Bottle Jaw

[taylorm17]

I think my sisters goat has bottle jaw. I am not sure thought. I know hardly anything about it. I will post pictures tomorrow if I can get a good one. She is starting to get a ball looking thing on her 'chin' kind of I guess. What should I do about it? What is it caused by? How serious is it (I mean should I be overly worried or...) Any other info I need to know or should know, PLEASE tell me! Thank you very much for ay help!

 

[goatboy1973]

I would either call the vet or get the goat to the vet ASAP.

 

[Destine]

I think my sisters goat has bottle jaw. I am not sure thought. I know hardly anything about it. I will post pictures tomorrow if I can get a good one. She is starting to get a ball looking thing on her 'chin' kind of I guess. What should I do about it? What is it caused by? How serious is it (I mean should I be overly worried or...) Any other info I need to know or should know, PLEASE tell me! Thank you very much for ay help!

Hi taylor17, I think my goat has bottle jaw as well, from the research I'm doing at the moment it seems to be caused be a worm infestation, which confuses me can I only wormed the girls on the 20th of April 2014.. I did however find a site that had a pic of it and I will try and refind the site for you to look at aswell. Here it is https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/AS/AS-595-commonDiseases.pdf hope this helps.. this is what my goat look like at the moment.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

If this is bottle jaw.... You need to deworm ASAP! Contacting your vet would be a good idea at this point IMO. It is caused by a SEVERE worm infestation. Check the eyelids- she is probably anemic. I have never had to deal with it, but a friend who has sheep has. This is not something you want to wait around on! The goat can go down very quickly.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I would also be giving goat Nurti-Drench and probiotics, to help give her a boost. Is she under weight?

 

[Destine]

I would also be giving goat Nurti-Drench and probiotics, to help give her a boost. Is she under weight?

Hi there, I am experiencing this problem at the moment as well. I spoke to the vet this morning and he said to redrench, but to use something different.. I live isolated and not sure what to do.. have rang local produce supplier which is 20k's away but they don't have any in stock. I'm very concerned.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Hope you can find something Destine! What dewormer did you use?

 

[Destine]

Hope you can find something Destine! What dewormer did you use?

Caprimec do you know this? have you had experience? or is it an Australian brand only?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I have never used Caprimec, I don't know much about it. Can you get a fecal run on your goat?

 

[Roving Jacobs]

I've had a few cases of bottle jaw in older ewes and my protocol is to use a serious dewormer (prohibit works the best in my area but ask your vet) and give them a shot of iron and b complex vitamins right away. This usually gets them back to normal within a week. I run a fecal also to make sure the worms are under control after treatment.