nasty nose

[currycomb]

we learned the hard way about showing goats. just went to 4-H fair. goats had to stay about 5 days. when they came home, most were sick with pnumonia, and lost a couple. finally started vaccinating with covexian8, and giving draxxin when we got home. and we were super careful, no shared water tubs, but virus abounded. the last years we didn't loose any goats after fair.

 

[peachick]

I have shown dogs for 20 years... they sometimes come home with "kennel cough" so I was not surprised at all to see similar symptoms on my goats after a show.
But the thing ya have to remeber is.... (at least this is my perspective, I could be wrong LOL) and this the same with our chickens at shows and even humans....
We all carry a certain amount of germs in us... we built up an imunmity against them so we have no symptoms. But then we go some place public and meet people with their own strain of germs. Since we are not imune to those germs we develop symptoms = a cold.

Its misunderstood in the poultry world. If you buy a bird and bring it home and it develops sinus issues... its not the sellers fault... although they always get blamed for it. Its just that the chicken came to a new farm with new germs it has to get used to.

Anyway back to the goats.... I see a few runny noses today but nothing bad.... it will run its course in a couple days and all will be back to normal.

 

[Ms. Research]

I have shown dogs for 20 years... they sometimes come home with "kennel cough" so I was not surprised at all to see similar symptoms on my goats after a show.
But the thing ya have to remeber is.... (at least this is my perspective, I could be wrong LOL) and this the same with our chickens at shows and even humans....
We all carry a certain amount of germs in us... we built up an imunmity against them so we have no symptoms. But then we go some place public and meet people with their own strain of germs. Since we are not imune to those germs we develop symptoms = a cold.

Its misunderstood in the poultry world. If you buy a bird and bring it home and it develops sinus issues... its not the sellers fault... although they always get blamed for it. Its just that the chicken came to a new farm with new germs it has to get used to.

Anyway back to the goats.... I see a few runny noses today but nothing bad.... it will run its course in a couple days and all will be back to normal.

Have to agree with your perspective of germs. Glad nothing was bad and it's running its course. Kind of feel bad for the group that got the cold but didn't even get to go to the show. :/

 

[Chaty]

This is the reason when you bring in a new goat to quarinten it for 30 days to keep from infecting your herd. When I notice snotty noses I treat mine with the Medicated Crumbles that have Arithromycin in it. It usually clears it up after a few days. I treat my whole herd just to be sure as you can carry it into your main pen on your shoes. I dont show for this reason. Theses crumbles sure beat giving shots.

 

[elevan]

My concern with giving medicated crumbles would be getting too low of a dose into the goat. Do this enough times and you start developing resistant bacteria.

 

[peachick]

I agree, that doesn't sound like its good for the animal in the long run. I feel its best they develop their own immunities. I wouldn't give antibiotics unless they have a rising fever.

 

[Goatmasta]

We were at 10 shows this year. We came home with a cold from 2 shows. Yes when you show you take a risk. On the other hand our goats have very good immune systems. We also have children, they are required to go to school, we get sick from all the other kids there as well. What is the difference?

 

[peachick]

haha I know what ya mean. I was sick for almost the entire year when my son started kindergarden..... never been sick like that since