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For a few weeks I've noticed Peggy Sue, my 3y/o Pygmy doe, has had slightly stiff back legs. I had attributed this to her 9 month old kids still nursing and making her sore. When they punch the bag it lifts her back end into the air because they are bigger than her!
Tonight she got into the kitchen and stole half a dozen tortillas from the counter. This is no where near the largest amount of food she's ever stolen, so I wasn't too worried. I waited a bit and went in to massage her belly til she burped in case she had an upset tummy. She tried to get away, but I pinned her against the wall and rubbed. When I let her go she was limping badly on the left side, and the leg kept folding up under her. I was terrified and stayed with her, and after a minute the leg was fine and she was able to stand up on her hinds legs by herself.
She never has put back on the weight she lost while she was pregnant, and I haven't been happy with her eyelid color for a while. I've wormed her regularly with Dumor wormer, and recently given her Ivermectin horse paste a few times. Could this be menengeal worms? How can I best treat it? I don't have access to Banamine, and the only large animal vet in the area doesn't know ANYTHING about goats (wanted me to wait til 6 MONTHS to disbud) and charges so much for a visit that I won't be able to afford the prescription. Would an OTC NSAID work at all for swelling? I'm trying to get a hold of another goat lady not too far away who has a better vet, but in the meantime what can I do?
Tonight she got into the kitchen and stole half a dozen tortillas from the counter. This is no where near the largest amount of food she's ever stolen, so I wasn't too worried. I waited a bit and went in to massage her belly til she burped in case she had an upset tummy. She tried to get away, but I pinned her against the wall and rubbed. When I let her go she was limping badly on the left side, and the leg kept folding up under her. I was terrified and stayed with her, and after a minute the leg was fine and she was able to stand up on her hinds legs by herself.
She never has put back on the weight she lost while she was pregnant, and I haven't been happy with her eyelid color for a while. I've wormed her regularly with Dumor wormer, and recently given her Ivermectin horse paste a few times. Could this be menengeal worms? How can I best treat it? I don't have access to Banamine, and the only large animal vet in the area doesn't know ANYTHING about goats (wanted me to wait til 6 MONTHS to disbud) and charges so much for a visit that I won't be able to afford the prescription. Would an OTC NSAID work at all for swelling? I'm trying to get a hold of another goat lady not too far away who has a better vet, but in the meantime what can I do?