Goat is Scouring, NOW WHAT????

[frustratedearthmother]

Sounds like he's got more going on than "just" scours. If he's panting he might be in respiratory distress also. Have you taken his temperature? Is this a bottle baby? You can try giving him some electrolytes instead of milk.

In order to help you we need as much information as possible.

But, if he is scouring watery diarrhea and in respiratory distress he probably needs to be seen by a veterinarian.

Good luck with him!

 

[denimangle]

Thanks for the drenches -- I learn a lot from you guys!

I would add a comment that a friend who has raised goats for 35 years said. She told me that older goats who scour may have a parasite load and she found that Ivermectin seems to treat the worms plus eliminate the scours. I've used Ivermectin on my scouring doe with success, but this is just one case.

Obviously if your worms are resistant to Ivermectin, it won't be helpful, or as helpful.

I know this post is a few years old but would like to know how much Ivermectin was used & can it be used on kids ? thanks

 

[Southern by choice]

Ivermectin can be used on kids but if you have a kid scouring it is more likely cocci and no dewormer will work for cocci.
Fecal will show if you are dealing with cocci, parasites... if goat has neither it is a bacterial infection

 

[Anntonette]

I am completely new to raising goats. I have one that I have been having a lot of trouble with so I decided to research. I took notes and I am putting it all into a notebook that I organize by illness/situation. This was so helpful to me.

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings and welcome to BYH Glad you were able to find help here. There are a lot of really good goat folks here so in your browsing, if you don't find what you need, by all means post your question/situation. Normally someone will be by to help pretty quickly. Make yourself at home!