Male Goat with Dark or Bloody Urine

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

The last couple times i've seen our male goat pee, it appears dark, possibly bloody. He's a five-year-old Nigerian Dwarf whether. He is acting normal, eating, drinking, skipping around. He gets a diet of hay (Orchard grass or Meadow grass), some apples and various veggies in the morning, and grazing on ivy, pine needles (which he loves) and leaves. i keep out baking soda and goat minerals. No grain at all.

Our one large animal vet clinic in the area closed down several years ago. i have a call into one of the vets who may have gone into private practice. But he may not work on a Saturday, i don't know. Can this be a symptom of Urinary Calculi? Any suggestions on what i might do to help him until i can get ahold of a vet? Thank you in advance for any advice anyone might offer.

 

[elevan]

2 things come to mind...

1) Overuse of vitamin B

2) Urinary Calculi

Here's a good thread to read on Urinary Calculi , which includes treatments.

If you've been giving heavy vitamin B supplements then I would back off and see if that changes things.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Thanks so much for your input. i will read up on the urinary calculi. We don't give our goats any supplements. So doubt it would be too much Vitamin B. When i looked at him peeing yesterday, it looked lighter, cloudy, but not dark or bloody. The two large animal vets in town have not called me back. i am hoping he will get better with lots of fresh water. But will continuing reading on the UC.

 

[ksalvagno]

Baking soda will deactivate ammonium chloride so I would not be leaving that out free choice for a male.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Baking soda will deactivate ammonium chloride so I would not be leaving that out free choice for a male.

Oh, i didn't know that. i will take that away right now. i leave goat minerals out for all three goats (Billy, Hillary, and Tinker) free choice. i hope that is okay.

 

[elevan]

Yes, leaving the minerals out free choice is a good thing...just pull the baking soda.

Watch for signs that he's straining to pee. Or that he's in pain (ie: hunched back, grinding teeth).