Poor goat. :( What happened?

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Yes...all of them are/were dewormed on a regular, scheduled basis....I cannot remember all of the different vaccines they had....

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I know this can also be an issue in horses. We feed free-choice Selenium blocks to the horses & the goats had one in their pasture, too...which they licked all of the time.

But we've never given a goat an injection for that....

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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She's got one...a nice one, too. But she let it go dry and forced the goats to drink out of the stagnant pond.

I was hospitalized for almost a week (I almost died after childbirth) so I was not around to monitor the goats' water situation.

 

[redhen]

Dont bring any more goats over there...

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

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I know this can also be an issue in horses. We feed free-choice Selenium blocks to the horses & the goats had one in their pasture, too...which they licked all of the time.

But we've never given a goat an injection for that....

The selenium deficiency is really bad where she is.She had moved there and it was a long time before she got all info figured out. Here's the info:


www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/vitaminmineral06.html

I really hope you are okay after having your baby.Sounds like you had a hard time.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Could be goat polio if they were not getting hay. Sorry about the goat:-(

 

[arabianequine]

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I know this can also be an issue in horses. We feed free-choice Selenium blocks to the horses & the goats had one in their pasture, too...which they licked all of the time.

But we've never given a goat an injection for that....

I recommend BoSe injection be given to your goats at min. yearly. Goats need that here rare feathers....this area is very selenium insufficient. I gave to mine when I got them in at the beginning of May. I hear once a year is good. Not sure if that was the problem with these goats but I am only an hour from you so I know it is necessary.

 

[elevan]

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Yes...all of them are/were dewormed on a regular, scheduled basis....I cannot remember all of the different vaccines they had....

Deworming on a schedule or frequently is a management practice that is asking for trouble. It doesn't apply to this situation but if you're gonna have goats then you need to understand how and when to deworm. I really suggest that you read this thread on parasite management to understand more: http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12553