Is my buckling sick or Myotonic?

[Ralph Shepard]

So this is a long story I'll try not to skip important details.

I'm fairly new to goats. I have an alpine weather and doe that are 18 months (they are twins) and I just acquired a nubian buckling, he immediately showed signs of Coccida so I did 5 days of corrid and things seem to straighten up immediately. He's eating, drinking and in general acting like a young goat but I have some concerns and I'm not sure if it's just my inexperience or if I should be hauling him to the vet?

• he doesn't seem to be very energetic.
• we'll often see me standing like a statue for long periods of time. Now if we go out and talk to him he's acts like a goat. It's hard to put this behavior into words but it just not what I'm accustomed to with my alpines.
• When he and the alpines are together the older goats will sometimes walk up and whack him with their head and he just falls over as if he was Myotonic and he just lies there for a while. eventually he'll get up and walk it out. For this reason I'm keeping the separated.

I'm pretty certain he's not Myotonic but what does this sound like? other than odd behavior he seems fine, not fever, eyelids look good at least to my untrained eye.

Maybe he's just a weird goat? I dunno.... thoughts? do I drag him to the vet? I know if I have to ask that question what the right answer is.... but whadda y'all think?

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear of your bucklings problem, not sure what might be going on

@OneFineAcre, @Goat Whisperer or others might have some ideas for you.

BTW- welcome

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I would have a vet look at him. Have the vet run a fecal so see if he has anything else you need to take care of. Have your vet listen to his heart, a heart defect can cause the symptoms you describe. Does he seem to have any neurological issues?

 

[Ralph Shepard]

You know remarked to my wife the other day that maybe he has epilipsy. Lol kind seems like he could having seizures....