New goat. Pot belly and white eyelids

[alsea1]

Okay
Here is the scoop
I bought this boy sight unseen from a goat breeder that I thought was a good outfit. Hmm wont do that again.
So I show up to pick up my new pride and joy.
My heart sank. There he was. All little and wormy looking.
I took the overpriced kid home anyway.
Well, he is also not at all tame. So it has taken me a month to get him to trust me enough so that I can catch him for medication purposes.
I finally got ahold of him enough to take a good look and to my horror he has no color to his eyelids.
He is eating and drinking and passing nice pellets. So far
I called my vet and am working on getting an appointment for him.
I have ordered the herbs for wormer preparations.
In the mean time what are some things that you guys have used to boost immune system and deal with anemia.
This guy is supposed to be my herd sire. LOL I gotta fix this kid
I'm afraid to worm him right now without vet help as I fear a sudden die off of parasites may kill the little fella.
Any and all suggestions welcome.

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear this
can you start giving him probiotics to help boost him.

we give our chickens pumpkins with seeds as they is suppose to work for them as a naturally dewormer- could something like this work with the goats?

 

[alsea1]

Thank you Hens.
I put some in the general population water trough this morning.
I will empty and clean and put more in this afternoon.
I will try to find some pumpkin seeds.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

If his eyelids are white he needs help ASAP. I understand that you want veterinarian support for the deworming process. In the meantime he needs help!

Iron and B12 injections are what I would do until you can get him to the vet and I'd really try to get him there quickly.

Onion Creek Farm has a good article on anemia:

website:http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/anemiaingoats.html

 

[alsea1]

I will pick up some iron at tractor supply.
Thanks

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Just an FYI here -

I've used Ivomec and/or IvomecPlus by injection on a very wormy goat. The injection works a little slower, stays in their system a little longer, and usually does not cause a quick die off.

Some info on oral vs. injection:

http://www.thegoatspot.net/forum/f186/ivomec-oral-vs-injected-120710/

I am certainly not a veterinarian - nor do I play one on TV, lol.

Hope you can turn the little guy around and that he becomes everything you want him to be!

 

[alsea1]

Okay.
Herbs are on the way.
Vet did fecal.
He came up in the five thousand or per gram range with barber pole. Only a few cocidea and a small number of whipworms.
Sent me home armed with cydectin and banamin and red cell.
So, Good Lord willing, this kid will survive.
And, I got a lesson in fecal from my vet. She showed me what the eggs were under the scope. So now I can and will be doing more this weekend on the rest of the gang.
Oh yeah. More fence building. Gotta move the gang.
Anyone ever try a shop vac for cleaning up paddocks? LOL

 

[OneFineAcre]

I hope he is ok

 

[Hens and Roos]

for you

 

[frustratedearthmother]

So glad he's getting the treatment he needs! Good luck with him!!