rachels.haven's Journal

Baymule · Nov 28, 2022

Poor little buck. I hope he makes a full recovery.

SageHill · Nov 29, 2022

EEGADS -- poor guy. Never a dull moment - and that's one heck of a moment. Hope it ends well.

rachels.haven · Nov 29, 2022

Yes! This morning this is how he was.

Still wobbly, but vast improvements. If he keeps it up with no surprise swan dives he'll be okay.

Bruce · Nov 29, 2022

Dare I ask how a goat gets polio? And (thankfully) only one goat gets it?

I'm glad he's looking better.

rachels.haven · Nov 29, 2022

Bruce said:
Dare I ask how a goat gets polio? And (thankfully) only one goat gets it?

I'm glad he's looking better.

Disruption of the rumen causes it. Goats make thiamine as they ruminate. Goat polio is thiamine deficiency. Causes brain swelling. I dumped the alfalfa feeder to clean it out after a few days of rain and for some reason Kai and the other youngest bucks decided to have a nasty hay eating contest and I guess he "won" and got sick. Idk if anyone else will get anything but it's not contagious. The doofy thing is that they had a full feeder of fresh, dry, not rotted hay 5 feet from the hay feeder cleanings, but no. They had to be tidy and eat everything on the ground. More evidence goats shouldn't "clean it up" when it comes to hay and feed on the ground. The feeder is in their shelter now.... :hide