saltnpepper
Chillin' with the herd
I no longer consider her condition an emergency, so I didn't want to continue my original thread where it was.
Update: She is doing well. Gave her an oral dose of ivermectin yesterday and she's been fine.
She's still a bit bony, but that's likely loss of nutrition to the parasites... and age. It's definitely not loss of appetite.
With colder NY weather setting in, we've been keeping her in a nice warm area in the goat barn where she has cushioned rubber mats under her shavings and room to move without getting stuck if she falls on her front. We also let her walk out and dig through the hay while we do other chores. It gets her muscles moving and lets her think she's getting away with something.
On the nice days, we let her out in our back hay field to graze. For the most part she does well, but occasionally gets a little too excited and trips on something. Then we just help her front up and she goes on. My younger daughter decided she needed some kind of protection from wind, so she sported one of their t-shirts for the day.
At this point, we'll just continue doing what it takes to ensure she is happy and as healthy as she can be.
I don't want to change much with her diet. At 16, I'm assuming it's working. But I would like her to gain a few pounds before winter. (She's definitely not as round as the shirt makes her look, it's actually hanging on her.)
My next plan is to start her on glucosamine. Any suggestions on which one? Human, canine, horse?
Curious if anyone has been using it for their goats and what they've found easiest.
Update: She is doing well. Gave her an oral dose of ivermectin yesterday and she's been fine.
She's still a bit bony, but that's likely loss of nutrition to the parasites... and age. It's definitely not loss of appetite.
With colder NY weather setting in, we've been keeping her in a nice warm area in the goat barn where she has cushioned rubber mats under her shavings and room to move without getting stuck if she falls on her front. We also let her walk out and dig through the hay while we do other chores. It gets her muscles moving and lets her think she's getting away with something.
On the nice days, we let her out in our back hay field to graze. For the most part she does well, but occasionally gets a little too excited and trips on something. Then we just help her front up and she goes on. My younger daughter decided she needed some kind of protection from wind, so she sported one of their t-shirts for the day.
At this point, we'll just continue doing what it takes to ensure she is happy and as healthy as she can be.
I don't want to change much with her diet. At 16, I'm assuming it's working. But I would like her to gain a few pounds before winter. (She's definitely not as round as the shirt makes her look, it's actually hanging on her.)
My next plan is to start her on glucosamine. Any suggestions on which one? Human, canine, horse?
Curious if anyone has been using it for their goats and what they've found easiest.
