Our goat adventure has kept us on our toes since day one. First with a little escape artist the day we brought them home to now a sickly one. We began to notice that his "poo" was not right since the day he came home. Goats are supposed to poop berries, and his was clumpy. So we kept a close eye on him and it began to turn to diarrhea. Something of which could be deadly for goats. We have been researching and keeping a very close eye on the lil guy. He was beginning to be on the lethargic side and food and water did not seem important anymore. This is when my concern turned to worry. We stopped his feed and only offered him hay and water with electrolytes. He gave me encouragement as he was up and about now and again nibbling on some hay. Still having diarrhea and on the lethargic side we decided we should get him medicine. So here comes the challenge, because although our lil girl can not get enough human attention the two males are not so sure yet. The sick male even more so than the other male.
The curious male
Our shy and sick male
Friendly lil girl
We bought them each a brand new collar to assist in walking them and tying them to the post to work on them easier. We started with our friendly girl and gave her the medicine, which she gladly accepted. Over comes the curious black male sniffing, but not too sure of what was going on. Even our sick lil one came over to investigate. Thankfully after trying to lure him over with feed to catch him he decided to go into his house on his own. Then we were able to go in and corner him. My husband was able to catch him, and while he held him in his arms I was able to get the medicine in him successfully. Catching him tonight may pose a greater challenge though, but it is necessary to get him healthy. So my hope is now that we got this dose into him and another today that we will begin to see a difference in him soon. What will be our next adventure with these lil guys?
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