There is a goat in our n'hood that needs a lifestyle upgrade...help!

[Sweet Cheeks]

Any updates on the girl?

 

[Kelly G]

No progress, yet. The man came home yesterday, but when I talked to him he wants $100 for her!!! I cannot afford that at this time...and her value is not $100.

That said, I'm not giving up - I'm going to stop by a few more times and see if I can befriend him a little and soften him some.

The bad news is that she has been bred!!! Poor thing.

 

[Beekissed]

You could even try to offer to feed his animals while he is gone and then take it upon yourself to de-worm her and get her some better nutrition. If your sole aim is to see these animals have a better life, then a good start would be to get on that side of the fence as often as possible as a helpful neighbor. Sometimes kindness can do so much more than calling AC on someone.

 

[Kelly G]

Ok!!! Good news - we got her! I stopped by yesterday morning on my way to feed the horses, and I talked him into it! I gave him $50 (more than she's worth, but a small price to get her out of there) and I took her right then and there.

She is in horrible condition. I gave her a quick bath to get rid of the fleas (she was covered), and fed her a little bit at several intervals during the day. She doesn't seem to be as hungry as I'd expect her to be...she didn't eat her breakfast this morning (Purina Equine Senior) and only picked at hay and leaves of some bushes. She slept a lot - wherever we were she'd lay down and sleep. We had a campfire out on the property last night, and she slept right by my feet the whole night (about 5 hours). She did the same thing this morning. She's tired, and I'm sure she's also stressed.

I've put the word out (Craigs List) to find a vet who can help me take care of her. She's limping quite a bit on her right hind leg. I'm worried that she's sick with a goat version of Acquired Immune Defficiency. So many things to worry about! I'm about to go back out there and teach/feed for the evening, so I'm hoping she will eat (or have eaten) when I get there.


New pictures from last night - sleeping around the campfire (she could hardly keep her eyes open):

Finally giving in and falling asleep...

...and following me around yesterday morning (she wouldn't let me out of her sight)...

 

[Roll farms]

If she were here, I'd give her a B vitamin shot, 5-10 cc per day for several days, Probios, some Red Cell (5 cc 1x a day for a week), worm her w/ ivomec orally today, then worm her w/ Safeguard 3 days in a row in a couple days.
Switch her to a good goat feed.
Vaccinate her with CDT and repeat in 21 days.
And yes, see a vet to have her checked out. Fecal at minimum.
Are you talking about CAE when you mention the goat auto immune prob?

 

[kimmyh]

She looks very happy to be with you. I would NOT feed Equine Senior to the goat, get some goat grain, and slowly try her on that, and free choice hay. She desperately needs her feet trimmed, that may be why she is limping, and of course I would worm her asap.

 

[kimmyh]

Good job saving her.

 

[ksalvagno]

Congratulations on getting her. I'm so glad she is in a good home now. Hopefully things will get squared away and she will be fine.

 

[freemotion]

Be careful with the feed. She may not be able to digest too much right away if she has been starving. Start with good hay until you are sure that rumen is working properly. Consider beet pulp, too. She should have quite a bulge when you look at her from the top, as in your first photos.

This is how one of my girls came to me, preggers, besides. Quiet, tired, and clingy, too. Poor little sweetie. Thank you for rescuing her.

Mine now has attitude and spunk and is maintained on far less food than she needed several months ago when I got her. I'm sure you will see a huge difference in a very short time, too. Be careful of having her in the yard....know which plants are poisonous. Many cultivated plants can be poisonous to goats, and they will eat them, too. Yew, azalea, rhododendron, lilac, etc.

I can't wait to see the "after" pictures!

 

[MrsCountryChick]

If she were here, I'd give her a B vitamin shot, 5-10 cc per day for several days, Probios, some Red Cell (5 cc 1x a day for a week), worm her w/ ivomec orally today, then worm her w/ Safeguard 3 days in a row in a couple days.
Switch her to a good goat feed.
Vaccinate her with CDT and repeat in 21 days.
And yes, see a vet to have her checked out. Fecal at minimum.
Are you talking about CAE when you mention the goat auto immune prob?

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