elevan
Critter Addict ♥
Some people prefer ammonia...I generally use bleach to clean dishes. Clearing out all bedding in their stalls is a good idea...apply barn lime and re-bed the stall.
URGENT sick goat diarrhea
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OMGAH! OMGAH! OMGAH! RUN FOR THE DIMETHOX!
Oh, wait.. Did anyone think to ask what color the scour is? Or anything about the consistency? Or whether it had a particularly foul odor?
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Given that the goat seems completely normal otherwise, I'd be interested to know if it's a runny/pudding-y *dark green* scour.. If so, it's almost certainly dietary.
If it's black with shredded epithelial tissue in it, then yeah...probably coccidia. Or if it's like yellowish dirty water with a little blood and mucous, probably bacterial.
Oh, wait.. Did anyone think to ask what color the scour is? Or anything about the consistency? Or whether it had a particularly foul odor?
:/
Given that the goat seems completely normal otherwise, I'd be interested to know if it's a runny/pudding-y *dark green* scour.. If so, it's almost certainly dietary.
If it's black with shredded epithelial tissue in it, then yeah...probably coccidia. Or if it's like yellowish dirty water with a little blood and mucous, probably bacterial.
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TGreenhut
Loving the herd life
It was "pudding-y" dark green until I started treating them for cocci (about 3 days ago) and now it's almost like dog poop- or compressed berries. If that means its dietary, could that be caused by them eating horse food because a couple days ago they got into the storage room and ate some horse food. If not, what else causes dietary problems.cmjust0 said:
ksalvagno
Alpaca Master
The horse feed would definitely do that to them.
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TGreenhut
Loving the herd life
Oh ok! Thank you! I guess as long as they don't eat more horse food they'll be fine? And atleast now I don't have to worry about them getting cocci because I treated them for it. 
Roll farms
Spot Master
You might mention that they got into horse food next time if there is an issue...In that case, some probiotic or plain yogurt will usually straighten them back out pretty quick....and help get a more accurate "online" diagnosis...which will never compare to one given by a knowledgeable vet.
IMHO, *unless* there's been some dietary change, most young goats w/ diarrhea do have either a cocci or worm issue.
Black scours can also be a sign of entero...which is bacterial.
Several posters did suggest a fecal to verify.
Now, to me, that sure sounds like "it isn't dietary b/c there's been no change."
IMHO, *unless* there's been some dietary change, most young goats w/ diarrhea do have either a cocci or worm issue.
Black scours can also be a sign of entero...which is bacterial.
Several posters did suggest a fecal to verify.
