*UPDATE*7-5 Help! My 4 day old buck with white runny poop?PICS

[Livinwright Farm]

White runny poo is A-typical of Cocci tearing up the intestinal tract... I would get it to the vet for a proper diagnosis. Up to 7 days old, kids can have milk scours, but those are yellow/mustardy looking... not white.

 

[ksalvagno]

At this point, the C&D Antitoxin couldn't hurt. May help you till you can get him to a vet.

 

[elevan]

At this point, the C&D Antitoxin couldn't hurt. May help you till you can get him to a vet.

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White runny poo is A-typical of Cocci tearing up the intestinal tract... I would get it to the vet for a proper diagnosis. Up to 7 days old, kids can have milk scours, but those are yellow/mustardy looking... not white.

Not cocci...he's only 4 days old.

I'd get him to the vet as soon as one is available.

A vet visit is definitely in order for that kid.

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Also I would be giving mom Red Cell (6ml / 20-30# every 6-8 hrs for 24 hours) in addition to taking in a fecal for her.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Don't confuss C&D antitoxin, with CD &T vaccine, two different things. I would not vaccinate this kid until you have the scoures cleared up. The C& D antitoxin is a treatment, that works very well, but can be hard to find.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

The doe would have still produced colostrum. The only issue would be if you milked her out and he didn't get enough of what was produced. Some dairy farmers milk their cows before the cows actually freshen again, but they do stop a few days before freshening. Colostrum is produced a few days before birthing, not months before, so hopefully the kid did get some in him.

 

[Roll farms]

Have you taken his temp?

I would think either he's got a touch of dietary upset, and would offer some baking soda in his bottle (does he sound sloshy at all?)

If he's got a temp, I'd treat for e coli...IF the colostrum was compromised, that would be one of the more common bugs he could have picked up.

Hoping he is recovering on his own...still eating / acting perky is a great sign, but keep a close eye on him....good luck!

 

[PattySh]

I've never seen this in goats, but in puppies and other animals a white stool indicates a bacterial infection and needs medication immediately. Young ones go down real fast. I'd start an antibacterial asap. I've used Neomycin Sulfate in the past. I am also wondering if he didn't get any or enough colostrum because of the milkthru?

 

[cindy78]

He does have a temp 103.7. Normal is below 103.5? He is still nursing. He scours are yellow again. They were white this morning. I went to all the feed stores and NONE seemed to be able to help. The ONLY thing I was able to get is Penn G. Should I give that to him? I took a stool sample to the vet but it wasn't enough . They gave me a tube to put it in and bring it back. How much of the Penn G should I give if any til tomorrow?? Should I give pedialyte? No, the feed store didn't even have electrolytes! Each feed store was about 30-40 mins away from each other and I didn't get to get any help. They don't know about goats around here! They only told me to give him pepto but I don't know if that's a good idea.? Any suggestions?

Oh, and he is playing around jumping around and running. But he does sleep a lot too. When I went out there he was laying down but when he heard me, he came out and ran to see who it was. So he doesn't seem too weak.

 

[elevan]

He does have a temp 103.7. Normal is below 103.5? He is still nursing. He scours are yellow again. They were white this morning. I went to all the feed stores and NONE seemed to be able to help. The ONLY thing I was able to get is Penn G. Should I give that to him? I took a stool sample to the vet but it wasn't enough . They gave me a tube to put it in and bring it back. How much of the Penn G should I give if any til tomorrow?? Should I give pedialyte? No, the feed store didn't even have electrolytes! Each feed store was about 30-40 mins away from each other and I didn't get to get any help. They don't know about goats around here! They only told me to give him pepto but I don't know if that's a good idea.? Any suggestions?

Oh, and he is playing around jumping around and running. But he does sleep a lot too. When I went out there he was laying down but when he heard me, he came out and ran to see who it was. So he doesn't seem too weak.

I dose PenG at 1ml / 10-15#

Pedialyte (or gatorade) will work as a stand in for electrolytes.

 

[cindy78]

He does have a temp 103.7. Normal is below 103.5? He is still nursing. He scours are yellow again. They were white this morning. I went to all the feed stores and NONE seemed to be able to help. The ONLY thing I was able to get is Penn G. Should I give that to him? I took a stool sample to the vet but it wasn't enough . They gave me a tube to put it in and bring it back. How much of the Penn G should I give if any til tomorrow?? Should I give pedialyte? No, the feed store didn't even have electrolytes! Each feed store was about 30-40 mins away from each other and I didn't get to get any help. They don't know about goats around here! They only told me to give him pepto but I don't know if that's a good idea.? Any suggestions?

Oh, and he is playing around jumping around and running. But he does sleep a lot too. When I went out there he was laying down but when he heard me, he came out and ran to see who it was. So he doesn't seem too weak.

I dose PenG at 1ml / 10-15#

Pedialyte (or gatorade) will work as a stand in for electrolytes.

Thank you! I have that on hand!