COCCIDIOSIS! New baby boy is not doing so well

[OneFineAcre]

I'm so sorry. The information Pearce Pastures is giving you is good, so I won't add anything else.
But, to let you know that we lost a kid last year to coccidiosis (confirmed by necropsy at state lab) and she went down very fast, before we could really do anything. And, we had given preventative to ours. Sometimes these things happen no matter what we do. Hang in there

 

[elevan]

I'm really sorry that you lost him Once they stop drinking it becomes an urgent matter and bad things can happen quickly, you did the best that you could do with the resources that you had available to you.

I would definitely give preventative treatment to the other kid and clean up the pen.

http://www.backyardherds.com/resources/dealing-with-coccidia-in-goats.4/

 

[alsea1]

This is the down side of trying to raise animals.
Sometimes they just don't make it.
Def. do preventative measures for the other even if it seems okay.
May be good to get another goat so he is not lonely.

 

[bonbean01]

So sorry you lost him

 

[taylorm17]

Thank you very much. I was with him for most of the day. My biggest fear was that he would get it too from stressing so much over his brother. He was much better this afternoon and wasn't looking for his brother as much. He drank all of his milk with the probiotics in it too. He has also been eating hay all day. I will make a creep door for him tomorrow if I have time after school. Thank you so much for our help!

 

[taylorm17]

Also I have already started looking for a new wether of any breed/ or mixed with or without papers for him. I really hate having him alone even thought he can see the does! I did set out a couple things for him to play with today a ball, a ramp, and a tree stump.

 

[taylorm17]

Okay today he took his dosage of dimethox and probiotics. He got 2 fl oz of the whole cows milk and the rest was the formula. Tonight he only drank 3/4 of his milk tonight and all of it this morning. He has started laying down a lot. He has still peed and pooped though with normal balls and is passing okay. He is sitting in my lap now and fighting hard. My mom is almost home with some invermectin wormer for him. The only type they had was for pigs and cows, but at this point that would be better than nothing. He is my little boy and since he has been alone, i have played with him a LOT! He has been eating hay and such all day. His gums are white and so we are trying to get the invermectin in his asap!!! No vets are open and we have called the closest 10 to us and no one answered. I can BYH though. Are there any suggestions right now? I am really worried about him. He is not as bad as his brother was yet, but Im hoping it wont get there at all. Thank you for anya dvice

 

[elevan]

Ivermectin is off label for goats so you'll only find it for pigs and cows. (Very few products are actually labeled for goats, most are used off label) Definitely get that into him. Though it will only work if this is a barberpole issue...it's the only worm that causes anemia (white gums). Did you ever get something for coccidia? It will cause anemia as well and needs to be treated quickly. I would suggest getting also getting either some Red Cell or some injectible Iron (for pigs) to actively treat the anemia.

 

[taylorm17]

We got some Ivermectin into him. He has had dimethox once before for 5 days and Corid once before for 5 days as well. We started him on Dimethox yesterday and he got another dose this morning. If he is still bad tomorrow, I will get some Iron or Red Cell, but we already went to TSC tonight and its pretty far away for us. Thank you for the help!

 

[taylorm17]

He passed away at some point last night. I plan on cleaning everything he touched and remove all the bedding far from the does. Should I treat the does with the Ivermectin as well? They starts on a medicated feed specifically for Coccidiosis last week. Thank you for all of your help, I really appreciate it! Also We contacted the breeder about the first one and said they had one kid just go with no signs at all besides laying down right before she died. Then they have another getting a blood transfusion right now, so they have had bad luck. They are refunding us for the wether, and I'm sure they will with the buck too. We are going to take the money instead of a new kid to be safe if something is going around in her herd. Thanks again!