EEK! goats got into food!

[elevan]

Here are some options for the baking soda for you:

Baking Soda (BS)Balls:

2Tbsp Baking soda and enough water to form a "dough" roll into balls and shove into the back of the goats tongue.

Baking Soda Drench:

2Tbsp Baking Soda

enough water to liquify

Suck it up into a syringe (no needle) or a drenching syringe and squirt into the back of the goat's mouth

Sodium Bicarbonate 10 gr Tablets:

(available for under $20 for 1,000 tablets at your human pharmacy)

Bolus the goat with 9 tablets

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Thanks all. I went to school but left her after we got some baking soda water in her... She has normal pellet poops now and is active again. thanks for the help, I'm going to the feedstore soon and invest in some minereal oil and more syrnges, perhaps one with a needle for vacc.

Thanks

 

[bonbean01]

Glad she's doing better!!!!!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Thanks!

 

[ladyh]

It really should be mineral oil. but if you have nothing else vegetable oil may help some. The hole point is for it to act as a lubricant and vegetable oil is too digestive. In some cases tube feeding the mineral oil is needed. For an example of the amount, You would need to give the goat several ounces for a small kid up to 3 or 4 cups of mineral oil for an adult standard breed.

It is good if she has runny poop/scours, but it should last more than a day or two and she should't start running a high temp.

Taking the goats tempurature every few hours will help you know if Overeating disease is setting in.

Giving her baking soda every couple hours is a good idea.

And like someone else also suggested regularly walking her will also be of some benifit.

I think I would use Olive Oil instead of vegetable oil...it's even healthier IMO