Lori is a 3 y.o. nubian that I milked through last year and she decided she was done milking all of a sudden and seemed to go off feed. Watched her. Temp has been 98-99, was 101 once. Wormed her ivermectin ~ 3 wks apart. I did penicillin for about 5 days and she seemed a lot better. Thought maybe she had a pneumonia as she did have some labored breathing and a mildly crusty nose. Still not eating well. Have a coat on her. One day, she seemed really bloated and I gave her oil w/ milk and vinegar that had worked well on a llama that a goat raiser suggested. Massaged her a bunch and got some BIG, SMELLY burps out of her. Seemed better for a few days but still not real energetic and isn't fighting to get into the hay feeder like usual.
OK, today, hubby comes in and says her jaw is swollen. Ah-ha-I had read that in my goat health handbook. So, this am I mixed up some Carmalax and drenched her. She spit out a few wads of cud. Burped some. I also balled up a bunch of baking soda and shoved them in her mouth.
So, now what. I am going to try to get a poop sample to the vet to evaluate her for worms.
So, now what?
She is slowly losing weight, This am her eyes had a bluish lone of **** along the lower lash. Poop is harder, smaller little pieces that aren't necessarily formed and as big as usual. Darker in color, too.
All suggestions are WELCOME.
OK, today, hubby comes in and says her jaw is swollen. Ah-ha-I had read that in my goat health handbook. So, this am I mixed up some Carmalax and drenched her. She spit out a few wads of cud. Burped some. I also balled up a bunch of baking soda and shoved them in her mouth.
So, now what. I am going to try to get a poop sample to the vet to evaluate her for worms.
So, now what?
She is slowly losing weight, This am her eyes had a bluish lone of **** along the lower lash. Poop is harder, smaller little pieces that aren't necessarily formed and as big as usual. Darker in color, too.
All suggestions are WELCOME.