Scaly around her eyes

[babsbag]

I have just noticed this same bald eye thing on a few of my goats. They aren't due until April- May. Should I wait for the Bo-Se injection or do it now, or now and then again when they get closer to kidding?

 

[art_duvall]

My question as well. Although animals don't metabolize selenium directly, it may be because it goes through the digestive tract and doesn't get aborbed.

 

[art_duvall]

Here is a picture to help.

 

[cmjust0]

ok, so the vet was not sure enough that it was selenium def. to give me Bo-se vial. He said our area is not selenium deficient, so would be more comfortable with me trying oral supplementation first.

Did you ask him if the area from whence you got your hay was selenium deficient? He'd have said "Well, uh, I couldn't say" at which point you should have just stared at him until he realized how short sighted he'd been.