RainySunday
Ridin' The Range
I have a doe (well, one is worse than the other two, but they all have a touch of it) that is coughing. No nasal or anything discharge. No fever, not off feed, etc. Normal except for this dratted cough. It's gone on for quite awhile now. We had a wether do the same thing about a year ago, and after getting tired of listening to it, finally tried LA200 (after a lungworm treatment protocol did nothing), and he never coughed again.
I can't use that on these does though, since they are pregnant and due in march-april. The vet has looked at the worst one, said her lungs didn't sound great, but since she didn't have a fever, and was pregnant, she would rather wait to treat her until after babies come (since most antibiotics are off-label for goats, etc). I was fine with that, as the does seems fine except for a cough. That was a couple weeks ago.
Now, I've had two baby goats come down with resp. stuff, with a fever (right after being moved to their new home, of course; I did give the buyer full-disclosure that I have a coughing doe, who cannot currently be treated; still frustrating though, even thought hey showed no symptoms here).
With that in mind...I am concerned that the junior need to be treated so they don't pass anything to the rest of the herd...
Thoughts? What antibiotics are considered safe for late-term pregnant does? Should I treat at all? I hate doing pen-g, since it's twice a day, but if it would work, and is safe...I actually have help all next week, so twice a day would be feasible.
I don't like using the vet unless I have to, it generally ends up being a case of "Yep, you did everything that I would have told you to, good job!" oh, and "here's your bill"
which is reassuring, but can get expensive.
Okay, all done rambling for now. Goat people, ready, GO!
I can't use that on these does though, since they are pregnant and due in march-april. The vet has looked at the worst one, said her lungs didn't sound great, but since she didn't have a fever, and was pregnant, she would rather wait to treat her until after babies come (since most antibiotics are off-label for goats, etc). I was fine with that, as the does seems fine except for a cough. That was a couple weeks ago.
Now, I've had two baby goats come down with resp. stuff, with a fever (right after being moved to their new home, of course; I did give the buyer full-disclosure that I have a coughing doe, who cannot currently be treated; still frustrating though, even thought hey showed no symptoms here).
With that in mind...I am concerned that the junior need to be treated so they don't pass anything to the rest of the herd...
Thoughts? What antibiotics are considered safe for late-term pregnant does? Should I treat at all? I hate doing pen-g, since it's twice a day, but if it would work, and is safe...I actually have help all next week, so twice a day would be feasible.
I don't like using the vet unless I have to, it generally ends up being a case of "Yep, you did everything that I would have told you to, good job!" oh, and "here's your bill"
which is reassuring, but can get expensive.Okay, all done rambling for now. Goat people, ready, GO!
