helmstead
Goat Mistress
Reminds me of my tech days, following dogs around waiting for a urine sample. Ah, fun times. All I have to do to make mine poop is put them on the stanchion hahaha
SICK AGAIN! My baby was vomiting, coccidia tx dosage needed...
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Reminds me of my tech days, following dogs around waiting for a urine sample. Ah, fun times. All I have to do to make mine poop is put them on the stanchion hahaha
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Spot Master
I agree w/ Kate on the 'cocci kids' thing...They just never catch up / thrive like kids who never suffered from it.
Our smallest Nub doe is our oldest...one of the few survivors of our first serious bout w/ cocci. She kids / milks fine, but looks like a large mini Nub.
The damage can be done well before they're to the bloody scour stage. If it's there, I'd treat now.
Good luck!
Our smallest Nub doe is our oldest...one of the few survivors of our first serious bout w/ cocci. She kids / milks fine, but looks like a large mini Nub.
The damage can be done well before they're to the bloody scour stage. If it's there, I'd treat now.
Good luck!
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Sigh, this is somewhat confusing. I was able to see both doelings poop this morning, and just ran the fecals. They were both "good," with barely any cocci and a few barberpoles, and a sprinkling of this and that...so few of the others that I didn't concern myself with them.
Totals: For Plum, stomach worms in the 50's and cocci around 10.
For Peach, similar numbers, maybe just a few more cocci, closer to 20.
Both doelings poo was very close to normal this morning, with just a slight bit of moisture. Peach's was not clumpy, maybe....clingy?
Need that pictorial poo glossary!
I will run another fecal tomorrow, but unless someone has a good argument, I see no need to medicate yet. It was more likely something they ate. My pasture is pathetic, so unpalatable things may be getting more palatable. I will go for a walk and pick more goldenrod and grapevines, the only thing that is still green (sort of) here now.
Yes? No?
Totals: For Plum, stomach worms in the 50's and cocci around 10.
For Peach, similar numbers, maybe just a few more cocci, closer to 20.
Both doelings poo was very close to normal this morning, with just a slight bit of moisture. Peach's was not clumpy, maybe....clingy?
Need that pictorial poo glossary!I will run another fecal tomorrow, but unless someone has a good argument, I see no need to medicate yet. It was more likely something they ate. My pasture is pathetic, so unpalatable things may be getting more palatable. I will go for a walk and pick more goldenrod and grapevines, the only thing that is still green (sort of) here now.
Yes? No?
helmstead
Goat Mistress
Definately NOT cocci then. I'd give them some Probios, must be something they're eating.SDGsoap&dairy
Loving the herd life
Your case may be entirely different but I just wanted to throw this out there. I have a nubian doe who had clumpy poop for WEEKS after I brought her home. We wormed her aggressively, gave probios, this, that, the other and STILL clumpy poop. It drove me crazy.
I finally figured out that all I needed to do was decrease her grain ration a bit. At the time we brought her home she was pretty lean and in an effort to put condition on her we were giving her apparently more than she could handle. We decreased her grain and increased her alfalfa pellet ration (since we were trying to put weight on her) and almost instantaneously the problem was resolved.
She's lactating now and eating a TON and sure enough on days she's had excess grain she gets clumpy. It's totally predictable. Now we're trying to balance keeping her in good condition and keeping her poo relatively normal but I don't worry too much anymore. I just give her a little extra time to browse and it's back to normal.
Again, this may not have any bearing on your situation whatsoever; just wanted to share because sometimes we think it's one thing and it turns out to be something entirely different! I just figure it's part of the learning experience.
I finally figured out that all I needed to do was decrease her grain ration a bit. At the time we brought her home she was pretty lean and in an effort to put condition on her we were giving her apparently more than she could handle. We decreased her grain and increased her alfalfa pellet ration (since we were trying to put weight on her) and almost instantaneously the problem was resolved.
She's lactating now and eating a TON and sure enough on days she's had excess grain she gets clumpy. It's totally predictable. Now we're trying to balance keeping her in good condition and keeping her poo relatively normal but I don't worry too much anymore. I just give her a little extra time to browse and it's back to normal.
Again, this may not have any bearing on your situation whatsoever; just wanted to share because sometimes we think it's one thing and it turns out to be something entirely different! I just figure it's part of the learning experience.
helmstead
Goat Mistress
And one never stops learning, these goaties know how to throw us for loops!n.smithurmond said:I just figure it's part of the learning experience.
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Self Sufficient Queen
It's hard not to freak out when I read so many threads that end the next day with, "Thanks for all your advice, but she didn't make it. We buried her this morning." How can I not freak out??? I'm freaking out about freaking out!!!!! AAAAAARRRRRRRRGH!!!!! 
Thank goodness it's not cocci. Whew. I will continue to monitor. Whenever I do a fecal and it doesn't show what I expect, I think my method is off. (What? No cocci? I must be an idiot!!! This can't be right!)
So now I have an OPEN package of stupid Corid in my fridge. But somehow I am happy that my $22 was wasted, because my doelings aren't at death's door.
I do understand about the feed...my buckling is thin and had dog poo for a long time, even after deworming with Ivomec...barberpole....but I was giving him two pounds of alfalfa pellets a day along with free choice hay, and he was neglecting to eat much hay. I dropped him down to 1.5 pounds a day, and now he eats more hay (alfalfa is not available here yet, soon, though, I hope) and his poop is pellets, mostly.
The doelings were both weaned last week, and may be searching out more food/nutrients because of it. I think I will carefully start graining them a bit to see if that helps. It may keep them from eating whatever they are nibbling on in the pasture. They have free choice hay. They probably need more protein to replace the milk. They are a good size, so I didn't reallly think about that. If they are both pooping pretty poo tomorrow, I will add an ounce of grain and slowly increase it for them.
I will try not to run fecals tomorrow. I will try to wait a week.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out!
Thank goodness it's not cocci. Whew. I will continue to monitor. Whenever I do a fecal and it doesn't show what I expect, I think my method is off. (What? No cocci? I must be an idiot!!! This can't be right!)
So now I have an OPEN package of stupid Corid in my fridge. But somehow I am happy that my $22 was wasted, because my doelings aren't at death's door.
I do understand about the feed...my buckling is thin and had dog poo for a long time, even after deworming with Ivomec...barberpole....but I was giving him two pounds of alfalfa pellets a day along with free choice hay, and he was neglecting to eat much hay. I dropped him down to 1.5 pounds a day, and now he eats more hay (alfalfa is not available here yet, soon, though, I hope) and his poop is pellets, mostly.
The doelings were both weaned last week, and may be searching out more food/nutrients because of it. I think I will carefully start graining them a bit to see if that helps. It may keep them from eating whatever they are nibbling on in the pasture. They have free choice hay. They probably need more protein to replace the milk. They are a good size, so I didn't reallly think about that. If they are both pooping pretty poo tomorrow, I will add an ounce of grain and slowly increase it for them.
I will try not to run fecals tomorrow. I will try to wait a week.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will wait a week before running another fecal exam.
I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out. I will not freak out!
