I have a 3 mos old kid that wasn't looking too good. took a fecal in to the vet and turns out there is quite a bit of cocci eggs. Vet gave me corid- gave the first dose last night, this morning the berries are looking a little more wet, with little silky threads among them (The poop was normal before) Anyone know what's going on? Thanks I'm new to all this.
Could be some of the mucosa lining from the colon.... keep your eye on it and it should clear up. Corid is strong stuff so hard to tell exactly what is going on.
should I diluate it more? I used less water than was recomended on the bottle, but not as strong as others here have recomended-(1/4 cup corid mixed with 3/4 cup water, 6 cc for 5 days. also, do people get this?Thanks for your help.
Cocci is not contagious to people, it is specific to animals and each specie has it's own strain of the organism. Goat coccidia cannot be given to chickens and chicken coccidia cannot be passed to goats :greengrin: Most times, when diarrhea comes to a stop, it tends to take a day or 2 of seeing mucousy stool before the pellets truly form. Provide plenty hay and water and make sure you continue the entire course of treatment, even if your kid feels better and has normal poop.
I give corid straight no dilution - 1cc per 4lbs ( I then flavor it but the actual medicine amount is still equivalent to the 1cc per 4lbs) Coccidiosis is actually a parasite that lives off the thiamine in the goats body -- as Liz said humans to my knowledge can not get cocci. The way goats get it is through the stools of an infected goat
Humans can get a form of cocci. Coccidia parasites are also encountered in humans, in the form of Cyrptosporidium and is transmitted in the fecal matter of cattle
