9 week old buckling with diarrhea - PICS!

[elevan]

Sounds like you've conquered the scours but now you need to conquer the underlying cause or they will be back. Get that DiMethox.

 

[woodsie]

Vet appt went well...she didn't know much about goats but listened and gave me the antibiotics, they don't carry exactly the same kind but discussed it with me and gave me the next closest oral antibiotic. He's had his first dose and we will keep it up for 5 days (2x day) plus I'll keep giving the electrolite bottles. He took the medication really well and we didn't even make a mess!

I think the slippery elm and spice mixture really did help with the diarrhea, in case anyone was interested I'd definitely recommend giving it a try...although he really didn't like it the first time.

What a relief!

 

[woodsie]

THANK YOU again to everyone who chimed in with their invaluable advice! I wholeheartedly appreciate it soooo much!

 

[babsbag]

Glad the visit went well. It is always nice when a vet or a doctor LISTENS to us. I hope that whatever she gave you works. Can you post the name of the drug?

Glad the spice stuff worked, I used it when they just got into too much new grass, worked perfectly. My friend used it when her children let the kids into a new pasture with fresh grass the day before a show. She was desparate and it worked for her too.

 

[woodsie]

The antibiotic is called Neorease...an oral administered drug. The active ingredients per mL are:
Neomycin (as sulfate)...4.4mg
Sulfathiazole 26.4mg
Sulfamethazine 8.8 mg.

I noticed today the stool was softer again so I am going to continue giving him the spice mixture as it really seemed to help with the scouring. Well I am off to give him another electrolite bottle.

 

[elevan]

The antibiotic is called Neorease...an oral administered drug. The active ingredients per mL are:
Neomycin (as sulfate)...4.4mg
Sulfathiazole 26.4mg
Sulfamethazine 8.8 mg.

I noticed today the stool was softer again so I am going to continue giving him the spice mixture as it really seemed to help with the scouring. Well I am off to give him another electrolite bottle.

Looks like that would cover cocci or bacterial issues (neomycin).

Great job getting the vet to listen to you.

It can sometimes take a few days to get scours under control.

 

[woodsie]

The antibiotic is called Neorease...an oral administered drug. The active ingredients per mL are:
Neomycin (as sulfate)...4.4mg
Sulfathiazole 26.4mg
Sulfamethazine 8.8 mg.

I noticed today the stool was softer again so I am going to continue giving him the spice mixture as it really seemed to help with the scouring. Well I am off to give him another electrolite bottle.

Looks like that would cover cocci or bacterial issues (neomycin).

Great job getting the vet to listen to you.

It can sometimes take a few days to get scours under control.

Thanks Elevan for confirming this was the right medicine and how long it might take to get take effect. He seems to be getting much better. He just jumped up to meet me and get his evening meds. I'll took some pics today and I'll upload them tomorrow to see the boy you all helped save.

 

[elevan]

I wish we had a good dual purpose med here in the States.

Can't wait to see pics

 

[woodsie]

So here are the pics I took yesterday. He's not the my most preferred colouring, a red roan I believe, but his mom milks 5 litres a day with high fat and protein content....and I am REALLY looking forward to yummy cheese and ice cream! Plus he is the SWEETEST personality so we really have fallen head over heals for him and look forward to seeing his offspring! I is also a VERY big boy with very nice conformation (at least as far as I can tell).

He now has perfect poops and I believe I can breathe a sigh of relief and start sleeping again at night!

 

[babsbag]

What a good looking boy. I am glad he is doing better and that you can get some sleep. Amazing how we enjoy perfect nanny berries.

Hope he gives you some nice does down the line.