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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: maybelle on December 09, 2011, 06:54:07 pm

Title: One of my goats has died
Post by: maybelle on December 09, 2011, 06:54:07 pm: Went to feed the goats this morning and my billy goat had died in the night :(
He was fine yesterday. I think it was bloat as he was very bloated. The sad part was taking him to a local hunt kennels .
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Post by: doganjo on December 09, 2011, 06:56:28 pm: Aw, I'm so sorry. Must have been an awfully painful death fro him too. Hope he didn't suffer too much.
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Post by: maybelle on December 09, 2011, 06:59:50 pm: Thank you. I will never know.
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Post by: NormandyMary on December 09, 2011, 07:30:24 pm: This is such sad news. Im sending you a huge hug from across the Channel.

Best wishes,

Mary. :bouquet:
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Post by: little blue on December 09, 2011, 07:43:53 pm: sorry to hear about your billy.
Hope the others are ok?
:bouquet:
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Post by: jaykay on December 09, 2011, 07:54:51 pm: Oh, I'm so sorry :-*
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Post by: maybelle on December 09, 2011, 08:27:12 pm: Thanks all. Little blue-all my other goats are fine thanks.
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Post by: Brucklay on December 09, 2011, 09:32:39 pm: Maybelle - I'm feel so sad for you - I dread the day that will happen and I know it will one day and it just don't bear thinking about - I guesss extra hug for the others tonight - mine are in bed or I'd give them an extra hug too xx
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 09, 2011, 09:50:33 pm: So sorry to hear about your boy. :bouquet: I'm dreading losing my old lady let alone a young one.
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Post by: princesspiggy on December 09, 2011, 09:51:55 pm: lots of cyber kisses and hugs from us xxxx
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Post by: Blinkers on December 10, 2011, 09:26:48 am: Awww, so sorry to hear the sad news. :bouquet:
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Post by: tizaala on December 10, 2011, 10:23:13 am: Sorry to read your news, It could be just the build up of stomach gasses making it look like bloat, the stomach content would keep fermenting after death and make everything swell.
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Post by: salopman on December 10, 2011, 11:20:17 am: oh so sorry to hear the bad news .....
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Post by: maybelle on December 10, 2011, 04:16:52 pm: Thanks all for your kind thoughts .
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Post by: robert waddell on December 10, 2011, 04:50:57 pm: you have on another post that you have a rat problem any chance the billy has ingested some poison :farmer:
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Post by: richmorpygmygoats on December 10, 2011, 05:22:49 pm: so sorry to hear this sad news!
Best wishes
Rich
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Post by: maybelle on December 11, 2011, 11:37:59 am: Robert waddell- I don't think so as they are in proper bait boxes and the poison is in another goat shed not near my billy :trophy: :goat:
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Post by: robert waddell on December 11, 2011, 11:43:39 am: are goats like sheep and just give up the will to live :farmer:
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Post by: plumseverywhere on December 11, 2011, 12:48:50 pm: Quote from: robert waddell on December 11, 2011, 11:43:39 am
are goats like sheep and just give up the will to live :farmer:
In my experience - yes.
Really sorry to hear your news Maybelle :bouquet:
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Post by: Violetsprite on December 11, 2011, 02:01:09 pm: How sad for you - i agree with the earlier comment that it may have been just a gas build up after he'd died that caused the bloat appearance - with luck he went quickly and quietly.
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Post by: princesspiggy on December 11, 2011, 07:35:10 pm: Quote from: robert waddell on December 10, 2011, 04:50:57 pm
you have on another post that you have a rat problem any chance the billy has ingested some poison :farmer:

wiels disease ?

very sad :wave: :love:
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Post by: Cinderhills on December 12, 2011, 06:35:10 pm: I'm really sorry about your billy. We lost our old boy this time last year and you never forget them. Cx