomorrow. They can eat while I am once again learning to milk the goats correctly. I was very proud at the fact I milked until the teats were completely empty. I'm really praying it takes less then an hour each in the morning. I have to say they really did try to be patient with me. Each one has an adorable name: Emily and Delilah just so precious! I'll try to get some pictures of my precious girls tomorrow as well

 

[H Diamond]

So i left mr Napoleon in his pen for the night with lots of hay and water, after that and lowering the oz he got in each bottle by almost half he woke up this morni!g doing much better! Hes back to droppings instead of runs! Thanks for all the help!

That is great news!!

 

[H Diamond]

Soooo excited! We got our two La Mancha today. They are soooo sweet. Neither seem to be very happy they can't get out of the pin we have them in which is a good thing for us. We have never owned goats before so with two milking goats let's say it was a revelation in how wimpy I really am =) I knew it would take a while to figure out how to get the milk out a bit more then an hour for each goat. No milk to show for it both were able to get their foot into the bucket. That's okay though, the chickens will sure love all that milk tomorrow. They can eat while I am once again learning to milk the goats correctly. I was very proud at the fact I milked until the teats were completely empty. I'm really praying it takes less then an hour each in the morning. I have to say they really did try to be patient with me. Each one has an adorable name: Emily and Delilah just so precious! I'll try to get some pictures of my precious girls tomorrow as well  

Welcome to the goat world!! You will get more proficient at it soon! You'll be winning grip contests soon too, lol. Good job keeping at it until they were empty. If you don't they will get engorged and make milking harder, and if continued to not be milked out will drop production, so keep at it!! I know you will love them!

 

[Stacykins]

I cut back his oz at feedings. Also gave him a few oz of water by bottle just to be sure hes takig it in(at seperate times of course) only give him what his previous owner had him on. He didnt eat hardly anything the first day only about 3 oz of goats milk then 2nd day he was drinking almost all 12oz and today we have our problem so ive given him 6-8oz bottles instead and he finishes about 6 oz 3times now. Eating plenty hay but not drinking alot of water

Never give him water in a bottle again. He is getting plenty of fluids from his milk. He needs to only drink water from a bowl or bucket, on his own, as he desires. Kids will easily overdrink more than their body needs, whether it is milk or water, when given a bottle.

Goats are sensitive to hemoglobinuria induced by drinking large volumes of water from a bottle.