Author Topic: Any idea what this is (photos attached) (Read 1929 times)

Thrift Bee · « **on:** April 15, 2014, 04:08:53 pm »

Our 6 yr old Togg milker has recently shed all her winter coat. We have not been sure if this is normal as we only adopted her last August. She definitly didnt have a winter coat when we got her, got progressively hairier and then a couple of weeks ago she started to loose a lot of hair.
It seemed her new coat was growing through underneath. She seemed itchy and uncomofortable so OH gave her a mild shampoo and disenfectant shower, she seemed much less itchy afterwards. We assumed she was molting.
A couple of days later i noticed white blisters on her back. They started to weep a little and OH put iodine on them. We thought it was a reaction to the shampoo. (Diluted Dove!!)
I am putting up pictures of 3 stages of the blisters. They start off white, then go crusty and a little pink. The last one is a large patch of blisters after sprayed with iondine.

She doesnt seem to have them anywhere else.

Please help. Vet not goat experienced so I'd love to have an idea before i get him here.

Anke · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2014, 08:04:22 pm »

Sorry no idea...

jaykay · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2014, 08:15:12 pm »

I don't know either, sorry $:-\$

ScotsGirl · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2014, 09:25:12 pm »

I would be inclined to wash the area with an anti viral, fungal, microbial solution maybe hibiscrub. I have seen similar on human feet where a spot appears, weeps, blisters, scabs and then clears. Usually linked either to contact with some chemical agent or athletes foot.

Fingers crossed it clears up.