Baby buckling...

[BlueMoonFarms]

Well...hes worse today
I tempted him with a bucket of warm water so he would stay still...
I am however very worried that he might not be fixable...
I was told that he will get worse before he gets better, but honestly i'm beginning to get worried
If it ends up a genetic problem, then im not sure I can use him as a breeding buck for my girls, which would mean I cant keep him, and at this point who would want a "defective" buck :/ a doe is one thing, but bucks are harder to place.
It urks me so much because he was fine a few weeks ago, and then poof...
The pictures are not that great but you can see where he is down on both hind feet now and is still having issues with the one front foot...In reality hes treating the front foot like he is lame now. There is no swelling thankfully but still...

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Poor guy

What do the bottom of hooves look like? They may need to be trimmed again. I know you did trim them not to long ago, just throwing it out there. I wish I had the answer for you!

You have done so much with this little guy, I really hope he works out for you

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Ok, so my husband and my mother are making me feel a little bit better in regards to Cooper.
We are going to wait and see what happens before making any rash decisions about giving up on him.
Both my mother and husband have agreed to help pay for the vet bills he will produce simply to see what is wrong with him first.
I was a little bit upset so they both took pitty on me...I got a bit attached to the poor little guy...

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Alright here are his hooves:

No mater what I do he sleeps right where he poops and pees :/ his pen is cleaned twice a weeks because of this and then poop scooped every day, hence why his hooves are so dirty.
If anyone notices anything about his hooves please speak up and tell me what I have to do to fix them.
And we took a video of him running with us. Since he is in the pen all day we want to rule out lack of exercise as the issue, and so now bring him outside and let him run around until we all get to cold. And of course there is a video!

 

[Goat Whisperer]

His hooves IMO could be trimmed down a little more, but they are not bad at all! That doesn't look like it would cause his legs to go like that. Here is a link to Fias Co Farms-hoof trimming and Tennessee meat goats- hoof trimming.

Also a video

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Oh and BTW- I LOVED the video of Cooper! Such a cute lil guy!

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

His hooves IMO could be trimmed down a little more, but they are not bad at all! That doesn't look like it would cause his legs to go like that. Here is a link to Fias Co Farms-hoof trimming and Tennessee meat goats- hoof trimming.

Also a video

Thank you! I will have to take a whack at his hooves again and see oh far down i can take them without hitting the quick.
30 days he gets another dose of Sulineum (sp?) and then i'm not sure if he will need a second shot of the oxytet (la200).

Oh and BTW- I LOVED the video of Cooper! Such a cute lil guy!

Yeah thats because hes adorable...Ugh I hope he gets better already!

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

"It’s very common for healthy kid goats to display a condition where they start walking on the front of the front hooves. It can be extreme with goats displaying bowed legs, walking almost on pasterns, buckling down over the knuckles, or bending back legs in at the hock joint toward the body so it looks like the leg is broken. If left alone, most of these problems will improve with age, and within one or two weeks, the kid should be walking normally. If it is severe and doesn’t show improvement within a few days, you can splint the leg, and it will usually clear up. Normally, this isn’t a genetic problem, but it can be inherited, usually through inbreeding."
Now THAT sounds reassuring! Not sure how true it is but I found it on hobby farms about splinting legs.
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/livestock-and-pets/how-to-splint-kid-goats-legs.aspx
I'm just typing away all day today because i'm trying to distract myself.

 

[hilarie]

Better late than never