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Does anyone know why? What does she need?
emergancy....nursing momma goat falling leaning to the right
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babsbag
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I think you need to give a little more info. Is it the baby or the doe that is sick?
If it is the kid, how old are they? If it is the doe, how long ago did she kid?
Any fevers? What do you feed?
If it is the kid, how old are they? If it is the doe, how long ago did she kid?
Any fevers? What do you feed?
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The mom is sick and she kidded on the 3rd of April. She had bose on the 6th of april and cdt on the 17th of april. She eats hay and goat chow/alfalfa.
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Have you taken her temp?
Any other symptoms?
When you say "falling leaning to the right", do you mean that she is falling to the ground? or stumbling? Please clarify.
Any other symptoms?
When you say "falling leaning to the right", do you mean that she is falling to the ground? or stumbling? Please clarify.
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Mostly stumbling but she has no control she pretty much falls half way usually into the fence. Her nose keeps turning into the right.
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She was just down back end totally...I just seen her get up.
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I just gave her a sub q of 1.5 ml of fortified vitamin b complex. Not sure if will help but I dont think it will hurt.
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Fever 104.1
babsbag
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These are the 2 things that come to my mind. I hope I am wrong.
http://www.goatworld.com/articles/listeriosis_gwmf.shtml
http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/listeriosis.html (gives the dosage for the penicillin)
Listeriosis - caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, found in soil, water, plant litter, silage and goat's digestive tract. Brought on by feeding silage, sudden changes in kind of feed, parasitism, dramatic weather changes and advanced stages of pregnancy.
Symptoms - Depression, decreased appetite, fever, leaning or stumbling or moving in one direction only, head pulled to flank with rigid neck, facial paralysis on one side, slack jaw, and drooling, abortions.
Treatment - Administration of Procaine penicillin every six hours for three to five days, then daily for an additional seven days.
Polioencephalomalcia (Goat Polio) - a Thiamine (Vitamin B 1) deficiency. From improper feeding, particularly feeding too much grain and too little roughage. Symptoms - Excitability, "stargazing", uncoordinated staggering and/or weaving, drunkenness, circling, diarrhea, muscle tremor, head against wall, and apparent blindness. As it progresses, convulsions and high fever may occur, and if untreated, the animal generally dies within 24-72 hours.
Treatment - Thiamine is the only effective therapy, and treatment can result in improvement in as little as two hours, if the disease is caught early enough. Dosage is related to body weight: Daily treatment for 5 days and then weekly as required.
I was told once that Vit. B complex does not have enough thiamine it it to help if that is the problem. You would need to find thiamin (B1). I believe it is Rx
http://www.goatworld.com/articles/listeriosis_gwmf.shtml
http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/listeriosis.html (gives the dosage for the penicillin)
Listeriosis - caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, found in soil, water, plant litter, silage and goat's digestive tract. Brought on by feeding silage, sudden changes in kind of feed, parasitism, dramatic weather changes and advanced stages of pregnancy.
Symptoms - Depression, decreased appetite, fever, leaning or stumbling or moving in one direction only, head pulled to flank with rigid neck, facial paralysis on one side, slack jaw, and drooling, abortions.
Treatment - Administration of Procaine penicillin every six hours for three to five days, then daily for an additional seven days.
Polioencephalomalcia (Goat Polio) - a Thiamine (Vitamin B 1) deficiency. From improper feeding, particularly feeding too much grain and too little roughage. Symptoms - Excitability, "stargazing", uncoordinated staggering and/or weaving, drunkenness, circling, diarrhea, muscle tremor, head against wall, and apparent blindness. As it progresses, convulsions and high fever may occur, and if untreated, the animal generally dies within 24-72 hours.
Treatment - Thiamine is the only effective therapy, and treatment can result in improvement in as little as two hours, if the disease is caught early enough. Dosage is related to body weight: Daily treatment for 5 days and then weekly as required.
I was told once that Vit. B complex does not have enough thiamine it it to help if that is the problem. You would need to find thiamin (B1). I believe it is Rx
elevan
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I would start pumping the Penicillin into her now. I'd pull the kids and start bottle feeding too, she doesn't need the added stress of trying to care for them when she's not well enough to do so.
