Ned help with Goat's coat issue

[farmdude]

My goat has shed her winter coat but has dry bald patches on her back and rump. she seems very itchy. I have never seen this on any of my pet goats before. there are no visible parasites. Looking for cause and solution.

 

[SA Farm]

Sounds like it could be ringworm.
Copied and Pasted from a website:

Ringworm is the most recognized fungal disease in goats. It is not a worm, but rather a fungus which usually appears during prolonged periods of very wet weather, often when it is difficult to keep the pens clean and therefore less likely to harbor disease-causing organisms.
Ringworm can be located almost anywhere on the goat's body; its appearance is that of a rounded patch of hair surrounded completely by a hairless ring. Left untreated, it gets bigger and bigger. Ringworm is contagious both to goats and to humans.
Treatment involves donning disposable gloves and thoroughly washing the area with a topical skin disinfectant like Betadine Surgical Scrub. Wipe the cleansed skin surface dry and apply 1% Clotrimazole Cream to the affected area. Repeat this treatment daily for at least two weeks and possibly longer, until the ringworm is gone. While ringworm usually doesn't bother the goat, it can take up to a month to cure.
An even better treatment for many fungal diseases involves the use of 97.8% lime sulphur concentrate diluted and applied in dip form to the goat's body. This product must be obtained from a vet.

 

[Beast Raisers]

I agree I ounce had a problem with ring worms on my goats. It ended up costing me a good amount of money for all my goats

 

[cassie]

It could be ringworm or it could be lice. Or both. A lot of times lice are just about invisible. Just because you can't see them, it doesn't mean they are not there. If she were mine, I would spray BluKote on the bald spots and apply some louse powder down her backbone. I would also clip her. But then I usually clipped my entire herd of dairy goats in the spring. Got rid of the itchy winter coat and gave the lice no where to hide.