HELP GAGGING MALE GOAT!! **SAD UPDATE**

[SuburbanFarmChic]

The link doesn't come up.


Just saw your video and that looks more like pain than gagging. That is most likely him trying to urinate. But with the dogs barking it's hard to tell the exact sounds he's making.


PenG is Penicillin Procaine G. It is the 48hr/long lasting Penicillin.

 

[fmizula]

oh that poor little guy!! i hope he feel better!! we recently lost a buck and it was just terrable.

 

[WhiteWaterFarms]

Yeah, we tried to shut the dogs up but they wouldn't.

Sad update:
Bolt passed away last night. In the end we couldn't do anything, we got penG but it didn't help.

We are thinking of getting an autopsy to find what happened to him. So maybe if someone's goat shows signs like bolt they can save him, or at lest save the goat pain.

 

[Ms. Research]

My heartfelt condolences for your loss. Been following this thread, hoping that he would get better.

So, so sorry.

K

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

I am SO sorry for your loss. I had been following this and hoping the little guy would pull through. There is a post somewhere on Urinary calculi. I would link that video on the post so that people can see an example of some of what to look for.

 

[autumnprairie]

I am so sorry, Star is Bolt's right?

 

[WhiteWaterFarms]

Ms. Research: thanks, we were hoping for the best but i had a feeling it would end this way.

SuburbanFarmChic: Yeah will do, we called the vet and we can't get a autopsy all places are closed because of Martin Luther king day. and we have no place to put him. So we buried him on his favorite hill. The vet and us think his kidneys stopped working on him on Friday or so, and that was his down fall. So i think the kidney failure was from the Urinary calculi, a secondary urinary infection, or something genetic. We think maybe genetic because we got him at a small livestock auction so we know nothing of his history, his mom wasn't even with him. Also he had a odd bleat that sounded like he was saying "what".

autumnprairie Yes, star is bolt's daughter, so we're happy we have her at lest; But are scared if it is something genetic we could lose her. Star got to see bolt once before he died(when he wasn't sick), she bounced around him it was cute. Star's full name is Bolt's Cashmere Star, she's called star for short.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

I'm sure there can be a genetic predisposition to have a small urethra just as there is a genetic tendency for nearly every other physical trait. There are also random one shots and UC can be caused by a high grain diet, a random infection, and many other things.


My guess is he ran up against this once before and wasn't adequately treated and that's why he ended up at the sale. If you breed Star and get a boy out of her I would just make sure to always add AC to their diet.

 

[elevan]

 

[WhiteWaterFarms]

I'm sure there can be a genetic predisposition to have a small urethra just as there is a genetic tendency for nearly every other physical trait. There are also random one shots and UC can be caused by a high grain diet, a random infection, and many other things.


My guess is he ran up against this once before and wasn't adequately treated and that's why he ended up at the sale. If you breed Star and get a boy out of her I would just make sure to always add AC to their diet.

Yeah i will, the same for any male we get. they're just getting hay and AC.