Acorn poisioning

OMGosh Ashely I'm so sorry! *hugs*
It seems like it depends upon the area you live in if the oak leaves/acorns will affect your goats. Like up here we don't have any problems. Do you keep out baking soda? Here would be my suggested treatment if this happens again:
Charcoal
Milk of Magnesia and olive oil drenched 4x a day
and Nux Vomica, a homeopathic remedy used to treat poisonings specifically. It should be given 3x a day at a 30c potency.
I'm so sorry Ashely, that is so sad :cry:

 

Oh Ashley I am so sorry to hear that! What a horrible shock that must have been for you...such terrible news. I had no idea acorns could be poisonous. :cry:

 

Uh oh, my goats eat acorns all the time *gulp* maybe they are not a harmful kind or something idk. I am so sorry Ashley! I saw they weren't on your doe page anymore and wondered why. (((((HUGS))))) :cry:

 

What a heartbreak. We don't have many oaks here on the coast so I have no experience with this.
I so sorry that you had this happen. Please let us know what the vet finds.

 

OH my Gosh, I'm sorry! That's HORRIBLE! I hope you find out some information form the necropsy

 

I was about to say the same thing, my 6 month olds are out there munching on acorns..... I would probably start looking for another cause.

Again I am SOOOOOOOOO..... sorry for your loss. :cry:

 

that's really sad! I hope you find out what the problem is and can prevent it happening again.

 

i am sooo sorry for your loss. hugs to you kiddo. like the others my goats have eaten acorns to & i have never had a problum with them but they have never eatten alot. i have heard that they can be posionous to goats tho. i hope you find out what it is soon

 

I don't think I would cut the oak trees down or try to keep the acorns picked up as the will be falling all day and you would have to stand out there 24-7. My goats love acorns. Wait and see what the necropsy shows.

 

That must be what people call silent pneumonia. I do wonder what causes that.
I hope you little doe is doing OK.

 

I am so sorry, that is just horrible, I hate it when goats die, and then not knowing what caused it is just worse. I have a backyard full of oaks, and my goats have eaten acorns for years, well I let all the girls out the other day and they ate too many acorns so now everyone has the runs....one girl I am watching cause she isent feeling too good, but other than that I have never had a problem unless they gorge themselves, I am honestly thinking your girls died of pneuomnia, I lost a couple of goats this last summer to silent pneumonia, just like you said one second they are fine then they are down and dead.... very sad, i am very sorry!

 

it does seem too many goats DO eat acorns without bad results to blame that. i do hope you will let us all know what the post turns up.
the thought of finding any of my little ones dead is just a worst nightmare. i am so sorry you have lost yours; perhaps their deaths can help to save others.
so glad you have others to go and hug, but you must be so nervous right now. be well--you and the goats.

 

I'm so so so sorry Ashley!! Those does were so beautiful!!

Prayers are coming your way for an answer!

 

I am so sorry for your loss!

did you get any results or answers?
I don't have oak trees here to worry about. But there is a possiblity that someday my goats will be surrounded by them. So I have been doing a little research on them and coming up with different answers. I am trying to decide that if that someday arrives, am I willing to put my goats at risk.

 

thanks Stacey

Prayers are with her on her losses!

 

ok, well I know I am curious to know as we had a similar situation, so if you would like to share that would be great!