Dwarf buck with dandruff?

[EggsForIHOP]

So...I've been out clipping goats today...being as the weather is hotter now and all...just taking it down a little, since the nights are still cool....

As I bathed (yes, bathed) and clipped each goat, all looked fine except our dwarf buck, Edan - he has the dandruff! I did him like a horse - pulled out the good old head and shoulders and scrubbed him pretty well, dried him off, clipped him...now what?

There were no lice, no bugs...but it looked EXACTLY like PEOPLE dandruff.....is it mites maybe? Or just dry flaky itchy skin?

And I will tell you this...that little buck likes the clippers WAY too much! I am SO GLAD that is over! 3 down, 2 more big goats to go (I won't be doing the babies until they need it...)

How does one fix dandruff?

 

[capretta]

Haha! I like the Head and Shoulders approach!! I'll remember that one

I had a similar thing happen to a doe of mine, and after inspection under a vet, i was told it was just dry skin, and was told to use horse-strength skin moisturizer, so I did, and she came out fine! So he might just have dry skin, hopefully. Don't mites usually come accompanied with other symptoms? Like the skin being itchy and red as well? I really can't remember! I've never had to deal with mites and goats.

Good Luck!

 

[EggsForIHOP]

I dunno...I'm a little fried in the brains after a day of bathing things outside in the sun

When the horses get "muck itch" we just always have used head and shoulders to clear it up...it's pretty much ALWAYS hot and humid here - so once a year I get SOMETHING with some sort of fungus that needs it...

I know about half the herd is hurting for copper too...got that coming in the mail this week already...so that should help because he is one of them.

He's dark brown...so it's hard to tell if he's red or itchy...because he spends most of his time "beautifying himself for the girls" if you get my drift...he was less concerned about the water than he was peeing on his face to replace what I was rinsing off!

At least he smells better and is not as hot out there thought right

 

[elevan]

Sometimes dry skin is just dry skin.

Get your copper situation fixed and it might help the issue.

 

[EggsForIHOP]

I'm hoping so...here he is post trim....and bath...LOOK AT THAT TAIL!

I THOUGHT I placed an order at Jeffers last month...and then got sidetracked and forgot about it...when i realized nothing ever came, I also realized I NEVER SUBMITTED IT!! Of course....it's like me an emails...shiny object catches my eye and I never click "send"...typical...

So I have copper a-comin' and he's had head and shoulders....he looks mighty purdy though from far away like...but LOOK at that tail! Poor fella....

 

[Queen Mum]

I have one doe that ALWAYS has dry flaky skin. Her udder feels gross most of the time. My vet told me to give her Flaxseed oil. When I have some, it clears it right up. I thought about using some Goats milk lotion on her but for some reason it sounds just sort of odd.

 

[EggsForIHOP]

What about actually flax seeds? I have a friend that grinds them in a coffee grinder thingy, and gives a TINY amount to her horses daily this time of year to make 'em shiny...she buys a GINORMOUS bag and always offers to share....should I take her up on it this year? Would that be beneficial even? I will admit, she has the SHINIEST horses whenever we ride together....

 

[Goatherd]

Flax seed is an excellent source of omega 3 essential fatty acid. Not only is it great for your animals, it's also excellent for humans and has many health benefits.

The reason for grinding flax seed is that the seed, in itself, is a tough seed to digest and is often passed through the system without being digested properly, thus reducing it's health benefits.
You can grind small amounts of flax seed at a time and keep the extra refrigerated to maintain freshness and prevent rancidity. Given time, you will see results.

My feed store orders it in for me and for 50# I pay roughly $40-45.