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Specializing in New Goat Owner understanding of goat physiology, goat anatomy, goat care and herd management. *I am not a veterinarian, any advice and information should be verified by your veterinarian before administering to your goats. (! During times of severe weather in the Midwest, I may experience a delay in internet service due to the interference of the satellite reception - but will answer your questions as soon as service is restored. !) Note: Keep in mind, the goat expert is volunteering her time to help other goat owners, she also runs her farm with her own herd of 100 goats and may not be at her computer at all hours. Questions are answered as soon as she can possibly read and answer them, usually within 24 hours.
18 years experience of raising goats and herd management. Active hands on experience with goat herd and research with various Caprine University Research and Extension Centers nationwide. 15 years dedicated to helping other goat breeders/owners with goat anatomy, goat disease and goat health care issues via phone, published goat care articles and internet interaction. The information I have to offer is not only from personal experience and years of research updated often as new information is made available to me, but supported by many Veterinary Research colleges and all medications and information I have to offer on how the medications work and what dosages "I" use, is information I have acquired by discussing directly with the company's veterinarians and staff research experts.
5 year active member of International Veterinary Information Service
United Caprine News, Homesteaders Magazine, Columnist for Goat Magazine, Owner and Author of GoatPedia™
Graduate Programs in Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
What is there not to love about goats? They are my life! If I am on Vacation there will be help for you at my goat emergency group There are also descriptive goat care articles at my website: http://Goat-Link.com
I want to be able to communicate the Proper goat care information for goat owners so they can care for their goats in the most effective manner possible. I want to help others understand their goats and be able to give their goats they best care they can.
Goats do NOT eat everything. They are fastidious eaters and require good clean mold free hay and fresh clean water daily. *goatlady in the AllExperts Top 25 for April 2008, May 2008, June 2008, July 2008,August 2008, Sept 2008! and November 2008!~ Thank you for your nominations!!!
Do NOT castrate your kids too young (4 months is a good age to band) , Do NOT disbud too late (when the horn buds first start to break the skin and are about 1/2 inch tall), Know that SafeGuard is for horses and not effective in goats, be aware the kid/lamb milk replacers for bottle babies are the #1 killer of baby goats! Never feed moldy hay or feed.
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HI Peggy, I'm very sorry.. :( Possible not probable.. But yes possible. Make ABSOLUTELY sure you keep a close eye on her for any sign of infection - take her rectal temp every day.. it is also possible
HI Rene, Yes they can - also cause dead kids at birth.. Pine needle abortion: Pine needles from the Ponderosa Pine ( Pinus ponderosa) contains an anti-estrogenic compound. Ingestion of the
HI Heather, He most likely needs an enema.. Somewhere along the line I suspect he ate too much and got bound up.. in the mean time cut his bottle amount down.. but make sure he poops.. you may have
HI Tami, What is this wound from? a deep wound such as this takes a long time to heal, and I would have him on penicillin procaine G for 7 days injected.. ask your vet to show you how - you can get
HI Victoria, O the does who are due in the next week I would wait until the day they kid or the day after. for the does a month away you can give the CDT now and booster in 30 days.. here is info on
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