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Last year I had a case of joint ill in my herd and had to put the baby down. This year I made sure to triple dose all newborns with iodine on their navels and also dip their hooves as I had read an article about bacteria possibly entering the bloodstream through a newborns hooves if they stood...

I have a young buckling I am concerned may have naval ill. His back legs seem fine but his front legs seem a little wonky. He doesn’t seem to be in pain at all or have any swelling and he’s still hopping around. Does anybody here have experience with it? I’m not sure what the symptoms would be...

Hi all, We have a 2 week old buckling who is healthy and growing well but we just noticed this morning he has a very swollen knee and has started limping. Do you think this is joint ill? Or could it possibly be something else? We dipped his umbilical cord in iodine when he was born. We just...

I have a 6day old boer kid with swelling on both front knees, I'm thinking its likely joint ill. The right is worse than the left and it is obviousy painful when squeezed. Feels like fluid in there. he's been in the house for 3 days and can not walk. He can stand for a bit if you put him on his...

Hi Guys I've just joined The Goat Spot and still working my way around, but I think I've come to the right spot here to ask my question. We have an 8 week old wethered male goat kid, named Boysenberry who has Joint Ill. It all started when he was 4 weeks old when he came down with a high...

Hello, I've been treating two bucklings for joint ill for about two weeks now. The first one to go down was immobile for 4-5 days and couldn't get up at all. The other one could get up on his hind legs but not on his front legs. They've both been given big doses of antibiotics for 4 days. They...