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Goat question?

Question for everyone familiar with goats I have a doe that I got this year in January.
This is our first year with goats so far we haven't had tonmany issues but my doe has
been down for two days and can not stand, her waste is solid pellets not runny, she is eating fine and
Given electrolytes. She seems alert, I noticed about a week ago that her legs where a
A little under her there is not a close vet that does goats. Any one have any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 11, 2011 at 9:42am

From the info you've provided there are literally hundreds of possible causes. Cornell Univ. has a great online diagnostic tool; try going here http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/Consult.asp?Fun=Sign&spc=.... If this link expires go to http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/ for a fresh start. There's also lots of other sites to help you learn quickly, but don't delay things can go sour real quick.

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Permalink Reply by Emily Maker on December 11, 2011 at 12:37pm

I am by no means an expert on goats... but I have had a few and in that time dealt with a couple of issues. Have you looked at her feet? If she is alert, poo is fine, and everything else looks good, you might be dealing with pain from infection or overgrown hooves. What do her feet look like?

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Permalink Reply by Laura Merrifield on December 15, 2011 at 2:44pm

Have you figured out what the deal is with your goat? I don't see many post, however typically goat issues have to be addressed quickly. Hope all is well with your girl!

Laura

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Permalink Reply by our bit of green on December 17, 2011 at 6:23pm

Unfortunately we had to but her down. She was my first goat that kidded and I just lost her son a month a go from a coyote attack so it was a double wammy. Thank you to every one that responded.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 18, 2011 at 10:54am

I'm so sorry ,it's very hard to lose one that you have cared for. No matter how many you have had, and no matter how many you have lost, each one is unique and special. Do you mind sharing what was wrong?

Sara Naden said:

Unfortunately we had to but her down. She was my first goat that kidded and I just lost her son a month a go from a coyote attack so it was a double wammy. Thank you to every one that responded.

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Permalink Reply by MyBackAchers Farm on December 23, 2011 at 10:20am

So sorry to hear about her! We had some of our first goats die on us and couldn't get a diagnosis for a few years. I finally figured out it was fescue as the farm we bought once held horses and the hay wasn't good for goats, sheep and cows. Fescue has endophytes. The other change we made was to add kelp to the diet of all our animals as the area soil lacks selenium, magenese and a few other trace minerals. Kelp is now part of all ours and our animals diets. We also add minerals to the soil via the composted animal manure and added rock dust.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Johnson on December 28, 2011 at 9:57pm

It could have easily been her hooves. Something I ran up on a few years ago was.......my goat had a tick in between her horns and for some reason it had her almost crippled. When I removed the tick she was fine by the next day. Its not the time of year to have to worry about ticks, normally, but you never know.