Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter

that he pulls through it for you!

You had to take him to the vet and try. I hope he pulls through this. But as @CntryBoy777 said, if further treatment is more than just buying another buck, you might want to let this one go. What a tough place to be in. Or you can just run and jump in the deep end, pull out all the stops and do everything you can to save him. Even if he only has 3 legs, he can still breed. no keeping a horny old goat down....

He has some special genes for making cheese and the breeder does not have anymore bucks for sale that carry both the A and B variant.

https://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/alphas1.php

Since he carries both the A/B variant his offspring will all carry A or B plus whatever their dam brings to the party.

Testing for this is not all that common and I was really lucky to find him and he "was" at a price I could afford...HA HA.

Um, is he old enough to collect for AI??
You know, just in case. I surely do hope that infection leaves soon and he is A1!!

IF it comes down to it - I'd go for the amputation. Easy for me to say since it's not my money! But, you've got so much into him now it would be a shame for it all to be for naught.

After he heals he should still be good to breed. OR - like Bruce mentioned...can he be collected?

How about a "go fund me" page?

Hope everything works out!

I really hope he can pull through this

I hate to even say this, because I really really really hope it doesn't turn this way, BUT if it is looking really bad you may be able to harvest his testicles. I don't know how many straws you'd get but maybe save some of the genetics. This was done with our doe's grandsire. He was a very influential and when he passed away at 10 years old (owners were with him) they harvested his testicles and harvested approx 200 straws. He will need to be DNA typed...

Again, I hate to even say this and am praying for your guy to pull through

He is running a temp. tonight. 104.4

Not sure what I am going to do...

Sorry Babs... not much to say that hasn't already been said. Really tough predicament for you to be in.

Thanks everyone for the thoughts and prayers. I will get him through this weekend and then talk to my regular vet, she is a goat person. I am little concerned with the choice of long acting antibiotics for a goat. A little red flag went off when they told me "We don't suggest alfalfa for male goats because of the calcium"...Really ??? I got my degree (HA HA) from BYH and Google and I even know that it isn't the calcium level that is a problem.

So with that in mind everything else is being examined and rated by me...do they know goats or don't they? I'm not really sure. I also wish that they had cultured it, but they said that they usually don't because of the expense. Seriously? What's another $100 at this point. Every infection my goats have ever had have been cultured for sensitivity. It isn't THAT much money.

I thought about collecting him but I can buy straws from the breeder for less. But the person that I was going to have do the AI isn't doing it for other people anymore which means that I would be on my own so perhaps it would be a waste of more money. I am going to class in Oct. but that doesn't mean I can settle any of them.

Life is complicated enough without these kinds of decisions. Did I mention 800.00 for an amputation?