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Well, everyone is doing great! We were holding off their CD&T shots until yesterday because they were due to get disbudded, but their horns were too big. At least they're UTD on their shots now. KFaye- There wasn't too much belching from the kids, but the little buckling started making bucky...

Straw Hat Kikos- Thanks for the reply. I was typing while you posted, so did not see the advice. It's really good to know, now I don't have to worry as much!

Everyone still seems fine, for now anyway. Tonight, should I feed normally (minus the grain)? Would probiotics help any? Also, when is the risk for bloat and enterotoxemia over? Thanks a bunch.

Thanks for the quick reply. I was outside checking on them they seem fine (knock on wood). The kids were burping fine, I did not catch the doe burping, but they all chewed cud, and it was all grass hay. Should we give them mineral oil and gas-x now as a preventative (still have to go buy the...

Went out to feed this morning and a doe and her two kids (7 weeks old) had escaped and gotten into the chicken feeder. I'm not quite sure how much feed was in it but either way it was all gone. She got her CD&T shot 13 months ago, the kids have not yet gotten it. Would it be too late to...

Okay...Here's an update: I have not seen anymore shaking, but his tail has been down the past few days. He is still acting healthy, but he also does not stand up straight. (See pic). Normally, his tail is more down than in the picture, but he is always looking like he's hunched up or crouching...

Okay, we have a mineral feeder. We'll have to get one more. I have not seen him shake since the first time, and he acts fine now too. I will still get after his hooves as soon as most of the snow melts (Wednesday - Friday?) and see what happens. Right now we have an inch or two of snow, but he...

Yesterday, he was at 102.2*F, so that's good. What kind of loose minerals do I get, how do I give it to them (in a bucket/feeder?), and if fed free-choice, will they consume too much? Can I give it to my possibly pregnant does, too? Tonight will be colder (low is 20 with snow) so we'll see if...

Yes, we are dry lotted. There isn't any browse to be found on the property anyway, we didn't get our monsoons this year.

I just checked in on him- he was not shaking when I went out. His tail was down at first, and he was either gritting his teeth or chewing cud. I was waiting to see if he would swallow and bring up more cud, when he decided to pee on his face, so I still don't know if it was cud or not. He pooped...

I've got myotonics! The problem is attaching the pictures! :) Here goes! Myotonic doe Myotonic buck Myotonic kid Fainter fainting Mamaboid-my buck is 11 months too! Fainters are so great!

This morning when I went out to feed, I noticed my buck's back end shaking. It wasn't shaking violently, but it was definitely trembling and seemed to get worse when he stepped. His front end is just fine, and he is eating fine, too. He is a myotonic goat, but I do not think this has anything to...

If I worm now, would I have to wait until the next heat cycle? I hope to use this cycle for breeding. What would you recommend worming with? Thank you!

I have had goats for two-and-a-half years but am still a newbie to worming. Today, my does came into heat, and our target kidding date is April 6th, so this cycle would be the best one to breed at. We have not dewormed our does for quite a while (last time it was with Albendazole). I was...

My does came down with diarrhea last night (Sunday). I think it is from when we let them out to eat weeds Saturday afternoon. Would giving them probiotics help in this case, or should I let the diarrhea run its course? Thank you!

Yesterday, we injected 5cc penicillin in Callie and the vet finally came an hour later. We quarantined Callie in a chicken pen (the chickens had to move out) and the vet gave her an injection of Banamine and also of Nuflor. Today we gave her an injection of Nuflor as well, and will continue for...

I checked my doe's temp. It is 105.4 F. The rectal thermometer came out bloody. This doesn't sound good. We are waiting to hear back from the mobile vet. We have PenOnePro antibiotic. If we do not hear back from the vet, we will treat it as pneumonia.

Will do. Can pnuemonia spread to chickens?

Thank you so much for your quick reply. Are there any other signs of pnuemonia that I can watch for, and which antibiotic do I use?

This morning when I went out to feed, I noticed that my doe had some pasty brown mucus coming out of her nose. She also has some crusted around her mouth. At first I thought she had sneezed while chewing cud and had made a mess of herself, but on a closer look I saw it was snot from her nose...