adolescent with diarrhea after grain overload, what to do?

ThreeBoysChicks

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Just went through this with 2 goat. One survived and one did not.

For a 50 ish lb Nigerian Dwarf.

40 cc / ml of Pepto every 4 hours.

In between my vet had me give him a slurry. This slurry was made of

40 cc of soda water (Mix soda water with this proportions 1 TBSP baking soda to 1/4 cup water)
40 cc of plain yogurt to get good bacteria build back up in the stomach.

I did this for 2 days. As soon as the poop stops being runny, stop the pepto. Too much Pepto, she said could cause him to get bound up.

All the water they want and good hay. No grain for a weak, then introduce it back slowly.

Like I said, I saved one but lost the other.

Hope this helps. Kate (Helmstead) should be along soon. She will have more info.
 

patandchickens

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This morning she seems behaviorally 100% fine, and I would describe her stools merely as "soft and not formed" (comparable to raccoon or human) rather than diarrhea as such. So, I think it's going to be ok, thank you all for the help and education! :)

Pat
 
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