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Re: need help from goat people

Posted by: smarties <smarties@...>

Hi Julie,

Do you rotate wormers, and what are you using? Not all wormers are effective
against tapeworms, which would rob her of all her nutrients. Since you are
worming so often, it is possible that she has some type of resistant strain.
Have you taken a fecal sample in to check? This certainly doesn't sound
good, perhaps Sandy or Deanna would have some better in sight here.
TTFN
Jacqui

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane and Julie Banks" <dabanks@harbornet.net>
To: <homesteadheaven@weloveGod.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 11:36 AM
Subject: [HomeSteadHeaven] need help from goat people

Hi again, I have a question to ask anyone who is knowledgeable of goats.
One of our baby pygmy's (4 months old) has within the last month lost so
much weight it is scary. She is down to a skeleton now. We never see it
happen, but lately she must be getting knocked down (seems I just turn my
back) by another goat or she is falling down. When she falls down she lays
there and kicks and cries and can not get up. She seems to can't even lift
her head. When we pick her up (all of maybe 4 pounds of her), she is limp
but crying and in a matter of a few seconds she wants down. Any ideas what
is going on here? I am afraid she is not going to make it. It all seemed to
start about a month or so ago when she had diarrhea. I medicated the whole
bunch of them for coccidiosis even tho I really didn't think it was that at
the time but figured it wouldn't hurt to med them for it anyways. It took
several days, but her diarrhea did go away. So, since then she has
continued to lose weight and her hair is getting dry. I worm these guys
frequently so I really doubt it is worms. By frequently I mean every 5-6
weeks being there is so many of them and we are always "dragging home"
another one. Her 2 sisters and her brother are doing fine as are all the
other goats. I really don't want to lose little Pebbles, she is a sweetie
and so adorable. By the way, she seems to eat really well and stays behind
to clean up what her mama and siblings didn't want. No problems with bloat
at all either. Thanks so much!! Julie