Coccidiosis treatment for pregnant goat?

[OneFineAcre]

She's kind of thin for a 21 month old doe not in milk.
But, she also looks tiny for an Alpine.

 

[Goatgirl47]

She is an Alpine, was supposed to be a purebred but as y'all may remember, her twin sister was marked like a Toggenburg so she may have a little Togg in her ancestry.
She is just barely shorter than our Saanen and Lamancha does, who are both 19 months old. Her mama was a petite doe, so that combined with her (under)weight problem may be why she is on the smaller side. I should probably mention that her twin sister was thin at around 2-3 months old as well. She also had a slight hay belly, but wasn't as skinny as Annie was/is. We sold her back in January.

Yes, we test our adult goats annually for Johnes, CAE and CL. The most recent test was this past October, all of the goats including Annie came back negative.

 

[OneFineAcre]

You should follow the others advice and get a fecal.
I've never treated a bred doe for coccidia so I have no advice there.
But, she may just be small. It may just be her nature.
She looks healthy over all.

 

[babsbag]

I have a doe that I fight to keep weight on. I don't have to deal with BP worms, thankfully, but she did have tape worms. I treated her with Valbazen, gave her a multi-min shot, put out a cobalt block, and fed her separately...all night long she had access to her own feeder, hay and goat pellets. I also put her on the milk stand for grain but never milked her, she was raising a doeling. I started top dressing all the does grain with Probiotics and manna pro Goat Balancer so she was getting that too. It has taken almost 6 months but she looks 100% better, but it sure does take time.

 

[Goatgirl47]

Babsbag, thanks for letting me know that! One of our Nubians went down with a heavy load of BP worms late last May (we had just bought her and her 5 day old buckling), and now finally, for the first time in months, she is looking great. I don't know how much she weighs now but in May she was barely 50 pounds, poor girl. We also lost a young buckling last July to BP. I am not looking forward to next spring/summer when the worms will be more prevalent.

 

[Southern by choice]

Cobalt deficiency can cause unthriftiness, poor body condition, etc

http://www.goatworld.com/articles/nutrition/cobaltsulfate2.shtml
https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/livestock-biosecurity/cobalt-deficiency-sheep-and-cattle
http://www.acga.org.au/goatnotes/C002.php

 

[Goat Whisperer]

How much are you feeding her? What kind of hay? Hay quality?

I would send the fecal out to a different lab and ask for her to be check for Cocci and Giardia, along with the other typical goat parasites. Some fecal solutions can crush the eggs, so they may not show up on the slide.

I would also (if possible) have a mineral analysis run- it's not perfect but might show you something.

I have never treated an adult/pregnant goat for cocci, so don't know what you'd use.

I may have missed it, but how is her FAMCHA?

 

[OneFineAcre]

You said "she is supposed to be purebred"
Is she registered ?
I know Alpines can be different colors but I've never seen on that color
How much does she weigh?

 

[babsbag]

I have Alpines that are American because their grand dam is 25% togg. It is a common color in my herd.

 

[Goatgirl47]

How much are you feeding her? What kind of hay? Hay quality?

I would send the fecal out to a different lab and ask for her to be check for Cocci and Giardia, along with the other typical goat parasites. Some fecal solutions can crush the eggs, so they may not show up on the slide.

I would also (if possible) have a mineral analysis run- it's not perfect but might show you something.

I have never treated an adult/pregnant goat for cocci, so don't know what you'd use.

I may have missed it, but how is her FAMCHA?

We are giving her 2-3 cups of grain twice a day, and are gradually increasing her intake of alfalfa hay. She shares horse quality round bales with most of the other goats (some are in a different pen, but have the same kind of hay).
I am thinking about pulling her and another goat (for company) out of their pasture, and putting them in a smaller run so she doesn't have as much competition for food (although she is one of the bossiest goats we have), and doesn't have to go as far for it.

I need to check her FAMACHA again, but last time I checked it was a nice, healthy pink. We are going to send in a fecal sample ASAP!

You said "she is supposed to be purebred"
Is she registered ?
I know Alpines can be different colors but I've never seen on that color
How much does she weigh?

She is not registered but her dam was, and I'm not sure about her sire but I think he was too. In August she was almost 90 pounds but I will weigh her again today.