4 week old buckling not well

When we went to open the barn this morning Cole didn't come out of the kid stall. I went and got him to match him up with his mom and he was just standing there seeming really lethargic. He sort of pawed at the ground with his front leg. He did nurse when I put him next to his mom. I gave him all the same round of stuff I gave him at birth (a little nutridrench, selenium and vit. e gel, and vitamin b complex gel). Temp is 104.6. Called the vet and she can't make it out until later but said to give 1/2 cc Thiamine injection and if it wasn't needed he would pee it out. He screamed when I gave it to him and it was good to see that much energy. We have him in a stall with his mom and a heat lamp because we had a cold front come through yesterday (it still 60 degrees, so not really "cold"). He is standing now but keeps sort of pawing at the air with his right front leg and I have no clue what that means. And advice is appreciated!

 

I don't know how quickly we could get a fecal back. The only times we have had them run was at the vet and they called us a week later with results. I figured 4 weeks was a little early for worms since he isn't even really eating food yet. I can ask the vet to run a fecal though when they are able to make it out here.

 

Thank you! I didn't know that. Would cocci symptoms include the fever and weird pawing (hooving? lol) the air?

 

I worried about pneumonia also. We had it in one of our older goats this summer and aside from the pawing the air part he is acting similar to her.

 

We have LA-200 on hand. I know that's not the "best", but we got a big bottle before we knew better.

 

Checked temp again, it's up to 105.2. I didn't see him pee, but he did have normal pellet defication that was brownish. I tried to listen to his lungs but I don't really know what to listen for, I didn't hear anything alarming. He does have some white goopy mucus in his nose now.

 

Vet said any time they have a sick goat they give thiamine just in case because sometimes it does the trick. I don't have Tylan 200 but I will look at the feed store today.

 

I did notice when he breathes out there is a little sound like the beginning of when we say "ahem". It's not really loud or crackly, just noticeable.

 

Ok we will get on the antibiotics and something to bring down the fever. I will ask the vet for Nuflor and banamine. I'm going to call again and update her on symptoms so hopefully that will bring a sense of urgency and bump the visit up to a higher priority.
He did eagerly nurse a couple of times, so that was encouraging! He isn't really walking much, but he stood and we brought mom to him. I'm going to repeat in an hour or so to make sure he stays well fed. He certainly does not feel skinny and his tummy does not feel empty.