Can I catch these dieases from my goats?

[fiset94]

I am a new goat owner... We got our first two baby Nigerian dwarf goats on May 20th. ( I picked them up from two different farms/breeders) On the ride home I noticed one of them coughing. I contacted the breeder that same night and told her about my worries- and she told me that is was just the doe coughing up her cud....

Low and behold... 2 weeks later she is still coughing.. and now has diarriaha and a fever. I called the vet and they came out to my place- ran tests and confirmed that she has pneumonia.

* Side note question.....- do you think that the breeder should pay for some of that vet bill because she sold me her in this condition? ( I am sure that she was unaware of it- but still?


In addition to the Pneumonia - they said that because of stress related to the pneumonia she is now stricken with Emieria.


Can I catch Emieria when I clean out the barn in the mornings? - HELP! I have a surgery scheduled in 8 days and def. don't want to come down with anything.


BTW... the vet placed the doe ( she is 10 weeks old and super TINY) on antibiotics for 10 days and Corid for 5. I really hope that she pulls through. The other doe is showing no signs of anything.

 

[elevan]

Emieria is coccidia. They are species specific, so you are very unlikely to have a problem. Stress of "moving" does make them more susceptible. Here is some more info for you: http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-coccidia-goat

While some diseases are zoonotic which means they cross species borders to humans, most are not a problem. You should talk to your vet and your doctor about your concerns.

 

[Roll farms]

Once a kid 'has' coccidiosis, they can have recurring outbreaks. I would use DiMethox instead of corid and retreat at least 2 more times, every 21 days.

That info's in there in Emily's link somewhere but too much info at once can seem overwhelming....I wanted to emphasize that it's contagious, recurring, and left untreated, can stunt them and even kill them.

 

[Mossy Stone Farm]

Is Deccox the same has DiMethox a farm near me recommeds this product.

 

[Renegade]

Is Deccox the same has DiMethox a farm near me recommeds this product.

No. Deccox is decoquinate. It is a feed additive to help prevent coccidia. Does not work as well as monensin (Rumensin).

Di-Methox is Sulfadimethoxine. It is a treatment for coccidiosis when you already have the problem. Corid is not the recommended treatment because it can cause more problems then it solves.

Donna

 

[fiset94]

Should I treat the other goat with Di-Methox as well... as a preventitive?

 

[Roll farms]

Definitely. I can almost promise the other one would show cocci in their fecal.

All goats will have 'some' cocci, the trick is keeping it in check until the goat is old enough to build immunity / fight it off. I treat w/ DiMethox every 21 days until 6-8 mos. old, depending on the weather conditions.

Deccox gives people a false sense of security. "It says it prevents cocci"....well, it does, IF the goat had no cocci to begin with and if the goat eats enough of the feed to get the medicine up to therapeutic levels long enough. A young kid cannot eat enough, and probably already has a cocci load to begin with.

I learned about Deccox the hard way. Lost 4 kids our 1st year raising babies. Used Albon to treat. Vet (who didn't know much about goats at the time) recommended Deccox feed....the next year, my kids got sick and I had fecals ran and....it was cocci. I'd been feeding the deccox feed religiously. They were too little to eat enough for it to work.

 

[Mossy Stone Farm]

ohh Thanks for the Information..All good to know.....

 

[fiset94]

UPDATE:


We did a repeat fecal... and the cocci is gone but the Giardia is out of control. The vet said that it is very uncommon to have a 3 month old goat with this high of count.. and then she proceeded to tell me to keep my distance from cleaning the barn because it is transmittable. ( I'm pregnant).

Ugh!

She is going to do some research to try and find the "right thing" to give to my little goat to treat this. Does anyone else have experience with this?? Also I have a 3 month old doe ,- a 1 year old doe - and a doe in milk in the same enclosure. Should I treat them as well? ( They were all tested and it came back Neg. )



Michele

 

[redtailgal]

fenbendazole is what my Doc usually treats giardia with when we see calves with it. I assume it would be the same for goats. We usually do a 5 day run of treatment, give 24 hours, repeat the fecal and then repeat treatment if needed (which is not usually needed)

With goats, I might consider adding some albon to the mix as well.

(and if it were me, I'd treat them all, giardia is pretty infectious.)