Copper...Does this look like a fishtail?

[rosti]

Yeah but thing is some of those same vets say never to deworm a tapeworm goat-"no need"...
Or Kids can't have coccidia at this time of year (January)
No vet has it right all the time and opinions and treatments change as research and info changes
who knows... it has always been said of this and often fishtail goes away after copper ... but there are other deficiencies that can cause fishtail...
the red color is also not always an indicator it can be from binding of iron in high iron well water...
I would look at the whole goat.

True, but these aren't just your average vet that knows nothing about goats. And it was several vets from the audience as well that agreed...

 

[Southern by choice]

Sadly the above statements are from "highly respected" goat vets

Where there is fishtail I would suspect other deficiencies-
Copper seems to be where everyone goes for everything-(goat people) but I think more people are learning copper isn't some miracle mineral.
There is a balance.
High alfalfa diets can cause zinc deficiencies yet people will throw copper at the goat because the skin looks bad...
Vitamins are equally important...