HELP!! Darn Goats!!

[elevan]

A slurry is when you mix the baking soda with water so it's runny enough to squirt down the goat's mouth with a syringe.

I agree...a slurry would probably be the most effective way of getting it into kids.

I did it!! YAY so now what?

Right now just be watchful and follow the advise below as needed.

repeat in 4 hours if bloating gets worse.

Could also drench with mineral oil if goat is really having a hard time.

Other wise it just takes time for them to recover. probably 2 or 3 days.

If a goat goes down and wont get up, make her walk around, exercise is good for them, but don't run them around and stress them

 

[20kidsonhill]

You can do the 1 to 2 teaspoons of baking soda mixed in just enough water to get it liquidy, the less to drench the better, baking soda tastes like crap, so I often mix the baking soda in a couple teaspoons of corn syrup and then just add a touch of water to thin. Then drench with either a drenching sryinge of a 3cc or 6 cc syringe with no needle on it. Take your time, don't need to rush and drown them with all of it at once, give them time to swallow and then put some more in their mouth..

If it is an emergency and they are bloated, just putting it out in a pan wont assure they will get enough in them to help with the bloat,

can repeat in 3 to 4 hours. Like when you take tums.

 

[20kidsonhill]

good job, do they seem really miserable?

 

[Livinwright Farm]

A slurry is when you mix the baking soda with water so it's runny enough to squirt down the goat's mouth with a syringe.

I agree...a slurry would probably be the most effective way of getting it into kids.

I did it!! YAY so now what?

good job, now relax and follow the advice that Emily(elevan) quoted for you

 

[FarmerBoy24]

good job, do they seem really miserable?

well when I gave it to them they HATED it lol. But they are (were) just laying down, and they had the runs.

 

[elevan]

good job, do they seem really miserable?

well when I gave it to them they HATED it lol. But they are (were) just laying down, and they had the runs.

Given the situation I wouldn't overly worry about the runs or try to stop them...yet.

If you have some pediatlyte (for human kids) or goat electrolytes I would give it to them to prevent dehydration from the diarrhea.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

good job, do they seem really miserable?

well when I gave it to them they HATED it lol. But they are (were) just laying down, and they had the runs.

Given the situation I wouldn't overly worry about the runs or try to stop them...yet.

If you have some pediatlyte (for human kids) or goat electrolytes I would give it to them to prevent dehydration from the diarrhea.

X2 You can even give them Goat-r-aid(pedialyte + molasses + yogurt/probiotic powder) The pedialyte will rehydrate, the molasses will giv e them an energy boost and the yogurt/probiotic powder will help get the good bacterial flora in their rumen back to the count that it should be.

 

[20kidsonhill]

good job, do they seem really miserable?

well when I gave it to them they HATED it lol. But they are (were) just laying down, and they had the runs.

Given the situation I wouldn't overly worry about the runs or try to stop them...yet.

If you have some pediatlyte (for human kids) or goat electrolytes I would give it to them to prevent dehydration from the diarrhea.

x3 the runs are probably a good thing at this point.
And that baking soda tastes horrible.

 

[FarmerBoy24]

well when I gave it to them they HATED it lol. But they are (were) just laying down, and they had the runs.

Given the situation I wouldn't overly worry about the runs or try to stop them...yet.

If you have some pediatlyte (for human kids) or goat electrolytes I would give it to them to prevent dehydration from the diarrhea.

x3 the runs are probably a good thing at this point.
And that baking soda tastes horrible.

Can they just get better naturally? I might have to give them more BS. EWWWWW

 

[ksalvagno]

If they bloat, then no, they won't get better on their own.