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Oka he pass a small kidney stone their was blood every were in then I thought the kidney stone tore his whole penis off but was a big blood clot with the kidney stone now he is back eating he is peeing a lot in pooping acting like nothing happen I gave him a pen shot in tetanus shot in some warm water I read that when a goat gets kidney stones they won't go away in did the kidney stone rip his penis?
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Thank you all I feel that I'm stupid in I did this in sweet feed ain't the best food for them I live in a cow in pig state so their ain't much for goats here I can't afford the 24 dollar bag of goat chow I wanted a hobbie in pets I don't intend to make money off of them I only have 5 goats 3 does 1 buck in 1 whether I feel I let my Lil guy down
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Sometimes you have to learn from experience... It can be awful at times, but it will teach you something and in the long run it will help make you a better goat keeper If you decide to keep him on feed, make sure the feed is at a 2:1 Ca/Phosphorus ratio. That will help. If his condition is good I would cut out any feed completely. Be sure that he has good quality hay 24/7. Do not feed him any BOSS. Do you feed any "treats"?
Another thing goats need is minerals.... I don't know if you already feed any, but these Manna Pro Goat minerals are balanced for bucks, and contains Ammonium Chloride. You can order it here if the feed stores don't have it MINERALS
I would also get some plain Ammonium Chloride, if he has anymore stone this will help as we as prevent UC. You may need to keep it in the water 24/7...... I'm not sure as I have never used it. You can get it here Ammonium Chloride
I hope this helps.
I am so sorry that you & your boy had to go thru that!
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Here's one more thing to keep in mind.... It's cold in Iowa this time of year so you might want to make sure your goats are drinking lots of water. Goats in cold weather tend to neglect their water consumption if it's very cold (or frozen) this time of year! Being sure they have loose minerals at all times is another way to see to their needs and helps them to increase their water intake. This is especially important to your buck now!
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Thanks I'll go out tomorrow in try to find some is it a shot or done oral his twin sister died on me at 3 month so he is my second goat that ever got sick on me
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Thanks I'll go out tomorrow in try to find some is it a shot or done oral his twin sister died on me at 3 month so he is my second goat that ever got sick on me
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Your goat is lucky.
No more sweet feed or grain. Just grass hay. He should do fine on that.
Def. put him on the ammonia chloride. keep an eye on him. He could relapse.
Another enemy of the goat is coccidiosis. Read up about that because at some point you will be dealing with it.
The cure is easy, but you must treat for it before it gets bad.
No more sweet feed or grain. Just grass hay. He should do fine on that.
Def. put him on the ammonia chloride. keep an eye on him. He could relapse.
Another enemy of the goat is coccidiosis. Read up about that because at some point you will be dealing with it.
The cure is easy, but you must treat for it before it gets bad.
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If he passed a stone, then he definitely has UC. I would still treat him for it as there is probably a build up in his system. Drench him with ammonium chloride if you can get it, Fruit Fresh if you can't but at double the dose.
We add ammonium chloride to the feed at a rate of 1 lb per 100 lbs of feed. What we feed is a standard 18% protein all stock pellet mixed with whole corn (not cracked) and alfalfa pellets. The ratio we use is 2 parts protein pellets to 1 part corn and 1 part alfalfa. You should feed it at NO MORE than 1% of body weight. Less is ideal but it depends on the quality of your hay and pastures. The whole corn increases salivation and helps balance the PH. The alfalfa increases the calcium to higher levels to balance out the high phosphorus in the corn. Our feed mill carries ammonium chloride or you can order it online.
We add ammonium chloride to the feed at a rate of 1 lb per 100 lbs of feed. What we feed is a standard 18% protein all stock pellet mixed with whole corn (not cracked) and alfalfa pellets. The ratio we use is 2 parts protein pellets to 1 part corn and 1 part alfalfa. You should feed it at NO MORE than 1% of body weight. Less is ideal but it depends on the quality of your hay and pastures. The whole corn increases salivation and helps balance the PH. The alfalfa increases the calcium to higher levels to balance out the high phosphorus in the corn. Our feed mill carries ammonium chloride or you can order it online.
