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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Young wether injury. | 9/8/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: We have a four month old Nubian wether that we banded recently. Today he got upended by an adult ... A: Ouch! You did everything I would have done except I would give him another tetanus anti toxin ... | ||
| Goats | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have five goats, 1 wether and 4 does. My wether is an Alpine, one girl is a pygmy and one is a ... A: You really need to get a little buddy for Delilah- her age and size so she has someone her size to ... | ||
| Advice needed | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I am located in Elkesley in England and have no previous experience in goat keeping. a couple of ... A: No. I know some people are using pour ons orally but no - do not. Use the pour on Ivomec as a pour ... | ||
| hormonal inbalance | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: My pygmy goat which is about 7 years old has never been bred. she lives with her mother and are ... A: Milking her out is not the answer as it only tells her body to make more milk- (supply and demand) ... | ||
| Advice needed | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I am located in Elkesley in England and have no previous experience in goat keeping. a couple of ... A: the falling over and not being able to get up is probably due to weakness more than likely due to ... | ||
| bottlejaw | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: How long does it take for bottlejaw to improve after worming? We have two goats who showed symptoms ... A: The safeguard is not going to work very well as it is not nearly effective as the ivomec Plus, ... | ||
| new kid | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have a pygmy goat that had three kids, they are all very small, and the smallest one isn't eating ... A: So glad you write right away! Because she is the smallest of triplets she is probably getting pushed ... | ||
| Advice needed | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I am located in Elkesley in England and have no previous experience in goat keeping. a couple of ... A: You are doing a wonderful thing with these precious goats! I would suggest changing dewormer to ... | ||
| Do goats get colds? | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have been doing a lot of research on goat pneumonia. I'm not so sure that is what my goats have, ... A: Goats do not get colds really - they get pneumonia or allergy- Typically with a colored nasal ... | ||
| high importance | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: i have just rescued a kid from tourture and not being fed i have had her on calf pab witch is i ... A: You are better off feeding her whole people milk from the grocery store - whole cows milk that is- ... | ||
| Lame Kid | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: one of our goats recently had male twins, one was born dead and the other has been very slow moving ... A: I'm sorry you lost your one baby. There are a few reasons this could be happening with the live ... | ||
| goat deworming | 9/7/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I want to use injectable noromectin to de-worm my 50lb bucklings. Is this a good idea and if so how ... A: Noromectin is basically Ivomec but seems to sting more than ivomec I am guessing it has a different ... | ||
| undecended testicle in 6mo. Nubian | 9/6/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I love my 3 little boys. My first goats. When i got them in April, at 3 months old, they had been ... A: You are not going to like this but yes this is a surgery (along with ANY surgery that requires ... | ||
| new pygmy goats | 9/6/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have recently been given two pygmy does, age 2 years. I previous owner says she has never wormed ... A: If the goats are sneezing this could be a simple allergy to something dusty there- or if they have a ... | ||
| baby goat diaria | 9/6/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: my baby goat has been having diaria. When we got him they didn give us him mom. so we fed him ... A: Not knowing the baby's age makes this a bit more difficult - but assuming it is at least a month ... | ||
| sick goat | 9/6/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: My mom has a goat, I don't know what kind he is, but he will not lift his head up. He lays with his ... A: I need more information to help you. He needs to stay hydrated- get him to drink anything you can- ... | ||
| pygmy with bump on jaw | 9/5/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Just noticed this morning that my pygmy whether has a lump on his jaw. Both sides look bigger but ... A: Since I cannot see him - take a look at this article and see if you can tell me where the lumps ... | ||
| goat lumps | 9/5/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I am new to goats. I bought a goat that had a big lump (bigger & wider than a softball). I was told ... A: You need a tractor to scrape and remove the dirt down about 6-8 inches which is where the bacteria ... | ||
| goat lumps | 9/5/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I am new to goats. I bought a goat that had a big lump (bigger & wider than a softball). I was told ... A: I'm sorry this happened to you. Did you read on my website how to deal with CL using formalin? ... | ||
| can you help me save goats | 9/5/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: my Neighbor and I live in Virginia, Gate city . has a few goats left I noticed he started out ... A: Sounds to me like he is either dealing with coccidiosis or bad wormload - A veterinary fecal exam ... | ||
| bottlefed kid | 9/4/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: She nursed from her recip mother for 2 weeks and the other kid pushed her off.the doe had a ... A: Milk replacer is the culprit. Take her off the replacer and put her on whole regular cows milk from ... | ||
| I have a 3 week old goat | 9/4/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Yes Hi My name is Ashley Jones I am 15 years old and my baby goat my parents got me at a live stalk ... A: I'm going to try to get this out to you before the storms cause me to go offline again. I don't ... | ||
| Pygmy Goats | 9/3/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Can you have a pygmy goat in city limits? A: You will need to check with your local planning and zoning for your area to get this answer as it ... | ||
| external parasites | 9/3/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: We have used ivomec injectable every 3 months consistently for external mites. We have also used ... A: Personally I find that ivomec pour on used topically down the backline of the goat is the most ... | ||
