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Well, we woke up to freezing temperatures and thickly falling snow yesterday morning, and my goats were very, very snotty. All the babies (including Finn) were plastered with snot, which got stuck full of hay and straw, so it looked like they were all sporting big, bushy beards. Snickers could hardly breathe. It was quite pathetic. That's when I suddenly remembered the Naxcel in my freezer left over from Petunia's mastitis. I gave each of them a shot yesterday and this morning and they are very much improved. I'll continue that tomorrow, then the vet recommended three days off, then three more days on since he said sometimes it comes back with a vengeance and we want to wipe it out completely.
All the older goats who had it looked bad yesterday morning after a night of cold, wet weather, but after cleaning their noses they all sounded ok. In fact, Petunia, who came in looking worse than ever, cleaned up better than anyone. Once I removed the mucous her breathing sounded perfectly clear for the first time since she got sick. This morning her cough was gone and she came in with a clean nose for the first time in two weeks. Cuzco, Pac-Man, and Nubbin had relapses yesterday but are much improved today. It's supposed to get up into the 80's all week, so hopefully everyone will get well in the warm weather.
That cold snap was crazy! I wore shorts on Thursday, then a cloud rolled over us Thursday night and soaked everything and chilled us all to the bone. It snowed for four hours or so on Friday and the cold damp lasted through Friday night. And this morning we woke up to bright sunshine and shorts weather. I don't mind cold, but I could do without these mad temperature swings!
All the older goats who had it looked bad yesterday morning after a night of cold, wet weather, but after cleaning their noses they all sounded ok. In fact, Petunia, who came in looking worse than ever, cleaned up better than anyone. Once I removed the mucous her breathing sounded perfectly clear for the first time since she got sick. This morning her cough was gone and she came in with a clean nose for the first time in two weeks. Cuzco, Pac-Man, and Nubbin had relapses yesterday but are much improved today. It's supposed to get up into the 80's all week, so hopefully everyone will get well in the warm weather.
That cold snap was crazy! I wore shorts on Thursday, then a cloud rolled over us Thursday night and soaked everything and chilled us all to the bone. It snowed for four hours or so on Friday and the cold damp lasted through Friday night. And this morning we woke up to bright sunshine and shorts weather. I don't mind cold, but I could do without these mad temperature swings!