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Look up "Enterotoxemia." The anti-toxin neutralizes the toxins that are in the goat, but it needs to be given earl on, within the first 12 hours according to my vet. Here is a good article http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/enterotoxemiaaka.html

I think anything labeled "C&D ANTITOXIN" would be fine. Mine is made by Colorado Serum Company. Make sure it is ANTITOXIN , not the TOXOID, that is the vaccine. For some reason vets around where I live don't carry it, neither do the feed stores. I get it from Jeffers.Keep it on hand...

I went down there. She's was not good. She was down, wheezing, temp was 92f. Gave her the Antitoxin, & the Penn. I tubed her with a quart of hot electrolyte solution and covered her with an electric blanket and put a hot water bottle under it. Before I left her temp was up almost a degree. I...

The vet gave her Diarsayn ,(not sure what that is), an electrolyte and Pro Bios. Not sure what he was thinking not giving the Anti-toxin, maybe he did not have any, but I am hitting the road and heading there with the C&D Anti-Toxin and Penn. Update on the goat is she is very cold and still...

I got a call from a lady I sold a goat to, she is 60 miles away and I have no vehicle to get to her until this afternoon. I told her to call the vet but I'm not sure if she will because of $. Sounds like the doe is at deaths door, I might not make it in time. She 1 1/2 year old Alpine / Saanen...

I've never had a problem with worms here, very cold & dry climate, maybe I should go ahead and worm her just to rule it out.

I did offer free choice baking soda up until probably last fall when I read something on here that it wasn't necessary and there was some type of problem it could cause (cant remember now & can't find it now) so I took away the free choice baking soda. I even bought the Bob's Red Mill kind...

She is my pickiest goat, and she's also one that usually looks like she's got a full rumen, but it is always deflated by the next morning. Lately she's been ballooned up more than normal, even first thing in the morn. When I give her the baking soda & massage her rumen, she burps a lot and...

I have a 2 year old Alpine, 1st freshener, who never did eat a whole lot of grain, but would always eat a few cups. She kidded and would eat some grain on the milk stand for the first few weeks, which has gradually dropped off to now she wont touch it or alfalfa pellets. She will eat plenty of...

I have a first freshener doe, 1/2 Alpine and 1/2 Saanen. She had twins Feb 1st. She has a nice udder and teats for a 1st freshener. I separate the kids at night and milk her in the morning. Her udder appears full, looks like I should be getting a quart and a half or so but I only get about one...

Very good list. In addition, I would add Electrolytes, weak kid tube feeder ( a life saver), Betadine, Oxytocin (at kidding time), Injectable Vita B complex, Baking soda (very important in case of bloat) ,Syringes (including a drenching syringe) & needles & suturing kits (Have not use the...

For future reference, Jeffers Livestock usually has the C&D Anti-toxin and will ship it out to you overnight, for something like $12, which isn't bad at all for overnight. I had to do that last year when one of my bucklings got into the chicken feed and bloated really bad. Gave him lots of...

I'm thinking it's more the antibiotics - I' have never had a problem w/ worms, it's cold & dry here. Gave Vit. B Complex shot, electrolytes & probiotics so far. If not improvement, will try worming.

I have a question about scours. I have a goat who delivered twins a week ago. She did not get rid of all her afterbirth until 48 hours after kidding. I consulted the vet and he suggested to start her on Penicillin and he gave me some oxytocin. I gave her a pretty heavy does of antibiotics (the...

I have an Alpine Doe that Kidded five days ago. Had to go in and get the 1st kid because she was in labor for hours and no kid. 2nd kid came out right after 1st was pulled. Kids (2) were positioned right, but big. Does was a first Freshener - 2 years old, good size doe. Afterbirth was slow...

Here is the advice I was given. It's a little complicated, but he swears that he doesn't have any night time births: "The feeding procedure we use to avoid nighttime births starts by feeding the pregnant does pellets (16% goat) or grain about one month before their due date. Begin feeding 1/4...

"Do they always act like they are starving to death?" YES :)

As for the afterbirth thing, if it goes for more than 12 hours, call your vet and tell him what is going on and ask for Oxytocin, it is a hormone that will make her uterus contract. I just went through this (my doe had not discharged it for a day and a half - I should have called the vet a lot...

Meet Moose & Rocky (Moose is the bigger one with the white spot on top of his head). I think these two will round out my ideal pack string of 6 or 7 goats (in about 3 or 4 years). Mom is full Alpine & Dad is a Kiko. I think that will be a good pack goat mix!

Both doing well now!