PattySh
Loving the herd life
My friend and I bought a few mini goats from the same herd last fall. She got one young doe and I bought 3. Mine have been fine. She has had a bit of trouble with the doe she took not fitting in with her herd so I brought her home this week. She was a bit thin as her goats are not getting along with her and are mostly bigger. She had lice a month or so ago and was treated topically and with ivermectrin. Her skin has been flaky since winter. She has not shed out very well so I decided to clip her down. Under all the hair I realized she has a widespred rash like little bumps, kind of like hundreds of mosquito bites all over her. Alot on her belly, less on her back, neck, legs etc and some are a bit scabby. No evidence of any lice or nits. I gave her a medicated bath in antifungal shampoo and applied a permithrin pour on to try to cover a few bases. The dry flakes came off with the bath water, the bumps stayed. I am thinking maybe an allergic reaction to ? (bug bites??the "no see um's" have been horrid lately) She doesn't seem very itchy..None of her other goats in same pen have rashes so I am thinking it's not mites and not contagious, They also did not have lice (which is odd) tho she treated everyone. Goat is a year old, very friendly and doesn't seem to bothered by the rash. Any ideas?
