babsbag
Herd Master
Sorry about the kitty, I know it is always harder when the pet belongs to one of my kids.
You really have a goat that will eat the bolus, of how I wish that was true around her. My does all looked like crap coat wise and I had a 5 month old buckling die most likely from a Selenium deficiency even though he and the doe both had BoSe. So with all of that I switched out minerals to one they actually like and gave the does all a multimin 90 injection. What a difference in 6 weeks, nice shiny coats that are filling in bare spots and they just look good.
I am fairly certain that a severe selenium deficiency has caused some stunted goats for the last two years, probably Bellini and her sister being among that group. I always dose the dams a month before kidding with BoSe and the kids at about 3-6 weeks but obviously not enough. I don't want to overdo it either and a blood test for selenium is not the best diagnostic tool but I guess better than nothing. And we won't even mention the copper issues. The injection is so much easier than a bolus.
The senior does that I gave the multimin to and the kids that were born this year look great coat wise. The does that are 18 months that I didn't treat don't look as good so they are next on the list as they get bred. I don't know how long this stuff will stay in their system and I will treat again in about 4 months as some will be ready to freshen then but I am impressed. Also the senior does, about 20 of them, are going through 20lbs of minerals a week. Would love to add some herbal stuff to that mix but I am sure they would just pick through it, that is what goats do, right?
Did Bellinis' sisters coat after get slick and shiny? What did you name her? How is Bailey? I would love to see kids from her and Rocky. Rocky has a few nice chunky half alpines running around my field, he should do a good job for you.
You really have a goat that will eat the bolus, of how I wish that was true around her. My does all looked like crap coat wise and I had a 5 month old buckling die most likely from a Selenium deficiency even though he and the doe both had BoSe. So with all of that I switched out minerals to one they actually like and gave the does all a multimin 90 injection. What a difference in 6 weeks, nice shiny coats that are filling in bare spots and they just look good.
I am fairly certain that a severe selenium deficiency has caused some stunted goats for the last two years, probably Bellini and her sister being among that group. I always dose the dams a month before kidding with BoSe and the kids at about 3-6 weeks but obviously not enough. I don't want to overdo it either and a blood test for selenium is not the best diagnostic tool but I guess better than nothing. And we won't even mention the copper issues. The injection is so much easier than a bolus.
The senior does that I gave the multimin to and the kids that were born this year look great coat wise. The does that are 18 months that I didn't treat don't look as good so they are next on the list as they get bred. I don't know how long this stuff will stay in their system and I will treat again in about 4 months as some will be ready to freshen then but I am impressed. Also the senior does, about 20 of them, are going through 20lbs of minerals a week. Would love to add some herbal stuff to that mix but I am sure they would just pick through it, that is what goats do, right?
Did Bellinis' sisters coat after get slick and shiny? What did you name her? How is Bailey? I would love to see kids from her and Rocky. Rocky has a few nice chunky half alpines running around my field, he should do a good job for you.
I feel terrible that I hadn't noticed, but they are better now. I did run a fecal screen on her and she had a single cocci and a single worm egg. I am not positive on the type as I am new to goat parasites, but I was happy with the low numbers. My goat vet is in fresno, about 40 minutes away so difficult for fecal purposes. I want to send a couple out but not sure on which goats. I can't find where I wrote it down, but I thought she was around 40# when I brought her home and she has almost caught up to Bellini size wise. She tries to get in for some grain when we hand feed a handfull over the fence, but she is too little to squish her way in between the fat girls. One of these days, I will separate the big girls out. But then I have to decide if I leave the nubians with the big girls (they are almost as tall as the boers) or leave them with the nigerians. Do I move Bellini and Cosmo with the nigis??? or keep them with the boers??? They are a herd with the nubs but they like Bailey too. How do I keep them all happy? 
Makes it hard to find a balance when they all need something different.
Not sure if he can read my mind now, or if I give off a 'got a new pet' vibe.... Anyhow, her story is something along the lines of a dog ate her foot off and she will need to have the leg amputated once she is big enough for anesthesia. The person that brought her in decided to euthanize her. But I didn't think she wanted to die so she came home with me (after the owner signed a release, meaning she gave up her rights and interest in the cat and is fully aware I am taking her). I am now the proud owner of a very cute, soft and fluffy, slightly defective and barely used (2-3 weeks old), squirmy little peg leg pirate. Who has no teeth, sucks on the couch, is already learning how to purr and kneads on my sweatshirt like she is a breadmaking pro.
. That is pretty cute. Another choice was Captain Barbosa, the scary captain from Pirates of the Carribean. Being a pegleg and all that is pretty cute too. plain old Peggy or I-lean would work, but I kinda like the first two a little better. She is cuddly of course, but she has a little bit of a temper too so she may end up being a strong willed little punk. 
