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Oh no. That must be what they have. Unfortunately I won't be able to get them tested. If it is CAE will their kids be born with it or will will they have to get it from their mothers milk?

Oh, that fits their condition. Except none of my goats have nursed in five months. I guess it could have spread another way. And why would it so suddenly appear in all my goats? Their knees aren't swollen. Is there any treatment?

Yes I checked for injuries, and I can't find any. On one of them her lower leg is slightly warmer than her other legs. It is winter here in the southern hemisphere, so it's not very hot.

I actually don't think it's their hooves. their hooves look completely normal. We trimmed all their hooves on friday and they aren't perfect but they've been worse. They are all related. The mom/grandma of them all is doing better then the rest. They were all nursed by their mothers. When some...

o ok, thanks for you suggestions. Today I trimmed and inspected their hooves and they look normal. The doe I originally came here about, ellen, and another doe seem to be the worst off. The other ones are almost normal. Just a little limping. I soaked all of their feet in iodine just to be safe.

Ya, they are still staying off their feet whenever they can. I am going out to the barn a few times a day to make them stand up and walk. Today I stop feeding them pellets and I will give them as much hay as they want. I'm thinking about splinting them for a couple hours a day to keep them...

I gave them a couple kind of tree limbs, but one of them they didn't eat at all. I'll take that one out, but the other one they have been eating pretty much their whole lives without any problems. I'm glad you asked about the pellets because I think I found the issue. I didn't even think to...

No reason to apologize; I was just informing you of the situation. There is just grass in the pasture, but the tree limbs I give them might be high in protein.

Hey, I live in Chile, South America. I have six goats, some chickens, dogs, and a cat. I've had goats for two years and have been breeding them for milk.

The salt lick was not actually salt. I don't know exactly what it was, but I think it was a lick for sheep or cows. I live in Chile, South America. There are not any vets for livestock where I live and not many people own goats. So calling a vet is not a option. I have no idea what could cause...

This morning I found all four of my does on there knees or laying down. The weird thing is it seems to be the front left foot that hurts on all of them. My wether and buck seem fine. They stay in the same barn and pasture as the does and eat the same things. All my goats are definitely due for a...

I have a 9 month old doe whose front left leg hurts. There are no visible signs injury, but whenever she’s not walking she kneels or lays down. She has been like this for almost two weeks. Her lower leg is warm to the touch. So I think it might be laminitis, but I’m not sure. Her hoof looks...