Diarrhea in 3 month old goats

[TGreenhut]

My two, 3 1/2 month old bucks have diarrhea this morning. They were not on a coccidia prevention plan and they haven't been dewormed yet, so coccidia is what I'm thinking. But they were just moved into a new pasture with new trees and forage to eat. Could that be anything?

Other than forage, all they are fed is grass hay and they are off milk.

I have Sulfamethazine oblets (Sulmet) can I give them those? Or does Cydectin or another type of dewormer treat coccidia?

I normally would get a fecal done but I am packed out showing my poultry and other goats at the state fair until the 25th (these guys are NOT at the fair), so that's not an option right now.

 

[elevan]

What color is the diarrhea? Green is generally dietary...while blackish / dark brown generally indicates internal parasites.

Cydectin and other dewormers do NOT treat coccidia.

Here is a list of the main drugs that treat coccidia . You could go ahead and treat for coccidia as they are the prime age range for it.

I would give some Jello (gelatin) packet mixed with enough water to liquify and drenched orally to slow the diarrhea (repeat in 4 hours if needed) while you're treating the cause.

 

[TGreenhut]

What color is the diarrhea? Green is generally dietary...while blackish / dark brown generally indicates internal parasites.

Cydectin and other dewormers do NOT treat coccidia.

Here is a list of the main drugs that treat coccidia . You could go ahead and treat for coccidia as they are the prime age range for it.

I would give some Jello (gelatin) packet mixed with enough water to liquify and drenched orally to slow the diarrhea (repeat in 4 hours if needed) while you're treating the cause.

It's dark brown. On the list there is a water soluble Sulmet. What I have here on hand is Sulmet in oblets (they're like tablets or pills), so can I just use that? Should I follow the packaging for dosage?

 

[elevan]

It's dark brown. On the list there is a water soluble Sulmet. What I have here on hand is Sulmet in oblets (they're like tablets or pills), so can I just use that? Should I follow the packaging for dosage?

I just looked the oblets up. Personally I would follow the dosing schedule on the package. Repeat in 3 weeks.

 

[TGreenhut]

Man, I just looked on the bottle and what I have is expired!

Where do you get Albon or Di-Methox?

 

[elevan]

Albon is from a vet generally so you can get just what you need...it's pricey. DiMethox liquid is online and you can sometimes find the powder at TSC.

 

[TGreenhut]

I see that the TSC here sells the CoRid 20% powder. Do you have an opinion on this one?

 

[elevan]

Never used it. I know a member here who has great luck with it. If it's what you can find, then I'd go for it.

 

[TGreenhut]

Never used it. I know a member here who has great luck with it. If it's what you can find, then I'd go for it.

Thanks for your help. Will I need to repeat treatment after the first five days?

Also I want to deworm them, can I do that at the same time or should I wait until the coccidiosis is all gone?

 

[elevan]

I'd repeat in 3 weeks.

As to the deworming, give them a couple of days in between.