Arpyhh
Chillin' with the herd
Hi,
I'm new here and new to goats too. My goal was to have a couple of dairy goats for milk and cheese.
Foolishly (trusting) I bought two baby goats and two lambs from an unknown source, the female kid had a lump just behind her wattle, but I was told it was just a little cyst and no big issue. The vet came out and drained the clear liquid, but it came back within three weeks had grown enormous, I called the vet again, they came out and it had burst just minutes before they arrived. She has another smaller one just behind her right front leg too...
She was in the pen with the other babies, and he told me to separate them until he got the lab results of the sample he took. He gave her penicillin and metacam.
I'm not a good farmer, because I know in my heart, I cannot and will not put her down.
So I am praying this is a wattle cyst abscess and not the dreaded CL. I'm doing research, and asking anyone with experience, what their opinion is. It's going to be a long five days!!
Thanks for any thoughts and opinions.
I'm new here and new to goats too. My goal was to have a couple of dairy goats for milk and cheese.
Foolishly (trusting) I bought two baby goats and two lambs from an unknown source, the female kid had a lump just behind her wattle, but I was told it was just a little cyst and no big issue. The vet came out and drained the clear liquid, but it came back within three weeks had grown enormous, I called the vet again, they came out and it had burst just minutes before they arrived. She has another smaller one just behind her right front leg too...
She was in the pen with the other babies, and he told me to separate them until he got the lab results of the sample he took. He gave her penicillin and metacam.
I'm not a good farmer, because I know in my heart, I cannot and will not put her down.
So I am praying this is a wattle cyst abscess and not the dreaded CL. I'm doing research, and asking anyone with experience, what their opinion is. It's going to be a long five days!!
Thanks for any thoughts and opinions.