Three Skinny Goat Kids - Updated

[journeysend]

Ok, so I am not going to waste the money on testing because one of my older does that is approx. 8-12 months old started having diarrhea late yesterday. She and one of my other does weren't acting normal and wouldn't eat when I fed them.

Is it normal for older goats to have problems with coccidia? The other doe that is acting funny is around 3 or 4 years old.

I have a friend that is kind enough to give me a bottle of Albon so I am going to start treatment immediately. Is Albon safe for pregnant goats? I am not sure if they were bred before I bought them.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

My recomendations is to do the fecal. I would not treat with Albon until you know what your fighting. You may find that it is not coccidia and you've treated them for something that wont work.

Find out what your dealing with then treat appropriatley. Believe me..Ive been where you are and understand your thinking..but have been suprised its was something else and had to retreat everybody with something differant. And if I would of just bought the fecal down in the first place I would of been allset. I dont guess anymore when it comes to worm loads. Its just not worth it to me.

So its soooo worth finding out. Its not a waste of money IMO. My vet charges $10.00 to run a fecal...so its always worth my time before I dose them with anything for worm load.

Good luck!! And make sure they are drinking lots of water through this!!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

I agree with Ariel, weaning at 8 weeks is fine if they're healthy. I always wean at 8 weeks and don't have issues. Sounds like cocci might be the culprit.

 

[journeysend]

The older doe has thin, watery tannish poop (kinda reminds me of how chickens poop sometimes). She is laying down and not moving around much and the ND mix doeling is standing around as well. So the vet I use is over 45 mins away, because the other one won't do anything unless you actually bring your goat to them (which I've done once before with one of my Boers that was scouring and believe me that was a mess). I will have to call the other and find out how much they charge to do a fecal. I wish the vets closer around here would see goats.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Any vet (even a small animal vet) should be able to do a fecal without seeing the animal. If your vet insists on seeing the animal, I'd find another vet. :/

 

[Chicks&Feathers]

We add some pulurized corn with the milk and it seemed to help are littel one

 

[20kidsonhill]

for the onse that are scouring, I wouldn't wait on treatment, they need to be treated. ASAP. I would go ahead and start treating them with the Albon. If they don't respond in the first couple days, then do a fecal for other worms.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

If you decide to give everyone Albon be careful cuz it can cause abortions in pregnant does. Just something to be aware of if you decide not to get a fecal done.

My vet is a 1/2 ride away from me to...so I know its a chore..but sometimes its well worth it. And the vet may be able to give you something else for the pregnant does if needed. Or give you some guidelines for Albons use for pregnant does.

 

[journeysend]

Ok, so if I did decide to do treatment, would Corid work? That is the only thing available locally. And would it still be harmful to pregnant does?

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Corid can induce labor and is recommended not to use on pregnant does.

Im sorry I dont have the answer for what can be use on pregnant does. I personally never had coccidia present when the does have been pregnant so never had to address this.

To Add: Giving medications to pregnant or lactating does can involve some research. I dont mean to complicate things for you. But I would recomend looking up the drugs before giving it to them. There are withdrawals times with meat and latacting does and alot can be given in later stages of prenancy and sometimes the diseases outwieghs the risk. So its really up to you. Im just trying to give you a heads up on things to be aware of.