Goat with weak back legs!!! Help!!!

[Alison]

I have a three one-half year old doe, kidded in March. Came out this morning and she's weak in her back end. Temp 101.4, eating, pooping, urinating ok. Gums fine. Udder fine, in fact I think she's drying up. Hadn't wormed her for awhile, but did this morning with oral ivermectin. Gets a little goat/sheep feed at night. Forages the yard and hay barn during the day.

Had her tested for CAE last year and negative. Took the buckling another farm for disbud and neuter. Not sure about their CAE status.

I'll give her a B shot and worm her again tomorrow. I'm really hoping its worms or B deficiency.

Any other thoughts?

 

[TAH]

I have a three one-half year old doe, kidded in March. Came out this morning and she's weak in her back end. Temp 101.4, eating, pooping, urinating ok. Gums fine. Udder fine, in fact I think she's drying up. Hadn't wormed her for awhile, but did this morning with oral ivermectin. Gets a little goat/sheep feed at night. Forages the yard and hay barn during the day.

Had her tested for CAE last year and negative. Took the buckling another farm for disbud and neuter. Not sure about their CAE status.

I'll give her a B shot and worm her again tomorrow. I'm really hoping its worms or B deficiency.

Any other thoughts?

@Southern by choice @Goat Whisperer @babsbag @OneFineAcre

 

[Latestarter]

Just throwing it out there: Might be minerals in general... maybe copper/selenium deficiency? Aside from hair loss, isn't leg/rear weakness a possible indicator? Does she have access to free choice minerals (for goats specifically, not sheep/goats)? Or she could just be overall weak from nursing and not getting enough protein/nutrients. If she's been nursing and only getting a little bit of feed, the hay and forage may not be enough for her to maintain. How is her overall body condition?

We now return you to the experienced and more knowledgeable goat owners; tagged above

 

[Alison]

She's got one of those mineral licks.

Anyone use vita ject B and know the dosage?

 

[Southern by choice]

Can you better describe what you mean when you say weak in back legs? Pics are always good.

On a side note you just threw a dewormer at her without knowing what worms you are targeting and no other info. This is VERY bad practice to start. I will expand later.

There are many things that could be going on but without a better understanding it is hard to help. Can she walk normal, ard the legs dragging? Feet? Etc.

Meningeal worm can cause paralysis but a dewormer isn't enough... EDITED due to ERROR-
Corrected below.Other typical goat parasites do not cause this so deworming blindly is a bad idea.

Could be deficiency as well.

Have you checked hooves? Hooves can cause issues of all sorts.

 

[Alison]

She's shaky. She can walk, but her back is humped and legs are shaky. Temp is 101.8 just now. Could it be udder related? Like mastitis?

What about a B injection?

 

[Alison]

Oh, hooves are ok.

 

[Alison]

 

[Alison]

 

[Southern by choice]

LEt me correct myself... I was putting too many things together I mentioned anti- biotics this is NOT for meningeal worn... it would be for Listeria etc... I am working in the heat... not paying attention to what I typed...
Dex would be for MW.

I just stepped in and headed back out will be in later and check back.