Arthritis Question

[farmy]

We have a rescued Alpine named Debbie. She came to us with horrible mastitis and also with arthritis. She was said to be at least 9 years old. We are treating her mastitis but her arthritis has proven to be a tad bit more difficult. She went out with the herd but I pulled her back into isolation because her arthritis was really flaring up and she was having a hard time standing.

I have been giving a few cc's of Dex for the last few days and she is doing better but, I would like to wean her off daily injections if totally possible. Its very stressful for both of us.

So my question is does anyone have any suggestions on either something I can feed through or maybe even put into the water that is safe for goats but can help with Arthritis?

 

[helmstead]

Is it CAE? If so you might rethink running her with your other animals as there is some evidence that it can be spread through a herd.

With horses, I've had great results with BL Solution as a long term treatment. I see nothing in the ingredients that would be harmful to a goat. It is natural and will not cause stomach ulcers like NSAIDS.

 

[farmy]

thanks for that... I think I'm going to have her tested just to be safe... she started treatment for mastitis about 4 weeks ago an although they have gone down they still dont look normal, which is a sign of CAE... we'll see what happens....

Thanks for the advice, I will look into Bl Solution!