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[SuburbanFarmChic]

There are lots of people out there, clearly, that manage CL positive herds. You can pick up some nice animals fairly cheaply if you are willing to deal with the disease. Instead of having to put her down, I would put her on Craigslist and be VERY clear that she has CL (if she is indeed positive) and that she must go to a CL positive home.

I have seen several posted online that are quite clear that the goat has CL. It's obviously families like yours that found out quite by surprise and are rehoming instead of destroying. In my opinion, reposting the goat with clear information about what she has will serve to 1) find her a home where someone is aware of the disease and is already managing for it 2) recoup some of the $65 you spent on her 3) allow you to not have too destroy an animal that you just got and are clearly attached to. Also I think that if even a couple people see the add, look up CL and become educated about it, then the hassle of dealing with a couple cragislist idiots is worth it. But that's just my .02.


I'm really sorry you are dealing with this. It is NO fun knowing that there is something wrong with a pet and that it might be serious. Hoping for the best for both of you.

 

[20kidsonhill]

The last 3 goats I purchased came from CL positive herds that vaccinate the kids. These were all very high-end show farms. And they cost way more than 65 bucks.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

The last 3 goats I purchased came from CL positive herds that vaccinate the kids. These were all very high-end show farms. And they cost way more than 65 bucks.

So see, you may be able to recoup everything and find a home for her. So while she is not a high end show animal where it is worth spending lots of money on to buy she's a cute little goat and I think somebody will want her. CL can be managed for but if I previously had a clean farm I would not knowingly take it in unless I had a quarantine area set up, the goat was WAY worth it and I made the choice to manage for it. Right now I'm not at that stage so I avoid it.


Don't beat yourself up. We all get scammed on a goat purchase at some point.

 

[marlowmanor]

Total newbie question here. What does CL stand for? I will gladly google it when I find out what it stands for so I can figure out what causes it, how to vaccinate, syptoms, treatment, etc.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

I owned my first 3 goats for over a year before I learned about CL. I didn't even know enough to ask when I bought mine. I had one of my original does and a new wether get a lump under the ear and the vet thought for sure it was CL. So I tested the entire herd, at the time that was 8 goats. And while 2 did test positive for CL, it was not the ones with the lumps. Their lumps went away and never even came close to rupturing; the vet could not get any thing out of them either. My 2 positive does have not had an abcess in the 3 years that I have owned them and they have both kidded multiple times since I bought them. I expected an outbreak after the stress of kidding but it never came. I test my herd yearly and the rest of my herd test clean.

Don't give up yet, it might not be CL

Oh my goodness you made my morning. Thank you! I hope that I get to have a story like yours.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

There are lots of people out there, clearly, that manage CL positive herds. You can pick up some nice animals fairly cheaply if you are willing to deal with the disease. Instead of having to put her down, I would put her on Craigslist and be VERY clear that she has CL (if she is indeed positive) and that she must go to a CL positive home.

I have seen several posted online that are quite clear that the goat has CL. It's obviously families like yours that found out quite by surprise and are rehoming instead of destroying. In my opinion, reposting the goat with clear information about what she has will serve to 1) find her a home where someone is aware of the disease and is already managing for it 2) recoup some of the $65 you spent on her 3) allow you to not have too destroy an animal that you just got and are clearly attached to. Also I think that if even a couple people see the add, look up CL and become educated about it, then the hassle of dealing with a couple cragislist idiots is worth it. But that's just my .02.


I'm really sorry you are dealing with this. It is NO fun knowing that there is something wrong with a pet and that it might be serious. Hoping for the best for both of you.

I was thinking that if she turned out positive, I would be very honest and put an ad on Craigslist, but I am also scared of what people will say. Some people have no clue about anything and make you feel like crap. Not saying that I would lie about her not having it, just scared of what people will say. There is no way I could kill her, she is one of my babies. I think that's what makes this so very hard, if she turns out positive, I can't keep her. I feel like I would be giving up on one of my babes. My husband told me that I am too busy to be taking care of her, the way that she would need, and I agree. Thank you for the hope, it's much needed.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

The last 3 goats I purchased came from CL positive herds that vaccinate the kids. These were all very high-end show farms. And they cost way more than 65 bucks.

Wow, I would have not known that I could actually ask for what I paid for. I am actually really glad to hear that. I didn't want to just give her away because I was scared who she would go to. USUALLY, if you pay for something, you are going to want to take care of it.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

The last 3 goats I purchased came from CL positive herds that vaccinate the kids. These were all very high-end show farms. And they cost way more than 65 bucks.

So see, you may be able to recoup everything and find a home for her. So while she is not a high end show animal where it is worth spending lots of money on to buy she's a cute little goat and I think somebody will want her. CL can be managed for but if I previously had a clean farm I would not knowingly take it in unless I had a quarantine area set up, the goat was WAY worth it and I made the choice to manage for it. Right now I'm not at that stage so I avoid it.


Don't beat yourself up. We all get scammed on a goat purchase at some point.

I know that if I would have known she had it, I wouldn't have bought her, just because I know that I don't have the time or space to. You are a really great person, I hope that you know that. Thanks so much! I will make sure to keep you guys updated.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

Total newbie question here. What does CL stand for? I will gladly google it when I find out what it stands for so I can figure out what causes it, how to vaccinate, syptoms, treatment, etc.

http://goat-link.com/content/view/101/96/

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

I do have a question though, is it weird that it's on her neck? Isn't it also weird that she hasn't lost her hair? Anything that I read, it seems that it should be on the face, by the ear, and they lose their hair. I am hoping that the vet can get her in today. Waiting for 9 a.m. to come.