Coughing goat

[OneFineAcre]

I have a cougher. We determined that after a vet check to look her over a few times but when getting herself a mouth of cud, she coughs. No fever, no nasal discharge, clear lungs, no parasites---it is just her and it drives me nuts.

However, I am always fast to inspect a cough because pneumonia is not something to mess with. First, I get temps and do a few to see if there is any change over the day. I then observe---are they hunched up, eating and drinking, isolating themselves from the herd? How frequently are they coughing? If there is a possibility of respiratory illness based on temp or observation, I call the vet and he usually puts them on antibiotics.

We've had a couple that the vet said the same something when they were regurgitating cud

 

[Lu MacNaughton]

I have an 8 yr old pygmy with a cough...no nasal discharge, and normal temps.(taken twice a day) He is somewhat off his feed, he's not eating much if any grain, but nibbling at hay. I started him on Probios this morning (5grms) and again this evening (5grams)... any ideas?

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings @Lu MacNaughton and welcome to BYH. Hopefully one of the goat pros will come along with ideas. How long have you had him and how long has he been coughing? Has there been any recent changes; new hay, new grain, weather, new additions to the herd? Anything that might have upset his balance? Could he have possibly gotten into any/something? Temp is normal, and there's no discharge... ??? Anyway, glad you joined up! You should post some pics of him if you can... We all love pics Hope it's nothing serious and he's back to normal fast.

 

[jsteph3919]

Yep, I have a 2 yr old doe that has a daily cough. Drives me nuts. De-worm her and talk to vet about it. Vet said as long as her eyes are clear and she is eating good, not to worry about it.

 

[Latestarter]

Hey there @jsteph3919 greetings and welcome to BYH! Good to have you with us. Please make yourself at home and browse around. By all means jump right in when you're ready.

 

[jsteph3919]

Plan on chickens soon and a couple of cows this spring.