FarmerDenise
Chillin' with the herd
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I belive my goats have lungworm. They have been coughing for a couple of months now. I have treated them with safe-guard (fenbendazole) and they are still coughing.
I discovered some moldy bedding hay and cleaned it out. I had hoped that the dry weather would help clear everything up, but then we got a late rain this week, and both goats are coughing more.
One of them is pregnant for the first time. I really want to get to the bottom of this, before the baby gets born. She is due mid July.
I have no money as in 0$!!! So a vet is out of the question. We got these goats to help us survive. I spend the last of my money on them when thay got sick when they were a few months old. I don't even have a checking account any more.
I would love some advice on how to best go about treating them, without spending too much money.
Their eyelids are pink and they are active. They mostly eat grasses from the field and assorted greenery I forage for them. They also get goat feed, which consists of pellets and grains. Other than the coughing, they are acting and looking normal. The cough is worse after they run.
I discovered some moldy bedding hay and cleaned it out. I had hoped that the dry weather would help clear everything up, but then we got a late rain this week, and both goats are coughing more.
One of them is pregnant for the first time. I really want to get to the bottom of this, before the baby gets born. She is due mid July.
I have no money as in 0$!!! So a vet is out of the question. We got these goats to help us survive. I spend the last of my money on them when thay got sick when they were a few months old. I don't even have a checking account any more.
I would love some advice on how to best go about treating them, without spending too much money.
Their eyelids are pink and they are active. They mostly eat grasses from the field and assorted greenery I forage for them. They also get goat feed, which consists of pellets and grains. Other than the coughing, they are acting and looking normal. The cough is worse after they run.