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Hey guys, technical question. Got a friend with a goat with SEVERE, and I mean stark white, anemia. Don’t worry not looking for treatment advice we have got this goat on everything needed - worms have been treated the way they should be, red cell, b injections, ACV water, lemon EO, alfalfa, nutritional smoothies, LOH herbal dewormer starting now and Herbamins!!

My only question, she did red cell for a week, no change, at all.. instead of going to the once weekly now, would twice weekly be safe for such a severe problem? Thanks guys.

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I think she is concerned about the injection reaction. The goat is improving emotionally and seems to be putting some weight on, condition seems less critical, but the eyelids have not improved - but since she is no longer “on deaths door” I think red cell is preferred to the injection.

Would every other day for one more week even be safe? Not really sure the level of safety with red cell but would like to learn.

 

She is getting the lemon daily along with 50/50 ACV and water, land of Havilah’s Herbamins just came in too. She also started her on Dyne due to being SEVERELY underweight, that really perked her up a lot!! She seems to be looking up but the color is not there.

 

This one is a fighter, she didn’t show it. Never went down, never stopped eating. The day they took her to the vet for a checkup she started to get run-down, the vet said she was pretty much hopeless but I had tricks up my sleeve so we got nutrition in her and herbs and anything else good and she has really improved.

 

She got an ivomec injection on top of a bunch of other wormers... she is still anemic but I feel like for her second dose oral may be okay... opinion?

 

Ill keep the blood transplant in mind for her.


I thought about the bolus, she is not deficient in copper - 2 grams would probably be okay bit seems unnecessary at this time.

Dewormers are not important at the moment, that was taken care of but a fecal has been sent in to confirm. My only question was if red cell could be extended thanks guys!!

 

We got her back to eating solids, she’s eaten at least 2lbs of grain and alfalfa pellets and definitely had her appetite again. Like I said, she is no longer critical, we got her through the worst of it - I am very familiar with anemia treatment from everything I’ve learned on this site and from others. Everything has been taken care of and she is doing well, all things considered. She really started to improve when given Dyne high calorie liquid - keep that in the back of your mind for anemic and underweight goats!!

 

I would love a blood transfusion for her, but I don't know if that is in the cards. She is improving every day. My friend thankfully came to me quickly after the vet appointment for her, and I was able to guide her through nutritional support (the only thing the vet did was give a b shot, and three different wormers to use. No talk of iron supplementation at all).

 

Got it

I can always suggest a transfusion but it is unlikely they would go through with it... can it be done DIY, or would a vet be needed?

 

Those were my thoughts but unfortunately a knowledgeable vet has not been found in her area.