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07-11-2014, 08:21 AM
Hello, usually I'd introduce myself, but I got to try to save my goat first, and I hope that experienced people like you will throw in some good advice because I'm honestly at a loss.
Diving Right In
I had an alpine doe die... (One of the first and last deaths I had in a long time) I think she was around two or three, and it was something we have never seen before. She started looking off a week prier; it didn't look too bad, she just wasn't eating enough, a little lethargic. Next day, I noticed coughing, and chunks of cud coming out with every other cough. When she peed it was obvious that her back legs were weak because they almost collapsed from under her. Two days later, she started to get bloat.
Now we didn't stand around and do nothing; I did a lot of research (Not that I found anything) then we encouraged her to walk. Constantly massaged. We gave her shots of B (I think; this was quite awile ago mind you) and waited the night out. She was worse in the morning. Every time she peed her legs collapsed; and after awile she gave up and peed on herself. We tried to lift her up but with little avail. The bloat was very prominent by now and so we went ahead and tubed her. Gave her another boost shot; but nothing changed. I remember before she died, she ate a little tiny bit of alfalfa. We thought this was a good sign.
In The Now
Three years later her baby (Probable coincidence.) Is showing the beginning signs of the same thing.
Does anyone know what it could be? I need help
and I need it fast!
Diving Right In
I had an alpine doe die... (One of the first and last deaths I had in a long time) I think she was around two or three, and it was something we have never seen before. She started looking off a week prier; it didn't look too bad, she just wasn't eating enough, a little lethargic. Next day, I noticed coughing, and chunks of cud coming out with every other cough. When she peed it was obvious that her back legs were weak because they almost collapsed from under her. Two days later, she started to get bloat.
Now we didn't stand around and do nothing; I did a lot of research (Not that I found anything) then we encouraged her to walk. Constantly massaged. We gave her shots of B (I think; this was quite awile ago mind you) and waited the night out. She was worse in the morning. Every time she peed her legs collapsed; and after awile she gave up and peed on herself. We tried to lift her up but with little avail. The bloat was very prominent by now and so we went ahead and tubed her. Gave her another boost shot; but nothing changed. I remember before she died, she ate a little tiny bit of alfalfa. We thought this was a good sign.
In The Now
Three years later her baby (Probable coincidence.) Is showing the beginning signs of the same thing.
Does anyone know what it could be? I need help