Baby goat has the runs

[punkgirrl]

I got dimethox in her but she is not drinking much of the pepto mix. She has maybe had 20oz all day. I still have the bucket for water so she may be drinking from there. Is this normal? How many days till I freak out?

 

[Roll farms]

I would offer her this:
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/revitilyte-gelling-3.5-oz-pouch/camid/LIV/cp/VP-R3/
ONLY....mix small amounts at a time, not the entire pouch...for 1-2 days or until after she's had a solid poop.

You could plug her up if you keep giving her pepto...constipation isn't a good thing.

If you're worried she's not getting enough water, try offering her 4-6oz of plain water 1-2 hrs after giving her the gelling supplement. It's packed w/ electrolytes, though, so if she drinks a 16 oz bottle of the revitilyte, 2-3 times a day, she should be good.
TSC carries it.

Continue the dimethox for at least 7 days, even if she's improved.

You haven't said what strength you have...or what dosage you gave, but they generally improve by the 2nd day of treatment *if* it's coccidia.

eta: I would also prevention treat the older doe...6 mos is not 'too old' to get it, and she's shedding the oocysts, even if she isn't symptomatic. Do not put it in the water, drench it to them straight, first thing in the morning, before they've eaten.

 

[punkgirrl]

As for the strength of the dimethox it says 40% on the bottle.
She is having normal poop now. Do I put her back on the milk? If So do I mix it less strong? She is still her playing self and plan to treat with the dimethox?

 

[glenolam]

Hey there! I don't have much more to give you; you've gotten some good advice already, but wanted to ask what happened to Poo. Did she ever come around or did you give her back since you were only borrowing her? Glad to hear you got another friend for Winnie!

Keep going with the doseage cm gave you for the 40% (1cc/about 16lbs) for days 2-7 (assuming you started yesterday as I think you said you did). I'm one who cuts the dose in 1/2 for days 2-5, so I'd do 1cc/32 lbs but that's just me.

I'd imagine if she's got solid poos today you could give her a little milk, but then again I've never bottle fed so I'm going to leave that up to Roll.

 

[punkgirrl]

Oh Poo. Turns out my Aunt did not tell me her name was Sally. That may have been the trouble, but she never came around. She would kicked and stomped at me. I had hoof print marks all over me. So my Aunt came and got her and she ran up to her like a lost puppy. But my Aunt got rid of her dad so she could keep Sally But for real glad she is happy now.
Goats are so funny.

 

[punkgirrl]

So the baby has the runs again. Back onto the pepto. I think I gave her to much milk. But could it be she is eating more of the pellet food. I feed my girls Noble goat for the pellet. She is still not showing any sighs she is dehydrated. Eyelids look good. The B12 stuff it is called kaeco equine vitamin b12 10,000 gel. Should I give it to her? Has anyone heard of it?

 

[Roll farms]

I've never had Noble goat give a kid the scours and I've fed it for a while.

I don't use / like to give kids pepto...that's just me...actually, my kids don't often scour so I'm not USED to giving it.

I would offer her this:
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/revitil /cp/VP-R3/
ONLY....mix small amounts at a time, not the entire pouch...for 1-2 feedings, until she has solid poop again....You can buy it at TSC.

Give her probios 2x a day for a couple days.

I would give her the DiMethox straight (not in a bottle) 1st thing in the am and let it 'sit' for at least a 1/2 hr to let her absorb it before you feed her anything.
1cc per 5# day one, 1cc per 10# days 2-7.
Don't quit it just b/c she stops having the poops....continue for 7 days and repeat in 21 days.

Feed her 12-14 oz of milk (once the poop is firm again) 3 x a day and that's all. You can gradually go up from there in amount, but this constantly overfeeding or whatever's giving her the poops, needs to be straightened out before she gets bad off.

I wouldn't give any kid w/ the craps an oral supplement, for one, it's going to 'run' through before it does any good, and for another, it might further irritate her already upset stomach.
You can but injectable B vitamin...also available at tsc.

 

[Oat Bucket Farm]

We always put the cocci treatment in the bottle. A lot less of a struggle as they just suck it down with thier milk. Doesn't work on dam raised or weaned babies, but if you are bottle feeding anyway you might as well put it in.

We had one 3 month old doeling that had cocci real bad when we got her. We used the Di-Methox like CM in that we didn't cut the dose in half after teh first day. After 5 days of it, we then cut it in half and fed it to her once a day in her bottle for the next 21 days. After that was all over, we were able to put her on our usual prevention plan of ever 21 days and she did great.

 

[poorboys]

I've always used the di-methox 40%, in my world, nothing works better, I used it the same way roll does. And I don't quit using untill around 6months, but constantly checking eyes, and what their pooping. I haven't lost a baby yet with the di-methox. They can get scours from change in feed, overeating, ect thru the 6months but not always because of coccida,, that's why we do preventive. Good Luck on her, I think she will be okay, you have gotten some great advice from previous messages!!!!

 

[punkgirrl]

She was just fine. She is a handful now. About to come off the bottle. She happens to be so rotten.
IS there such a thing of a goat with a bad tummy? When the goats get to go out of the pen she will get a clumpy poop. Not the runs but the clomp and just for the 1st poop. I think it is all the oak leaves she gets when she is out. So my question is can she just have a bad tummy? Or do I need to take her to the vet?