Coughing Goats

you can test them for lung worms at home...shared by Goathiker, you gather fresh goat berries and wrap them tight in a square of gauze..twist the top tight, like a hershey kiss , float in a cup of water over night..if they have lung worm you will see worms or larve floating in the water..

Its always best to know what you are treating before treating...but when you just can not have a fecal done and you know worms are an issue..ie: anemic , coarse coats, loosing weight, lethargic, unthrify...then you need to treat with a broad base wormer that covers a good amount of different worms...I chooce Ivomec Plus (1 cc per 40# sub Q)or Valbazen (1 cc per 10# orally) since they are the only two that get liver fluke...

Other reasons for coughing are dusting area, hay or feed, allergies..you can mist down the dirt areas where the goats are..not soak but wet enough to cut downon the dust..check you hay for mold and dust..try to fluff some of th edust out before feeding,s ome will mist that as well..if you feed is dusty you can lightly mist it when feeding...
for allergies..benadryl works great...I would try these things before going for antibiotics..