Six week old kid not taking bottle

[Calendula]

As I'm sure some of you know, I recently got two Nubian goat kids.
Mocha, the problem one, has always had a rough time latching on and staying latched on. From Day One to now.

So, a little background on the problem:
Mocha turned six weeks old Wednesday.
She was disbudded and tattooed three weeks ago.
They have been getting three twelve ounce bottles three times a day at 6, 2, and 10.
I thought they were eight weeks old and could be moved to two times a day, so today we did nine in the morning. I then realized they were six weeks old and we gave them a two o'clock bottle.
They were on a diet of hay (they really hate grain and alfalfa pellets), but were moved to a pasture diet about two weeks ago. Shamefully, I think I may have moved them too quickly.

So this morning when I went out to feed at the nine feeding before realizing my age mistake, Mocha refused to accept her bottle. She drank barely anything. She was also a little slower than usual and didn't call for us like normal.
We called the breeder we got them from and she said it sounds like coccidia.
The vet then called me back and came out to check her over. She has no fever, diarrhea, or anything else wrong that I can see. So he said she probably just has an upset stomach, then gave her some Pepto, a Vitamin E shot, and a Vitamin B shot and told us to continue the Vitamin B shot for a few days.

Mocha then accepted her two o'clock feeding. Well... Half of it. We also caught her out in the pasture with the others, but she was always laying down and not eating. Before the two o'clock feeding, she had been staying in the barn with the other Nubian kid, Risa. They went back in around four to take a nap. She also ate some hay that we put out for her after I realized THAT might be the problem. But then with her ten o'clock bottle, she's back to not accepting any of it.

So basically: Mocha is only eating small amounts, but shows no other signs of sickness other than being a little quiet.

Does this sound like just a stomach ache? Or something bigger? What should I do?

 

[norseofcourse]

Did the vet run a fecal test for parasites?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Have her fecal checked.

I'd also be giving probiotics.

If they have an upset stomach it can take them a few days before they go back to their normal schedule.

Has she had her first CDT shot yet? Is she on formula or whole milk?

Another thing: 36 ounces is not near enough milk for 6 week old Nubian kids. My 2 week old lamanchas are drinking more than that, and they are on the smaller side due to a low birthweight.

 

[Southern by choice]

Agree with @Goat Whisperer -CDT, probios, and milk amount. At 6 weeks 20-24 oz 3x day or 2 32oz bottles is typically what a 6 week old kid would take.
What are their weights?
and as @norseofcourse suggests- get a fecal
Cocci does NOT always present with diarrhea and in some cases may cause constipation. Fecal analysis is the only true and accurate way to determine.

 

[Calendula]

I will call and ask him about running a fecal.

I was using a feeding schedule that I found on Fiasco Farms, but I will up their bottles today. I'm not sure on weight.

She has gotten her first CDT at four weeks of age. And she is on whole milk.
Which, actually, side question on that: I've heard they get Johnes from it.

 

[Calendula]

It took a LOT of convincing, but I got the vet to come back out and get a fecal done.
No worms. But she does have some coccidia.
I am planning on separating her from the pregnant does and kids to a separate pasture with one of our wethers. Does that seem good? She'll be stressed enough from being away from the other kid, so I thought at least she'd have someone... The wether is about a year and a half old.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

She has gotten her first CDT at four weeks of age. And she is on whole milk.
Which, actually, side question on that: I've heard they get Johnes from it.

I've wondered about that, too...

 

[babsbag]

There is a big debate about the Johne's being in milk. Some say yes, and some say no.

This is from Johnes.org

A safe and effective alternative to using milk replacers is to pasteurize waste milk on the farm. A recent study saw no difference in the number of new cases of Johne’s disease arising in dairy herds between those that pasteurized and those that used milk replacer (Recommended protocols: 145°F (63°C) for 30 minutes for batch pasteurization, or 162°F (72°C) for 15 seconds for flash pasteurization. The milk should be stirred or otherwise in motion to ensure even heat distribution.) Pasteurization kills virtually all MAP that may contaminate raw milk as well as other viral and bacterial agents that could affect the health of dairy heifer replacements.

crohns.org will disagree.

http://www.crohns.org/media/wisc_ag1.htm

 

[Southern by choice]

I cannot find the article but in the UK they did a study.
They pulled 100 gallons of milk off grocery store shelves and tested them. 25% of the gallons tested positive for MAP disease.
The milk was whole milk and pasteurized.

 

[babsbag]

This article states 2% of milk contained Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP)

The results of an FSA-commissioned survey which found MAP in approximately 2% of pasteurised milk on retail sale were presented to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food in September 2000.

http://tna.europarchive.org/2011103...od.gov.uk/safereating/microbiology/mapinmilk/