Already de-wormed goat is coughing?

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I have this one doe who is coughing.
I de-wormed her when she came, then de-wormed her again for good measure 10 days later.
I used Valbazen and Ivermec (Not together) as recomended by the vet.
Shes three going on four months old and is in very good weight; but this cough...Its almost violent sometimes?
Could she be coughing up the remains of any worms?
We have also had very humid, hot and stick weather, could that have anything to do with it?
No one else is coughing.
 

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Might look into treating her with sulmet. Might be coccidiosis, I've had them cough pretty bad with that.
 

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AshleyFishy said:
Might look into treating her with sulmet. Might be coccidiosis, I've had them cough pretty bad with that.
Coccidiosis? Wouldn't she have loose stool as well?
 

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Sometimes goats cough. Some are more sensitive to dust. Some are alergic to the dust in hay.
I don't automatically get concerned if I hear one coughing.
I have a family of coughers and there is nothing wrong with them. Seem to cough less after they kid the first time.
 

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I have a cougher---not a thing is wrong with her and I have had vet checks a few times. She only does it in the warmer weather and it is just her, not other goats.
 

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We have some coughers and sneezers.

Does she cough while eating?
 

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Rocco said:
We have some coughers and sneezers.

Does she cough while eating?
She coughs when she eats, and when shes outside.
She didnt start coughing until I gave her the de-wormer.
She came from a clean herd, and they only have one other goat that coughs but that ones done it all its life apparently.
We do feed a corn, oat, sweet feed that's a little bit powdery due to the corn being partly crushed.
I also did a fecal float, but she only had two round worm eggs. Nothing else.
My vet didn't seem bothered by it, but I just wanted to make sure its...Ok/normal?
Or if theres anything else I should treat her with to try and make it stop.
 

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BlueMoonFarms said:
AshleyFishy said:
Might look into treating her with sulmet. Might be coccidiosis, I've had them cough pretty bad with that.
Coccidiosis? Wouldn't she have loose stool as well?
Not always.

You could have a fecal to check for it, so you don't treat unnecessarily.
 

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elevan said:
BlueMoonFarms said:
AshleyFishy said:
Might look into treating her with sulmet. Might be coccidiosis, I've had them cough pretty bad with that.
Coccidiosis? Wouldn't she have loose stool as well?
Not always.

You could have a fecal to check for it, so you don't treat unnecessarily.
I'll ask the vet to run one for me. It certainly wont hurt!
thank you :D
 

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