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This guy's stink is becoming unbearable. We plan to have him castrated by our vet when fly season ends. He's about three years old. Will castrating at this age end the bucky behaviors?

Hello all! After being widowed for a while, I married another animal nut. Both of us have a problem saying no when someone wants to give us an animal. We had 8 goats, 4 horses, 2 mini horses (one born here), a mini donk, a 130 lb Sulcata tortoise, 7 dogs, 4 cats, an Amazon parrot, and 7...

Well he certainly is stinking now! We don't have any female goats, but he's bothering some of the other boys. As soon as fly season is over, he's goin to be demasculated!

Thank you! That explains a lot.

How's your boy? Did he get better?

Hi there! We added a new member to our backyard herd yesterday : an intact Nubian buck. We have seven wethers among a few other species. We were told the buck is 2 years old. He was kept as an only goat for the last six months. My question is, do bucks always stink or only around females? This...

He is looking and acting GREAT this morning! This is just where he spends the night.

His left side has gotten softer and smaller, but he still doesn't have an appetite. :( Is that normal?

Finally got ahold of a vet. Just gave him thera-bloat, mineral oil and milk in a bottle. He gets another dose in 12 hrs. His left side is bigger than his right side, and he's not eating like he should. However, he is playful and active. Please pray.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPLY!!!! His nightly bottle is just a very little amount of milk and warm water to help keep him hydrated, and frankly, because we love giving it to him. This guy is a pet and is very bonded with us. His diet is mostly made up of cow chow (complete feed) and Bermuda...

Yesterday afternoon my nine month old miniature Jersey steer got into the grain storage area. From what I can tell, he mostly ate black sunflower seeds and chicken scratch, but he also ate some miniature pig chow. He came running for his nightly bottle (before I noticed what he had done) and...

Hello all, Our miniature Jersey steer is six months. He eats Bermuda hay, 1/2 gallon of milk (weaning him), and about nine pounds of Purina Precon RX6. He's a little "lush" which we don't mind since winter is coming soon. This guy is a beloved pet, not food. How long do we keep him on the...

We don't let him in the hay barn, and his poop is more solid. He still takes his bottle like he is starving (he isn't). Do you have a brand name for grain we should start him on? Thanks again for your above answer; you gave me a good night's sleep!

Thanks so much for your wisdom and for taking the time to reply! <3 What kind of grain should he be on? I don't feed grain to anyone else. They get species specific complete food. Only the horses get alfalfa at lunch. I don't think he eats a lot of the alfalfa. He goes into the hay barn to...

Well, this happened today. I'm hoping he just ate something weird; this is green. Poop this morning was solid and dark. He is acting normal and taking his bottle just fine. His birthday is June 4th, and the breeder told me to feed him the whole milk. He gets a half gallon of whole milk from...

Please update on your little Zim.

Thanks for your answer. I love reading your posts and replies! Yes, I understand that Dex treats, not cures, but it also helps to prevent the awful immune response which has killed many people. We are actually getting much better, praise God! Yesterday, and so far today, I feel pretty normal...

Nope, both husband and son were treated, then sent home, with O2 and Dex (steroid). They live in 2 different states, so I am assuming that the treatment they received is standard protocol. Both my husband and I are improving, and son came home from the hospital yesterday. We have more of an...

My husband and I are fully vaccinated. FREEDOM, right? Well, we went out of state for my husband's mom's memorial service. One of our party did not feel well. Everyone thought it was travel fatigue. Fast forward: Every single person, save three, who came to the house after the service came...

How is the little cutie doing?