Diarrhrea

[stano40]

The Pygmy buck I took back a few days ago has developed diarrhea.

I'm not sure this is just stress, a change of feed or cocci.

Will the stress of a new home cause diarrhea?

bob

 

[ksalvagno]

The stress of a new home can cause diarrhea but it can also make coccidia "bloom." I would go ahead and treat him for coccidia. I would also give him some Probios.

 

[()relics]

Everyone has a diffferent theory about things...So Here is mine: You didn't mention the age of the buck in question which but seeing you called him a billy, I will assume he is not a kid. Older goats have been exposed to coccidi since they were kids. Most..... Most have built up enough of a resistance to the organisms so as not to be affect, even during times of stress....Kids can be high suseptible to coccidia when they are in stressful times. So unless this billy is a youngster I would think coccidiosis isn't the problem.
Second...I believe in the use of probiotic products when used at the proper time....When a goat is scouring is not the proper time. The digestive system is not digesting so anything that is eaten passes quickly through the digestive tract without the chance for the product to be absorbed by the intestine. Probiotics may actually aggravate the problem.
Now what I would do: Sometimes goats can scour when they are stressed, Just Because. There is nothing really you can do about it. Sometimes animals that have been on the road, at several shows in a row, for example, will get home and scour for a day or 2...Nothing that can be done. So I would suggest adding an electrolyte product to his water. At least he will not become too dehydrated while you evaluate his progress. And Then You Just Wait...If he is still scouring after 2 or 3 days or he goes off feed or he has an elevated temperature then there may be another underlying problem...Just keep your eye on him...
All this is assuming that he is NOT A KID...if he is then treat him for coccidiosis with a Sulfa product....AGAIN this is just My Opinion...

 

[Roll farms]

Might could also possibly be worms....just tossing that out there, for consideration.

 

[stano40]

Thanks for all the good info. Chompers is 2-3 years old and we'll try and get a fecal test done come Monday.

I'm hoping it's nothing more than stress. I'll be picking up the probios stuff and a good worming med for them. The herd is about due for a worming.

Has anyone used the worming med that you put in their drinking water and how effective is it?

Does worming effect milk production especially for Mother's feeding their babies.

bob

 

[cmjust0]

If he's 2-3, it's highly unlikely to be coccidia. My guess would be stress and a change of diet.

As for dewormer that goes in water...never heard of it.

Will deworming affect milk production? Um...I've never really thought of it that way, so I can't say I've ever really checked. Parasites *can* affect milk production in a negative way, though, so if they're wormy, I'd get them dewormed. Who knows?...you may wind up seeing a bounce UP in production.

 

[freemotion]

I don't measure my milk other than milking into quart jars. I have not seen a noticable drop in production with either chemical (ivomec injected) or herbal (Molly's Herbals.) I do toss the milk for three days with the chemical de-wormer. My dog told me to....he refused to drink any!

 

[Iwantgoats]

My goat just got over a case of runny poo also. I think she pigged out on a little too much forage...we made sure she had lots of water and no extra browse, then waited it out. She is fine now. I think in your case it may be stress or diet and there is really nothing you can do, but his diet.

 

[michickenwrangler]

Thanks for all the good info. Chompers is 2-3 years old and we'll try and get a fecal test done come Monday.

I'm hoping it's nothing more than stress. I'll be picking up the probios stuff and a good worming med for them. The herd is about due for a worming.

Has anyone used the worming med that you put in their drinking water and how effective is it?

Does worming effect milk production especially for Mother's feeding their babies.

bob

My doe had worms and her milk production dropped. After we wormed her her diarrhea stopped although I had to get rid of her shortly after so I don't know about long term.

 

[stano40]

Looks like stress and the change in diet was the culprit for chompers diarrhea. Normal poop today but he's listless, runny nose and some coughing.

So we are going to put him through a regimen of penicillin.

bob