Oh, man... I'm hoping it's just **UPDATE 2** 2 are relapsing??

[cmjust0]

I remember someone ranting to me one time about how their baked potato from Wendy's had dirt on it.. I was pretty much engaged in 'passive listening' where you hear keywords and go "mmhmm" or whatever when there's a pause, or make some really benign comment related to the one or two words that actually registered with you..

So, my benign comment was "Well, they do grow in the ground I guess..."

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And then realized there was absolute silence..

After a few seconds of dead air, I snapped to and realized that the person was just standing there, dumbfounded, as a tiny part of their worldview shattered into a zillion tiny little pieces.

Pretty sure I was the first person to ever tell them where potatoes come from. And this was a peer of mine...I'm 32.

 

[Holachicka]

Did you hear the glass breaking?

I know some people just don't get it. Lots of people are detatched from where our food comes from, and closed minded about different types of meat, like quail or rabbit. I was thinking of raising rabbits for meat and a friend got really upset, said it would be like eating a cat! I can understand that rabbits Can be pets, but in the next sentance she got mad that I was thinking of raising pigs too! AND SHE LOVES HAM!!!!!

 

[cmjust0]

Did you hear the glass breaking?

Fortunately not...she hadn't decided whether or not she really HATED that other goat yet, so she didn't go full-bore.

EDIT! EDIT!



I love realizing I'm an idiot. It's fun, in a self-deprecating sort of way.

See, I mixed up my threads...when I saw "glass breaking," my mind immediately went to another thread (or conversation, or..something) where I was talking about one of my goats butting at her reflection in the sliding glass door.



You were talking about the 'worldview shattering' thing..

Man...I'm so dumb sometimes, it's scary.

Seriously...nobody should ever take advice from me. Consider yourselves warned.

I know some people just don't get it. Lots of people are detatched from where our food comes from, and closed minded about different types of meat, like quail or rabbit. I was thinking of raising rabbits for meat and a friend got really upset, said it would be like eating a cat! I can understand that rabbits Can be pets, but in the next sentance she got mad that I was thinking of raising pigs too! AND SHE LOVES HAM!!!!!

My ex-SIL once tried to guilt trip me over deer hunting.. I'd just killed one, and she was like "I just don't see how you can do that." and "It's just cruel" and reh reh reh reh reh.

This was before Thanksgiving dinner.

I asked if she were going to eat any turkey...she said yeah. I asked what the difference was...she said she didn't have to kill the turkey.

Everybody looked at her like she was an idiot...which she was...so she shut up pretty quick after that.

 

[Holachicka]

So all of my girls are feeling better, boy do they let me know when they are hungry!! Emma (lamancha) keeps getting scolded because she wants to jump on me , but they are really thin still. backbones, hips and ribcages showing. I worry about the my little alpine, Lucy. she seems very thin and small. I know it's just a waiting game at this point, but is there anything I might be forgetting sickness wise? I'm feeding alfalfa hay and goat chow. how much goat chow should I provide per day?

 

[Shiloh Acres]

I'm sorry to hear of the trouble you've had with them and glad to hear they are better.

I'm certainly no expert, but I've got a couple little doelings I'm trying to build up (one is still far from out of the woods, but improving).

Since you asked about feed, I wonder if adding some calf manna might help yours? It should increase appetite as well. My little girls devour it. It's kinda pricey but since I only use it as a supplement it really goes a long way.

Maybe someone with more goat experience can give more info if you are interested? I hope they continue to do very well for you.

 

[ksalvagno]

I would still have a fecal done if you haven't done that and find out if they still have parasites and what the parasites are.

How big are your girls and their ages? You could always add calf manna to their feed.

 

[Holachicka]

So it looks like two of my grils are relapsing!! Cough is back, and the little alpine is wheezing, and appears weak. I went through my old posts and gave her a shot of Vit. B, started her back on antibiotics again. She had gained weight, and was looking great then just started sliding down hill again. my other girl Honey seems ok, just coughing and a little wheezy as well. What on earth is going on?

 

[Roll farms]

A diagnosis online is hard....Fever? Is it damp where you are? I'd take 'em to the vet and try a really good antibiotic....excenel comes to mind.

Good luck.

 

[ksalvagno]

Excenel (Naxcel) or Draxxin would probably be in order. And like Roll said, get them to a vet. It does sound like it is beyond internet diagnosing.

 

[babsbag]

A friend of mine that has a lot of experience with goats just lost 2 in the last few weeks to pnuemonia. We talked about it a few days ago and I was asking her how to know if it is pneumonia or the very frequent goat cough. She said that sometimes it is hard to tell, not always a fever present, but they do get quiet and withdrawn.

Our vet, who also raises goats, told her to put them on LA 200 which she tells me you can buy at feed stores. She siad it worked great and saved the rest of her kids that were sick.

Last summer I had 2 kids that coughed for months. Did antibiotics on one with no change. It finally went away. This year of have one that coughs, but no wheezing in any of them. And they act fine.

I would get them to a vet if you can, especially since one died and they are young kids.