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[animalmom]

@cteague, look don't feel that you can't tell us something because it may sound weird... well it might sound weird to someone who doesn't have livestock, but there probably isn't any of us who haven't had fingers, hands, up to the elbow in our animals. We all do what we need to do to make sure our animals are healthy, happy and thriving.

 

[babsbag]

Feeding oats is not a good thing; I think you were ill advised.
Plain grains (oats, wheat, rice) are typically much higher in P than Ca and that will cause UC. I killed a wether feeding wheat hay before I did any research. Alfalfa, alfalfa, alfalfa or grass hay with a good mineral and a balanced goat feed containing AC or top dressed with a small amount of AC is the best you can do for your boys. I feed 100% alfalfa to my bucks and so do all my friends in my region.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

x100 on @babsbag & @animalmom 's post!

Us goat folk can do some crazy things, but there is always a reason and I'd rather see someone who will "get their hands dirty" than worry about what others think!

Babs is right, you do NOT want to feed oats! As she said they are high in phosphorus.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Agree with the others on the oats.
That's why I asked.
The mixed feed that I use contains oats, but is as a component, they are a small percentage.

 

[cteague]

Oh dear. May just keep them on the new feed then.

 

[babsbag]

If he has the beginning of UC I would add extra AC to his feed. Here is something I found on Hoegger's website that you might want to do if it looks like UC is starting.

Home Remedy: As stated before, this is an option for treatment of Urinary Calculi. This treatment in no way guarantees the successful treatment of your animal.
½ red onion
Juice from 3 lemons
6 garlic pods
¼ cup vinegar

Chop onion and garlic. Combine all ingredients in a container and put on the stove to boil. Heat until the garlic and onion are translucent. Remove and blend the mixture until liquefied. Divide the mixture into 4 equal parts. Give 1 part of the mixture by mouth immediately. Give the remaining doses by mouth as follows: 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours after the first treatment. It is imperative that you give all 4 doses of the treatment even if you see improvement after the first treatment.





You might experience difficulty in dissolving this amount of ammonium chloride per gal of water. This will depend on the salinity of water being used. Doses were selected assuming a 20 cc drench gun would be used to administer the ammonium chloride solution. These doses will need to continue for more than one week. This will help to break up any remaining calculi. Please be aware that Ammonia toxicity could occur with prolonged use of this treatment, especially at the higher doses.