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| What kind of goat do i have | 7/15/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I want to find out what kind of goat i have. There are alot of names.But a goat man thinks a pop ...
A: Hard to tell from this description- can you take a photo and send it to my yahoo email address? ...
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| Coughing kid | 7/15/2008 | goatlady |
Q: Good Morning-We have a 3 month old ND that has developed a raspy cough. No runny eyes or nose. Is ...
A: You need to take his rectal temperature - normal for a goat is 101.5 to 103.5 - high temp "usually" ...
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| Rufus | 7/15/2008 | goatlady |
Q: sincerely Glenda, ANSWER: Additional: I looked in my files to see if I had something other than ...
A: I saw the name Rufus and my heart sank for a moment- I am SOOO Happy he is doing better! I would ...
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| Boer goats | 7/15/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I just got an 8 week old baby and thought she might be lonely so I went and got a 5 month old one ...
A: I think they will more than likely make friends - the bigger one needs to show the little one she ...
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| goat paralyzed mouth, left eye, left ear | 7/15/2008 | goatlady |
Q: We have a 1 year old Boar/Nubian pet whether. On thurs we noticed that he was seeming a little less ...
A: I Kim, Back in 2000 I had 15 goats come down with listeriosis- (had a round bale with some hidden ...
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| Injured Goat | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: My 9-week old boer female caught herself in a rope on a round bale & was found hanging by the leg. ...
A: She may favor it for a few months but things should be normal ... I'm so happy to hear it! That was ...
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| 4 month old boar kid w/ scabs | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have a 4 month old female boar kid with scabs on her body. At first we suspected ringworm but not ...
A: Skin disorders are probably the most difficult for the breeder to figure out without a skin ...
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| ?'s | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: We just got goats and know only a little bit about them. We have two goats. My mom wanted to know if ...
A: The best way to tell what you are dealing with is to take a skin scraping sample to the vet for ...
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| horn tipping | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: my question is on how to tip a goats horns. I have never tipped the horns and I need to tip my kid's ...
A: It all depends on how long the horns are to begin with- on a young goat the horns are not very long ...
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| goat paralyzed mouth, left eye, left ear | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: We have a 1 year old Boar/Nubian pet whether. On thurs we noticed that he was seeming a little less ...
A: Take him back to the vet and have him start treatment for BOTH listeriosis and deer worm(MENINGEAL ...
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| Goat Due Date | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: My 5 year old goat is 12 days past her due date. Slightly swollen, crusty blood at the opening ...
A: Here are the signs on pending kidding: Typical Signs of Early Labor (Not necessarily in order): ...
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| my goats teats | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: my family and i are starting to put livestock out on our 10 acre property in Alva FL..We had ...
A: I am so sorry you lost your goats in such a tragic way. Did you know if she was bred? This would ...
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| Goat Due Date | 7/14/2008 | goatlady |
Q: My 5 year old goat is 12 days past her due date. Slightly swollen, crusty blood at the opening ...
A: If you are sure of her due date and she has some blood - I think I would be getting a vet to check ...
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| polio | 7/13/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I had one of my nubian milkers come down with polio,she went completly blind.I treated her with ...
A: Good call on treating her with the correct medications! I would wait a week after the last dose for ...
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| CD Anitoxin | 7/13/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have a couple goats that came to me & I have no way of knowing if they ever had CD & T shots. Do ...
A: They don't need CD Antitoxin before the CDT- the Antitoxin is only for treating an existing problem, ...
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| Goat with possible pink-eye | 7/13/2008 | goatlady |
Q: My husband and I are new to goats and recently we bought several. One developed runny eyes, then ...
A: Her sight may come back if you get it treated properly and quickly. I have personally never seen ...
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| Coccidia | 7/13/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I currently have 4 nigerian dwarfs and 3 pygmy goats. The pygmy's live in a cage of there own and ...
A: Ok Good on the goat yard- I was thinking an actual cage- Good on the hay - do they have minerals ...
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| Coccidia | 7/12/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I currently have 4 nigerian dwarfs and 3 pygmy goats. The pygmy's live in a cage of there own and ...
A: By cage - how big is this cage? Do you mean goat yard? Depending on how small the area where she ...
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| Chicken feed effect on goats... | 7/12/2008 | goatlady |
Q: Pretty new to raising goats. A few of them pushed their way under the hen house and when I found ...
A: You need to call the vet tonight- print out if you need to what i wrote about the goat polio- they ...
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| Chicken feed effect on goats... | 7/12/2008 | goatlady |
Q: Pretty new to raising goats. A few of them pushed their way under the hen house and when I found ...
A: How much feed are we talking about here and between how many goats? How are the goats acting? if ...
