Goat coughing, lungworms?

[Bianca Ruiz]

I have a new kid that is 1 month old and I got her about 4 and a half hours away from where I live, where it tends to be a bit chiller then where I am from. I have noticed she had been having a cough and her temperature is fine, I thinking she either has a cold from the weather change how it is becoming unusually cold, or she may have an infection like lungworm?

 

[Latestarter]

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Not sure where you are... I'm not a vet but at one month old, and based on the time of year, I doubt it's lung worm. It may be the onset of pneumonia from stress of being moved and the weather changes. Could also be a case of dust or allergies... Hopefully some of the other goat pros will chime in here.

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[Bianca Ruiz]

Thank you! I’m from Florida down south. Yeah I also was concerned if it was allergies or dust. I’m going to have to keep an eye on her and see if she shows more symptoms. Also since she is eating hay, when she is chewing cud, it seems like she is choking on it and causes her to cough. I don’t know if they could also be why she is coughing due to the amount of hay intake

 

[Latestarter]

What you're calling "coughing"... could it just be her bringing up cud?

 

[Bianca Ruiz]

Thank you! I’m from Florida down south.

What you're calling "coughing"... could it just be her bringing up cud?

It might be, it occurs when she is bringing up her cud so it sounds like she is coughing. But also she has a bit of a runny nose to go along with it.

 

[Latestarter]

Might be time for an antibiotic shot. You should be able to pick something up at TSC or a local farm store. I'd wait just a bit and watch her closely. Problem is, at that age they can go south so danged quick. I think @babsbag has dealt with sort of thing.

 

[Bianca Ruiz]

Okay thank you so much!

 

[Mini Horses]

Agree it "could be" allergies but it could be a pneumonia start. To be safe, if this were my animal, I'd give it some pennicilin. It's a "won't hurt but could save" the baby type thing. Dose is per weight, check label. Inexpensive to buy, maybe $8. Stress & shipping can bring this on often. Not a biggie if treated quickly.

Lungworm issues need a dewormer. She's a little young for that.

Of course, I am NOT a vet....just what I would do as a precaution for my own animal. The young ones can go down really fast.

 

[Bianca Ruiz]

Agree it "could be" allergies but it could be a pneumonia start. To be safe, if this were my animal, I'd give it some pennicilin. It's a "won't hurt but could save" the baby type thing. Dose is per weight, check label. Inexpensive to buy, maybe $8. Stress & shipping can bring this on often. Not a biggie if treated quickly.

Lungworm issues need a dewormer. She's a little young for that.

Of course, I am NOT a vet....just what I would do as a precaution for my own animal. The young ones can go down really fast.

Thank you so much for the advice!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Is this a bottle baby? If not, a month old is a bit young to take away from mama. You said her temp is fine - how is her appetite?