diarrhea in adult goat

[mistee]

I have dealt w/ this in kids but this is my first case in an adult in my 6 plus years breeding... When i went to feed this am I noticed a heck of a mess in the barn. It took me a while to fig out which doe it was cause they all were running around eating grain like normal.. I finally figured out which doe it was cause she had a tiny bit of mess on her tail...

Right now she isnt acting sick and did eat grain but maybe not as fast as she normally does.. A few did break into the barn Sunday night and ate about 15 pounds of bunny food and some beat pulp. WHen they broke into the barn they busted the thermo and I have yet to replace it so i cant take temp..

Do you think the diarrhea could be from the bunny food 4 days ago? Should I give her some pepto? how much? any advise would be great,,, thx!

 

[Roll farms]

Pretty similar situation in a preggo doe in this thread:

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11542

Probiotics and get a temp...a fecal before any deworming / medicine would be a brilliant idea.

 

[Our7Wonders]

For future reference - how do you guys get a sample when they've got the squirts? When I was taking in berries I stood in the shed waiting for my goat to perform. Then I'd try to catch or pick up a few brand spankin' new berries that I knew for certain were hers. If they've got the runs I can tell you with certainty I'm not gonna try to catch it!

Do you wait, hope they go again then scrape it off the ground or look for what may have been the freshest puddle and scrape it?

When I first had babies it amazed me how easy baby poop coversations could get rolling amongst mothers. A mommy has nothing on goat owners!

 

[elevan]

For future reference - how do you guys get a sample when they've got the squirts? When I was taking in berries I stood in the shed waiting for my goat to perform. Then I'd try to catch or pick up a few brand spankin' new berries that I knew for certain were hers. If they've got the runs I can tell you with certainty I'm not gonna try to catch it!

Do you wait, hope they go again then scrape it off the ground or look for what may have been the freshest puddle and scrape it?

When I first had babies it amazed me how easy baby poop coversations could get rolling amongst mothers. A mommy has nothing on goat owners!

I had to do this unfortunate task recently

I put her into a stall with a wooden floor, no shavings - no straw...just the clean floor. That way when she did puddle the poo I just scraped the fresh "pudding" up and into a container to take to the vet. You don't want it contaminated by dirt, shaving, or straw if you can help it.

 

[ksalvagno]

You would want to go in with a gloved hand and try and get some out. You don't want to get it from the ground because what is in/on the ground will contaminate the sample.

When I have had to do fecals for the alpacas, I just call the vet out and let her stick her hand in there to get a sample. To me it is worth paying for.

 

[elevan]

You would want to go in with a gloved hand and try and get some out. You don't want to get it from the ground because what is in/on the ground will contaminate the sample.

When I have had to do fecals for the alpacas, I just call the vet out and let her stick her hand in there to get a sample. To me it is worth paying for.

Oh, Karen! Try to get enough poo out of a 15# pygmy baby by sticking your finger in That wasn't gonna work in my case! :/

 

[20kidsonhill]

I doubt it is from the bunny food , 4 days ago. But if it is, she will get better in a day or so and not worse. Ours got into the bunny food a couple times and ate the entire 50lb bag. No one ever had runny poop from it.

 

[mistee]

her diarrhea is watery and green and you can tell she isnt feeling well.. I gave sulmet for coccidiosis just in case but prob isnt the cause. I am going to head out to get a thermo as soon as my sis get here but wont be for another 2 hours.. I have my nieces here and not enough room in truck for them and my kids..

I dont have vitamin B but I do have nurti drench should I give some of that? I also have pen G should I give that? I called the vet but she is away for a meeting and the other vet around dont do goats!

 

[20kidsonhill]

If it was me I would do the sulmet twice today and start her on the Penn G. Two times a day Penn G 1 cc per 15lbs.

 

[ksalvagno]

You would want to go in with a gloved hand and try and get some out. You don't want to get it from the ground because what is in/on the ground will contaminate the sample.

When I have had to do fecals for the alpacas, I just call the vet out and let her stick her hand in there to get a sample. To me it is worth paying for.

Oh, Karen! Try to get enough poo out of a 15# pygmy baby by sticking your finger in That wasn't gonna work in my case! :/

You do what you have to do but ideally you would get it right out of their butt.