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| Trick training a nigerian dwarf goat | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: Is it possible and how would you train a goat to do tricks? Is there a manual or is it like training ...
A: There is a yahoo group set up for just this topic: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GoatTricks you ...
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| baby goat sick again | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I wrote to you about three-four weeks ago. My baby than about 5 weeks old I was told had pnemonia ...
A: SMZ960 is an antibiotic usually used for digestive or upper respiratory- Also used For scours (what ...
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| Rufus | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: sincerely Glenda, ANSWER: Additional: I looked in my files to see if I had something other than ...
A: Johne's is a wasting disease also called paratuberculosis Johne's (pronounced "Yo-nees") disease is ...
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| acts so wild | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I just bought a couple of kid does from a auction and well Ive had goats all growing up and these ...
A: How old are the kids? How long have you had them? One thing to keep in mind, goats who go through a ...
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| Pregnant Nubians | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have two nubian does, and I am not sure if they are pregnant. One of them definately bred with the ...
A: Typically dairy goats and angora goats do go into heat in late summer- when the nights are cool- if ...
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| Baby Goat - dob 07/08/2008 | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: Help! On 07/08/2008, I went out of town only to get back and find that my pygmy goat had given ...
A: Take his rectal temperature and see what it is- it will probably be low (normal is 101.5 to 103.5) ...
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| Nubian billy | 7/11/2008 | goatlady |
Q: We have dewormed him with the positive pellets and also ivormectin paste and just took a sample of ...
A: Bottle jaw often does fluctuate- it seems to go away in the middle of the day only to appear again ...
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| Nubian billy | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: We have dewormed him with the positive pellets and also ivormectin paste and just took a sample of ...
A: Get some Ivomec Plus injectable dewormer and inject it subQ 1cc/40lbs and again in 10 days and ...
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| alfalfa pellets instead of alfalfa hay | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: My goats waste so much hay. Currently I am feeding them an 1/8 cup of alfalfa pellets and they are ...
A: Not what you wanted to hear but no - they really shouldn't- they need the long fiber of the hay- You ...
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| 3mo old boer cross w/runny poops | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I really appreciate all your help. I have your web sight in my favorites. Tinkerbell didn't make ...
A: I'm so very sorry about Tinkerbelle, I thought this may happen. I am SO very sorry. Yes I would ...
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| 1 AND 3 YR OLD FEMALE GOATS | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I HAVE 3 GOATS. I HAVE A 1 YR OLD WHO HAD A HEALTHY MALE AND A 3 YR OLD WHO HAD HEALTHY TWIN MALES ...
A: Once a goat is very sick the milk production will drop drastically and usually does not come back ...
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| 4 wk old kid with mange | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have a 4 wk old Nigerian Dwarf kid that is being bottle fed. She developed ear mange. Vet had me ...
A: I think I would first try some ivomec POUR on liquid- and use about a half cc or slightly more along ...
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| Sudden pot belly goats | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have 4 goats. I feed them all scrapes from my fresh fruits and vegetables. I was told "Goats can ...
A: Try not giving them grain for a few days- all of them and see if this makes a difference. When you ...
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| 3 mo old boer cross w/runny poops | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: Well, she is still alive. She is still very very weak, can't even sit up now. Gave her B complex ...
A: That is great news! I have a goat named Tinkerbelle and she is a royal PIA ;) Nutrition now .. ...
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| Pygmy Goat new mom wormy | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: My Pygmy goat gave birth on Monday and I'm concerned because I see that her stool is very clumpy, ...
A: You are going to have to get her at some point so you can medicate her- and I can tell you are new ...
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| wormy kid | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I am very new at this and have been enlisting the help of the man who sold us the goats. I have not ...
A: Give her warm water with electrolytes (pediolyte or gatorade if you do not have electrolytes) and ...
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| Pygmy goats | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have three pygmy goats. One is very dominant when it comes to feeding and when I give the others ...
A: This could very well be from the feed- hay should be the main diet with grain being a very small ...
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| 2 1/2 mo. old Boer with scours | 7/10/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I just found our 2 1/2 mo.old Boer buckling lying on the ground, not moving. I had to touch him to ...
A: Possible the poke could have done this: Clinical signs The eating of nonfatal quantities of poke, ...
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| Listeriosis | 7/9/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have a three month old bottle fed male Boer goat. About two weeks ago, he just out of the blue did ...
A: Unfortunately Listeriosis is not a disease that they are able to build an immunity to- moldy feed ...
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| 9 month old pygmy weather not eating | 7/9/2008 | goatlady |
Q: I have a 9 month old pygmy weather who is off his grain. He is still eating hay, drinking, urinating ...
A: They can.. if he had the slightest bit of indigestion on day one of not eating his grain, he may ...
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