Weak Pygmy

[Kikosrule]

I have a 3 month old pygmy. His illness started with diarrhea which I treated. It went from runny to more like dog poop and has been like that for a week now. I have tried worming him as well. Now he just lays around most of the time and when he tries to walk his front legs will all of a sudden collapse. He gets up and walks again and sometimes they will collapse again. I gave him some IV fluids thinking he might be weak from dehydration. I gave him some sugar water hoping it would perk him up. All these treatments were not done all at the same time. They were over the course of a few days. I have put him in a pen in my garage so that he doesn't have to walk so far to get water and food. I can now keep a close eye on him as well. He is eating and drinking. Any ideas what would be causing his weakness?

 

[elevan]

Take a fecal sample to the vet in the morning and make sure that they do the extra check for coccidia.

When you say that you took care of the diarrhea - what do you mean?

When you say you wormed him - what did you use and what dose?

Have you taken a temperature?

 

[Kikosrule]

I usually dose w/ pepto and stop any extras like grain and will also try some pro-bios. Generally if it is something other than something they ate, the diarrhea will come back. His never returned to the liquid (ice cream soft serve not water) It is like dog poop. He does not have a temp. I wormed him with safe guard and used a click on the syringe. It is a cattle syringe. He is a little guy so he doesn't need the dose I would give my big kikos & Savannas. It works out to be about the size of a blueberry....if that helps. Those syringes are so hard to pinpoint an exact number. At the moment I can't afford to take a fecal sample to the vet which is why i am hoping that someone like you, who has pygmys, has had this issue before and can help me help my little guy. Thanks! Any advice is welcome.

 

[elevan]

Do you have any Di-Methox, Albon or CoRid?

 

[elevan]

What color is his poo?

Are his eyes / gums pale?

Has he been vaccinated?

 

[Kikosrule]

No I don't. I have a couple feed stores that I can purchase stuff at....if it isn't too pricey.

Forgot to mention that...gums and lids are very pale....which is why I wormed him. I did start Ivermectin (sp?) a couple days ago when the safe-guard wasn't changing his condition.

Poo is green.

He has had CD&T twice.

 

[elevan]

No I don't. I have a couple feed stores that I can purchase stuff at....if it isn't too pricey.

You're looking at around or under $20 for any of them. If it's coccidia, you need to treat it or he'll die. The sulfa drugs are kind of hard to find right now, but here's hoping your feed store will have it. If not, your vet should be able to sell you just what you need to treat him without having to buy a whole bottle (that's the way I do it because I buy Albon Suspension).

 

[Kikosrule]

Same w/ Vit B. Haven't been able to find that either. I will see what I can find. I just feel so helpless not being able to take him in but my 3 children must come first. The vets around here rip you off and charge an arm and a leg for everything. Hopefully I can get some meds w/ out taking him in. They are sticklers about that.

 

[elevan]

Forgot to mention that...gums and lids are very pale....which is why I wormed him. I did start Ivermectin (sp?) a couple days ago when the safe-guard wasn't changing his condition.

Poo is green.

He has had CD&T twice.

Here's some info on goat poop Have a look at it and see if that is what you mean by green...

I would get some Red Cell into him right away (6ml every 6-8 hours for the next 24 hours). Also drench with electrolyes, pedialyte or gatorade (20ml every 1-2 hours).

 

[elevan]

What state are you in?