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Sorry for the bad quality pictures, she doesn’t like to sit still. I have a two week old doeling who I have tried everything with. I know goats technically can’t have “dislocated” shoulders but that’s the only way I know how to describe it. I’m not sure if she has contracted tendons or what. Her...

I decided to try banding the horns on my little buck (about 5 months old). I put the bands on Friday, and today (3 days later) I find him with his horn off, but the bone still there! It's like the outer shell just slid off. 😭 His horns were very tapered, and it took a lot of work to get the...

So I went to give my girls their evening feed and my most voracious eater was chugging water and staring off into space not eating. She looked super pregnant, extremely swollen equally on both sides. I took her temperature and it was 95!!!! Ah!!! She had diarrhea. It’s been raining a lot, so she...

I have a set of 5 year old twin does. They are kept in a large pen and fed a diet primarily of hay. One of them was found laying down unable to get up Thursday night. I am in extreme trouble financially, so I thought I would try some home remedies. It looked me like she was bloated so I gave...

I couldn't get a picture, but one of our bottle babies, Smokey, isn't doing well. He was fine this morning, but when I went out today, this is what I saw; Slowness Wobbly Coughing Shaking head Throwing up clear liquid Yellow buildup on his lip Refusing to eat Grinding teeth If you know what...

Kind of at a loss... Not planned pregnancy. She is percentage boer should be at 13 months old. (The vet had looked at her in Feb and said that if she did get pregnant then she should be fine to carry... Although we did want to wait) I have felt fluttering a few different times the past month or...

Hi guys! first time doe gave birth to healthy twins today! She’s doing great, eating, drinking, moving, taking care of the kids But when she’s laying down, she’s breathing very fast... then laying flat down still breathing fast. Is this something I should worry about?

Hi! I am Max and our nigerian dwarf goat just gave birth to 3 kids. The first came out behind first and was stillborn. The following two kids had good births and came out just fine but seemed extremely small and weak and floppy. We rushed to get them warm and inside, milked the mama goat and...

Hey everyone! I’d like to put together a medical kit/list for my herd since the nearest goat vet to me (that I know of) is about a forty minute drive and may or may not actually know goats super well. What do you recommend for stuff to have on hand, and what do you use commonly but buy as...

Our goat (8months old) all of a sudden can’t seem to use his hind legs anymore. They drag and wobble. He can every so often scramble and they seem to semi work but then he falls down. Please any advice before I call the vet would be helpful!

On Thursday, a 10 week old kid was weak with a messy tail. He had discharge in his eyes. I had banded him on the previous Sunday. All seems well with the banding. I brought him inside. Temp was low, 100. I washed him. Cleared his eyes. They were red, so I put some pink eye drops in. Nose is also...

HI, Ditza kidded with 2 stunning minis about 3 hours ago. But I haven't seen a placenta at all. Nothing. Should I go in?

Looking for insight: One of my fainting goat boys started acting off yesterday. He is 9 months old and basically a lap dog of a goat. Friday night, fed him and put him in his shed for the night and he was 100% normal. By Saturday morning, he wouldn’t leave his shed, hunched up and shivering...

Hi all! I take care of 3 adult goats and 4 kids on a farm in Hawaii. This evening our female Alpine was a attacked by the owners dog. She is our biggest goat, heard leader, has horns and 2 kids that are about 10 weeks. I think she was trying to protect her babies. The dog mainly attacked under...

Hi All! I'm brand new to the site, this is my first post. Just wondering what you all have in your goat emergency kits. I have a few things, but I would like to know what things you've all found to be absolutely necessary. I have: Hoof Trimmers Dewormer (SafeGuard/Ivermec) Copper Bolus Dry...

i have a month and a half Nigerian buckling that has a stick or a piece of bark stuck in this throat. i cant grab it with my fingers and i dont want to use pliers since i can injure him. i dont want to bring vet but i will if i have to. Im planing to sell him in a couple of weeks... he is also...

Hi. We just bought our first two goats this past week. We had gotten some ducks from a lady and she had about 30 goats and we had wanted them for awhile so we bought two Nubian 5 month olds. We are first timers and soon realized they had hoof rot. We are dealing with that and believe we have...

Hi folks, My aunt's wether Nubian apparently got out this morning. She doesn't know when, she just woke up and found him roaming. He got into her Omolene feed and she's not sure how much he got, but he got into it. It doesn't have corn in it though, she says. I'm going on about 3...

A family member witnessed a baby goat foaming at the mouth, shaking his head, and grinding his teeth when the goats got fed grain. Is this CAE? This has never happened to me, can anyone help?:anyone:

My 3 month old was free ranging and got extra curious about my husband doing his oil change. While he was at the bench he managed to get under the car and get a lick or 2 in of the motor oil in the drain pan! Will she be ok? What should I do?