Sudden onset of Diarrhea in goat ~ HELP!

[Reptigirl]

Well she seems a little better today... have not seen her eat or poo.... Stayed outside with her for a while last night & this morning..... no poo?? Is that good or bad?

Should I go ahead and treat everyone for coccidia just as a preventative? Or should I just treat the ones who show symptoms that don't go away?

Thanks for all the advice!

 

[elevan]

She could go 24 hours without poo as her system works to resolve the problem.

Treat everyone 1 year old and under for coccidia.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Coccidiosis in an adult doe would not be my first guess.

 

[Kikosrule]

I treat the runs with pepto. Works like a charm. Mine are meat goats though so I don't know what that would do for a milk goat. I also use the pro-bios.

 

[elevan]

Pepto just masks the true reason for diarrhea...and can become a problem in goats imo when used too often or too much is given.

 

[Kikosrule]

Maybe. But it at least slows the loss of fluids while you are trying to figure out what is wrong.

 

[elevan]

Maybe. But it at least slows the loss of fluids while you are trying to figure out what is wrong.

True.

But it also holds in the problem...sometimes diarrhea is a good thing.

IMO it's better to drench with electrolytes and treat the problem or suspected problem. Usually the diarrhea will stop within 24 hours of the cause being treated.

 

[Goatmasta]

pepto + goat = Bad Good simple advice.

 

[Reptigirl]

Uh, well the adult doe is fine now. Never would have known anything was wrong. I was starting to believe she just overate on alfalfa. She is the dominate (Biggest one) at feeding time. I had noticed her hogging the bowls so I added 4 bowls to the pen and split up the alfalfa. I was thinking I was putting too much out....

So I cut back and they have hardly had ANY alfalfa or grain since. Just a tiny bit at milking time.

Now one of my doelings has diarrhea! Not as bad. Still loose but not squirting everywhere! She has not had any grain and only a tiny handful of alfalfa while the bigger girls were out browsing.

I have already ordered some Sulmet Drinking Water Solution from Jeffers. Just wanted it on hand. Gave her Priobios this morning. She is only 4 months old.

We have been in a drought most of the year but got 1 night of heavy rain right before this all started. (You would never have known we got rain. Ground was completely dry in 2 days.) Could this have brought out parasites? I noticed them all itching heavily after the rain and treated them with Python Dust after my 1st does episode of diarrhea was over.

Anything besides electrolytes & priobios I can do for the doeling while I wait for the Sulmet? What is the dosage when it arrives? Just treat the 2 doelings that are under a year?


Also just curious... I also ordered panacur paste. I use it for my dogs 1 a year. Can it be used on goats too?

Thanks for all the info!

 

[NDgal]

$70 for Sulmet? Geesh, how big a bottle was it? It's usually around $10. Have your goats been wormed recently? What do their eyelids look like? It does sound like something odd your doe ate or could be overeating that hay as well.
I too am not a fan of stool firmers. A fecal would be your best bet on the little ones to see if you're dealing w/worms and/or cocci overload.
Regarding Panacur - this isn't highly effective, but if you don't have a big worm problem could be okay. You need to get like 4-5 X the labeled dose into them.