Brandi Krisatis
Exploring the pasture
I have a 4 and half month old fainting goat. The last few days he's seemed off. Kind of mopey. Last night when I put him in his pen, his belly was really hard. This morning its wasn't as bad. When I got home from work, my mom said he seemed like he wasn't feeling good still. He's been straining and pushing, he does have some pellets come out. He did this 3 different times withing the 15 minutes I was watching him. He blats when he's doing this. I put him in his pen, I cleaned out his water/food dish. I started to fill up his water dish, he was drinking it, then I noticed something white in it. It's some type of worm. I don't know if it came out of his mouth or if it was on the hose that was laying on the ground. It is only a 1/2 inch to maybe 3/4 inch. Just before watering him, I cleaning out his little house. I have wood shaving in there. Not sure if the work came from that and somehow got in the water or on him.
I let Oscar free roam when I'm home. He shares a yard with a bunch of ducks and geese. Our dogs run in the same area. We live in the woods in West Michigan. I feed him Dumor goat feed from Tractor supply. Same food previous owners used. I give him fresh food in the morning and at night along with fresh water at those times. I use to give him hay, but he doesn't seem interested in it. He does eat grass and weeds when he's out of his pen. He is eating still.
He had a vet appt 3 weeks ago. He got his first vaccine. They did a fecal test and it came back clean. I've had him for about a month and a half.
I feel so bad for him. It sounds like he's crying. Any suggestions? Should I take him in? Is this something I can fix at home? Should I still feed him tonight? I've posted videos of him straining, the worm and a picture of his food.
I let Oscar free roam when I'm home. He shares a yard with a bunch of ducks and geese. Our dogs run in the same area. We live in the woods in West Michigan. I feed him Dumor goat feed from Tractor supply. Same food previous owners used. I give him fresh food in the morning and at night along with fresh water at those times. I use to give him hay, but he doesn't seem interested in it. He does eat grass and weeds when he's out of his pen. He is eating still.
He had a vet appt 3 weeks ago. He got his first vaccine. They did a fecal test and it came back clean. I've had him for about a month and a half.
I feel so bad for him. It sounds like he's crying. Any suggestions? Should I take him in? Is this something I can fix at home? Should I still feed him tonight? I've posted videos of him straining, the worm and a picture of his food.