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[onecrazyblackredneck]

I recently had to put down one of my little bucks. I went out to feed them thursday morning and he was laying in the field, I thought he was dead until I got up to him and he was just making the most awful noise. I put him in another pen to check him out and noticed he was bloated pretty bad and had worms in his eyes. I went to tractor supply and they gave me an oral medicine to treat him with but he didnt make it. What kind of worms are in the eyes? They where all over his skin too. I gave my other goats a dewormer but I am not sure I treated for the correct thing. Also I have dogs in with my goats, do I need to treat my dogs? I am not sure what I did wrong, Ive only been in the goat world for 3 weeks and have had that buckling for 2 weeks so I am assuming he came infected. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

See a vet soon. Do not give a dewormer without knowing what type of worm you are treating for---get a fecal test from a vet and then choose the right medication.

 

[AshleyFishy]

See a vet soon. Do not give a dewormer without knowing what type of worm you are treating for---get a fecal test from a vet and then choose the right medication.

2X

 

[Southern by choice]

http://www.infonet-biovision.org/default/ct/659/#2572

see a vet ASAP

Best to know what worms you are dealing with.

 

[elevan]

Contact your vet.

 

[SheepGirl]

The buckling is dead, I think it's too late to contact a vet unless she wanted to get a necropsy done.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

If you only had the buckling for two weeks please don't blame yourself! It is highly unlikely that he picked up, and died from, a lethal dose of parasites in the two weeks he was on your place. It sounds like he had a heavy parasite load to start with. Also, the stress of moving him may have been the kick start for things to get totally out of hand.

For future reference - when you get a new goat you might want to consider having a fecal run so you know what you're dealing with. Weaning, moving, kidding - these are all things that are very stressful and stress can cause a pre-existing parasite load to quickly get out of hand. Read everything you can, but more importantly, find a good vet and develop a working relationship with him/her. You can eventually learn to do a lot of things yourself; but until you feel confident, a mentor, whether vet or experienced goat person can help you a lot.

Good luck!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

The buckling is dead, I think it's too late to contact a vet unless she wanted to get a necropsy done.

There are other goats in this herd and a vet should be contacted given what occurred with the other buckling.