Straw Hat Kikos

[Pearce Pastures]

I have a weird eye thing---I can't deal with looking at them too long and definitely got a little yucky feeling just reading that. When we were having that rooster eye problem, I couldn't look when DH put the meds in and even that grossed me out.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

haha

I gave him some more into his eye. I will give him three shots, 48 hours apart. My vet said that Penicillin would be better and that's what he wanted me to do in his eye, but I got the Oxytetracycline instead because that will kill the Chlamydia, which is the dangerous stuff. If he had that then that could kill him if left untreated and can cause abortions in the does. 99.999% he just got hay or something in it but just in case that will kill it. The drops in his eyes will help clear his eyes up but the Oxytetracycline doesn't feel good. So it burns in his eyes for a minute but he'll be better off and it will help him. And the shots will take care of the Chlamydia if it were present. He really does good with it though. He doesn't fight it or kick, nothing. Just closes his eye. So I'll give him his second shot tomorrow and then two days after that. I will put it in his eyes until it gets better and a day or two longer.

 

[bonbean01]

Awww...poor Moses Hope it clears up quickly...and is not serious...for him or the does!!! When my sister had pink eye, the medicine went directly into her eye, so that sounds right to me....doing the needle thing in the eyelid would be just too much for me and the fear of him moving and poking his eyeball...(sorry Pearce if that made you queasy)

Moses has been special to me...starting with not just his handsome looks, but that hair do...totally awesome...but then I saw your baby Moses photos and was smitten...no...I am not going to get goats, but if I did I'd have to come steal Moses for sure, so be glad I'm a sheep person

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Awww...poor Moses Hope it clears up quickly...and is not serious...for him or the does!!! When my sister had pink eye, the medicine went directly into her eye, so that sounds right to me....doing the needle thing in the eyelid would be just too much for me and the fear of him moving and poking his eyeball...(sorry Pearce if that made you queasy)

Moses has been special to me...starting with not just his handsome looks, but that hair do...totally awesome...but then I saw your baby Moses photos and was smitten...no...I am not going to get goats, but if I did I'd have to come steal Moses for sure, so be glad I'm a sheep person

It should be all cleared up soon. May take a few day, maybe a few weeks, but in the end he'll be fine.
It is a bit nasty. I'm not opposed to giving him a shot like that (not with this stuff though) but I would not do it on this goat because he is a wild thing. haha

Thanks bon. *huge smile* He's a good goat and he is a handsome devil.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Poor Moses. Eye problems suck. You close your eye to keep it feel good, then you feel blind and its just ACK. I just hate eye problems XD.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Hey StrawHat, I wanted to get your take on this. And I have to hijack your thread to get your opinion!

Tim is picking up this guy this weekend. He's about 4 and weighs about 175 pounds. He's not as handsome as Moses. But he's a kiko! (Or as the ad says, KINKO )
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/grd/3443669316.html

Hope Moses eye is clearing up!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

We'll imo a goat is defined by how well it's internal parasite issues, it's hooves, its health, and it's history on all those. Without knowing those I couldn't tell you anything for sure. I don't buy any goat without asking a million questions about the stuff you can't see on a goat. Health kind of stuff.

But as far as his appearance, his size, his look, he looks good. Honestly he looks like he is crossed with a Savanna goat. He has a bit of it in his head, he has the Savanna beard and neck for sure, and his thickness could be part of that too. He is definitely Kiko though. You can tell from his ears. I have never seen any other ears that look exactly like Kiko ears. lol

As far as him, I like him. Lots of size, he's very thick, has good length. His price is quite nice too. He looks nice and he could be a steal. Go for it.

 

[bonbean01]

All good points Straw, and we knew so little when we bought our first lambs...sad really...went totally on their cuteness, but lucked out

Now...a Kinko goat...you feed him paper and a colour copy comes out the other end, right?

 

[Bridgemoof]

Now...a Kinko goat...you feed him paper and a colour copy comes out the other end, right?

Oh imagine the possibilities if he were a wool goat!

Yes I know you would be much more discriminating in your selection process Straw.. But this is Tim we are talking about If the price were right, he'd bring home a goat with the plague!

We'll see how healthy he is when we get him. He looks healthy and stout in the picture. Hopefully we have learned enough by now to not bring home another animal that is limping or has hoof problems. We have enough of those already! Internal parasites, well, we'll see how well he does with those as well.

Thanks for your opinion! You can now have your thread back.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

If the price were right, he'd bring home a goat with the plague!

We'll see how healthy he is when we get him. He looks healthy and stout in the picture.

Yeah, he does look pretty nice. When you get him home you have to get some more pictures and post them so we can see him better. He sure is handsome.