Annie, my pneumonia goat, had a checkup at OSU today.

[DonnaBelle]

Here's the update: The vets at OSU did a culture of her mucas today, by making a small incision in her throat. They have sent that off to a lab in the East so it may take a few days for results.

Dr. Simpson did other tests, blood, etc. The good news is that she does not have a mycoplasma form of pneumonia, but she does still have the pneumonia.

Hopefully they can come up with an new or experimental antibiotic for her.

She had gain 10 lbs. She now weighs 116 lbs. She has a great appetite, but I am going to cut her back a bit to good quaility hay and 1 cup (8 oz) of grain per day, along with brouse.

The good news is, they aren't charging me now for most of the above, I think they are happy to be able to treat her and do some teaching with her. They are also copying my local vet here with her records.

Oh, she did have a shot of Nuflor, plus they sent me home with another shot in 4 days.

Dr. Simpson is going to stay in touch with me, and OSU has been really great.

DonnaBelle

 

[ksalvagno]

That is great that she doesn't have mycoplasma. It is too bad she still has the pneumonia though. Hopefully this latest round of tests will come up with an answer for you. At least you have some good goat vets to use!

 

[DonnaBelle]

I have met some great people at OSU, they have a great facility, and are very courtious and seem really interested in helping Annie.
The students are all 4th year and are anxious to learn. Dr. Simpson is just a nice person and very attentive and overall it's a great experience.

This has been a great learning experience for me and my husband. There is sooooo much to know about goats. And most people have such a slap-dash attitude toward them.

They are just as smart as dogs. Too bad they can't be potty trained. LOL.

One of the vet students said she had a pygmy goat when she was in high school that slept at the foot of her bed, and would nudge her when it wanted to go outside to pee/poop. I guess she'd had it in her room since it was born and played with it and trained it A LOT. I bet my Mom would never have allowed that to take place!!

DonnaBelle

 

[dkluzier]

I was wondering how your little Annie was doing. Thanks for the update, I was actually afraid to ask for fear you had already lost her

 

[DonnaBelle]

Update on Annie: She has had two shots of Nuflor since her checkup at OSU two weeks ago.

She weighs in now at 116 lbs. She had gained 10 lbs. since her first checkup about eight weeks ago.

She has a marvelous appetite, her poops are lovely nannieberries. She has a bit of a runny nose now, and I am sure she is never going to be cured of the pneumonia.

I am still considering having her bred this fall. I would love to get a kid out of her, hopefully it would be as fawn-like in appearance as she is.

I have stopped adding up what we've spent on her. Although the last high $ test that OSU did, they footed the bill for. They did a culture on her by getting a "clean" sample through a tiny incision in her neck.

When I get some test results I will post them.

I still believe she developed the pneumonia while young last summer, she was born in March of 09. She had it when I bought her in September, but the breeder said she thought it was "allergies." It has been unusually wet here in East Central Oklahoma for the past two years. It seems to rain every week. Most unusual for this normally "dry" climate.

Annie has not tested positive for worms since I have had her. I do worm all my goats with Hoegger's naural wormer. But I did have to worm Lenora with Cydectin after the kids were about 2 weeks old because I had a fecal done and she had barberpole worms. She also had some coccidiosis so she got some evil tasting stuff called Di-Methox. Then she was clear of the worms.

So at the moment, we are all "staying alive".

I think having the dry, well ventilated barn with under roof loafing area really helps. My DH built it late winter. I know he'd be happy if he never picked up a nail gun the rest of his life, but he loves the goaties too.

DonnaBelle