Lump/Goiter on our goats neck. Help us figure out what it is!!!

jwh210

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Our buckling was born with this lump on his neck, at first we thought it was CL so we separated him from the rest of the herd for a few weeks but nothing happened with it. So we did some more research and thought maybe it was a milk goiter, but as he was weaned and separated from his mother and the rest of the does it stayed. He is now 6 1/2 months old and it is still there and is still growing as he gets bigger. It is not very firm but not watery.. Someone said maybe an iodine deficiency so we sprayed iodine along his back 3 days ago and still nothing. And anything i see online doesn't seem to help. He is eating great, his bowels are perfect, and is acting completely normal. But it does seem like its starting to bother him now that is getting chillier and he has become a little more vocal. Please help us figure out what we can give him or do for him! Thanks in advance!



 

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Wow! That is a big lump.
I would definitely seek a veterinarians advice.
Sending off blood would be a good idea too.

Sorry, hope you find out what this is and let us all know.
 

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Best person to make a call on what it could be would be a vet..
 
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