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So, I have three bucks in a pen, one of which started walking with a strange staggering gait. I gave them selenium and vitamin E gel within half a week prior to him starting to look off. I believe it was on Sunday March 27 that he started staggering. I did also give him copper boluses (along...

Hey everyone. It's been a little while. I have a doe (Prim) who my mom noticed this morning was acting odd. She described Prim looking up at the sky and holding her head kind of strange. Mom also noticed at the time her back legs were trembling and she would occasionally kneel down and get...

This has been a crazy kidding season so far, first a little background. I have been raising goats for five years, I breed about 20 does per fall right now. I have been very lucky up to this year. This year I have had a 1. White muscle kid or some may say Floppy kid syndrome, mastitis for the...

His problems started about 2 weeks ago. I noticed he was getting unsteady on his feet, and he had several falls. Then, he began to walk with what appeared to be a limp. I next noticed that he walked like he was intoxicated. After doing a little research I came to the conclusion that he had...

Please help, my goat Merlin he appears to have goat polio.When i came out this morning to see him he was laying on his side with his neck bent backwards towards his back. He has no control of his limbs or neck,even his eyes are not moving. He has blinked a few times though. I have him wrapped up...