Goat with runny poop, Please Help

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Called a few people, and ended up with one person who said
Well you could just worm him, and said if I wanted them worm, take them to our typical dog / cat vet. I said, "Well they said they couldn't worm them, but if we took them to this other vet they could" Well she replied "Poop is poop ! Tell 'em that, and have them run a fecal"
LOL !
So I think I'm going to go to to Mckinley, they will run the coccia test, the float, and I think its a smear. Bit expensive, but I think its worth it

 

[Southern by choice]

CBL- just tell them you need a standard fecal using flotation method. They really don't need to do a smear. That will show worm eggs and cocci oocyst. That is wayyyyy a lot of money. It doesn't matter if the stool is pellets or runny it is not going to effect the results.
I just remembered your location..... I think everything there is more expensive.

You could just worm but not all wormers cover everything, better to target the actual worm/oocyst. IMO

Does the poop still look the same? My lamancha got into too much chicken feed and got runny poop.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Not sure, haven't seen him poop it himself, but he was the only one with a poopy butt (when I say poopy, I mean poopy)

Yes, I didn't want to 'just worm', I'll have them do a float test, so the $28 one it 'tis, and ask if they could just do a float.
Which makes me ask.. How do I gather 'a sample', pick it off the ground or follow him around with a cup all day, LOL ! And what do I put it in?

No, not EVERYTHING.... Only... most things.... Like.. everything...

 

[Southern by choice]

You really want morning fresh poop if you can get it. Do not use old poop! You may have to follow him around. Yes, it is a real pain! Take a plastic spoon or whatever you have that is disposable and scoop it up and put it in a sandwich baggie. Label the baggie with his name and your last name. Try not to get a bunch of junk in it. If it, the poop, comes out and is all over him bum because it is still real runny then you can scrape it off his bum. Take the stool in asap. Have you checked the color of his eyelids?

 

[ragdollcatlady]

A plastic cup will work too..and might be easier to catch the poop in......then you can use a plastic sandwich baggie and a rubber band to keep the baggie on as a lid. If you tie him to a fence on a short lead for a little bit, he won't be able to get his rump very far from you either.

 

[redtailgal]

I've been known to tape a cup or baggie to the end of a long stick or fishing pole to collect urine or poop............

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

LOL RTG.

Today his poops are a bit firmer... I kinda suspect that his runs are because of the diet change.... Not sure though, I'll get a sample next morning though (this morning it was really runny, but afternoon it was a lot firmer, but still 'plops' )

 

[Blarneyeggs]

When gathering urine for my dogs, I've been known to use a frisbee, works like a charm.

I'm reading this thread as I discovered runs in the goat shelter this morning. A lot of it. The goats have been getting into the chicken food, I'm thinking this may be my problem, that or the holly bush they had access to until yesterday. Other than take the chicken feed away, is there something else I could be doing?

 

[Southern by choice]

Chicken feed will do it! A little... no but a lot... yep!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

So I went on the Fiasco Farms website and I'm wondering if I should give them some Sulmet just n case.... What do you think?