| foot loss of circulation | 9/3/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have a 1.5 yr old doe that was tangled with her tether about a month and a half ago. It was wound ... A: Good call on immediate care on your part! Is the foot necrotic? (black and smelly)? Have you taken ... | ||
| droopy baby goat. | 9/3/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: i have a female goat approximately 2.5 months old. she is a goofy little mix and looks be a mix of a ... A: Sounds like she may be severely anemic with bottlejaw. Most likely from worms- the dewormers you are ... | ||
| female goat carrying a lot of milk | 9/3/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: you emailed me saying our pet goat must have had kids recently as she is producing a lot of milk. we ... A: A goat will be in milk for approximately 10 months after kidding- milk production will decrease ... | ||
| Piccadilly acts sick | 9/3/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have had my two goats for about 4-5 years now. They are Boer/Spanish cross does and are simply ... A: Usually when a goat goes down it is either worms, pneumonia or coccidiosis. The first 2 things I ... | ||
| lola | 9/2/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: my sister asked u the one question but I want to know what r the chances that a baby goat will die ... A: If the doe is trying to give birth and for some reason the baby is in a bad position and cannot be ... | ||
| Infected leg cut | 9/2/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: We have two nubian wethers....the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville). They are approximately 2 ... A: Hi Pat, Ouch! Ok What I would do is this: IF you can.. soak his foot in an epsom salt solution ... | ||
| my goat Lola | 9/2/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Yesterday my goat went into birth and you could tell she was having a baby because she was pushing. ... A: Rule of thumb is to not allow the doe to push and be in active labor for more than 20 minutes ... | ||
| What caused death of 2 year old goat? | 9/2/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Two weeks ago I adopted a 2-year old mini angora as a companion to my two 5 -year old fraternal twin ... A: I am still waiting for answers to add to mine- I think we are limited here to the times we can ... | ||
| Pregnant Goat | 9/2/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have a Bore Goat that I believe is pregnant by out Pygmy Billy Goat. We also have two Donkeys. ... A: She is going to need some VitB1 (Thiamine) administered injection SubQ to avoid goat polio (thiamine ... | ||
| POOR RUFUS! | 9/1/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: sorry to keep bothering you but I'm Stumped. Rufus has a white blood count of 65,000 Liver enzymes ... A: I'm so sorry, he is truly a fighter isn't he? Ivomec Plus injected SUbQ 1cc/30lbs for a severely ... | ||
| pregnant doe due anytime with CL | 9/1/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Yes this is my same goat that is pregnant that has now developed the CL, she was moving right along ... A: Wonderful you have your daughter ready to go- When she does go into early labor I would have her ... | ||
| pregnant doe due anytime with CL | 9/1/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Yes this is my same goat that is pregnant that has now developed the CL, she was moving right along ... A: Is she showing ANY signs of pending kidding? Any discharge or flabbyness in the vulva? Any pawing ... | ||
| 1 yr old Pygmy buck has a lump or abcess | 9/1/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: I have a 1 yr old Pygmy buck that has developed a golf ball sized lump on his throat. It doesn't ... A: Depending where the lump is will help determine what it is- don't go touching it just yet and do not ... | ||
| nubian pet goat | 9/1/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: we have a female pet nubian, rescued from the side of the main raod. she has 2 small hair covered ... A: She is very pretty! This is a toggenburg (or toggenburg /alpine mix) dairy goat and those things ... | ||
| What caused death of 2 year old goat? | 9/1/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: Two weeks ago I adopted a 2-year old mini angora as a companion to my two 5 -year old fraternal twin ... A: Let me think about this for a bit- and run it by some people I know. I lost my VERY favorite goat to ... | ||
| Goat not behaving normally | 8/31/2008 | Goatlady |
| Q: This question is in regards to a goat that does not belong to me, but who lives in the pasture with ... A: If I am reading this correctly it sounds to me like possible urinary calculi: I have an article on ... | ||
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Specializing in New Goat Owner understanding of goat physiology, goat anatomy, goat care and herd management. *I am not a veterinarian, any advice and information should be verified by your veterinarian before administering to your goats. (! During times of severe weather in the Midwest, I may experience a delay in internet service due to the interference of the satellite reception - but will answer your questions as soon as service is restored. !) Note: Keep in mind, the goat expert is volunteering her time to help other goat owners, she also runs her farm with her own herd of 100 goats and may not be at her computer at all hours. Questions are answered as soon as she can possibly read and answer them, usually within 24 hours.
Experience
18 years experience of raising goats and herd management. Active hands on experience with goat herd and research with various Caprine University Research and Extension Centers nationwide. 15 years dedicated to helping other goat breeders/owners with goat anatomy, goat disease and goat health care issues via phone, published goat care articles and internet interaction. The information I have to offer is not only from personal experience and years of research updated often as new information is made available to me, but supported by many Veterinary Research colleges and all medications and information I have to offer on how the medications work and what dosages "I" use, is information I have acquired by discussing directly with the company's veterinarians and staff research experts.
Organizations
5 year active member of International Veterinary Information Service
Publications
United Caprine News, Homesteaders Magazine, Columnist for Goat Magazine, Owner and Author of GoatPedia™
Education/Credentials
Graduate Programs in Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
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