The vet gave both bucks dex and draxxin. He wants me to do another 5 days of sulfamed for the 9 month old buck. He told me to continue doing what I’m doing. He ran a Hematocrit on the 6 month old and it was a 8. TP was a 6. He wants to hold off on doing a blood transfusion right now.
By the sounds of it he seems like he’s treating for the symptoms just like we’ve all recommended. But maybe he has a theory, I’m interested to know.
He didn’t say, he just told me he was treating him for pneumonia and I asked him to go ahead and treat the 9 month old to. He ran a fecal and it was negative. He wasn’t sure how he became so anemic so quick
Another fecal with completely 0? In my opinion he just wasn't dropping eggs then. I'd guess coccidia, pneumonia, and maybe even barberpole all at work at the same time.
Where is your general location? I ask because i was talkin toniht to the lady that sold me my never to dry up cricket lol. Anyhoo.... she moved to florida this springish... lost three bucks and a doe pretty quickly from liver flukes. Being from VA then moving to FL she had no idea to look for them.
I’m in Alabama, I’ve never had a problem with liver flukes. I was talking to another breeder last night and she has some goats bred by the same breeder as my 6 month old and they are bad about getting pneumonia and anemic. She’s located in North Carolina. My 6 month old buck is also heavily linebred. I’m not sure if that could’ve genetically caused a lower immune system.
I know you do your own fecals...but I would send a fresh fecal to meadowmist including a liver fluke check just to confirm your findings. Always good to get second eyes on things. Meadowmist only charges 6 bucks a test..so 6 for regular and 6 for liver fluke. Genetics can always play a role in it too. You're a good goat mom..keep us posted on this little.guy.