The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on July 06, 2013, 04:50:54 pm
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While we were away a friend looked after my goats at her place. When we went to collect them, she told me that most of hers had gone down with a virus which she is pretty certain was picked up at the Cheshire show she's been to, and that mine would too. She's had the vet out and it is just a case of wait til it passes.
Sure enough, they are both snorting a bit and wiping their nose on my arms and hands. Gross. My friend's goats who started it are now clear and the others now have it.
They're not poorly or off their food so I'm not concerned but wonder if anyone else had come across this.
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That sounds exactly how savannah was described to me when I was in spain! the goat sitter said she was snotty but then she said her breathing sounded a bit raspy too? either way, the vet wasn't worried ( i was seeing as i was in spain, panicking!!)
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Ours have had that too MGM. Think we picked it up at Angus show, as the males got it after there. Then it moved on to the goatlings, milkers. Female kids got it last, and they are only just getting past it. Then we managed to pass it on to my sisters goats.... :innocent:
It's passed over them all, snotty noses, a couple have had coughs, but it does just seem to be a cold.
Keep an eye on them, because I guess just like us humans, one of them could get a secondary infection from the cold.
Beth
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That's what I thought. Their breathing is ok so far. It's just the snot and the occasional snorting to dislodge it. I might have been a bit more worried if my friend hadn't had the vet to look at hers. Pom's milk yield hasn't dropped and that's usually a good marker of a poorly goat. Heard fro my friend today that several people she knows who were at the show have goats with the same thing so it's obviously doing the rounds.
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vanna seemed to be poorly 49 hours maximum from what i could gather if that's any help x
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From what I have heard.......Cheshire show seemed to be a bit of a hotspot for this problem.
Several breeders who show regularly are having to stay away from shows until it passes.
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I think several are missing out on Bristol this year, who were at Cheshire. My two are fine now so it lasted about ther same length of time as Savannah's.
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Thing is though, Savannahs never left home (apart from to take part in a 3 billy goats gruff play at kindergarten 2 yrs ago) so I think hers was thanks to the weather? either way, gave me a fright as I was too far away to do anything. Glad yours are ok now :thumbsup:
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hi - newbie here! :wave:boer goats in east sussex
very interesting thread as I have boer cross kids at home and a couple are quite snotty and breathing as if they had a bad cold, eating and playing fine so appears not a cause for concern? not been to any shows prior to this other than a day out at SOES early June...been about 3 weeks now so should I ring the vet or let it pass? I have about 4 kids out of 18 that sound like they have it but only one is struggling. Is the hot weather a contributor do you think?
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Interesting comments. I was told that it was spread from goat to goat but from what you both say, it must have another cause. Mine were snotty and breathing a bit rattly but the person who was looking after my goats when hers got it had the vet out and there was no cause for concern. I would just keep an eye on them and get the vet if they seems worse, go off their food, etc.
Just a thought. Can goats get hayfever? :roflanim:
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well aparently they can get allergies??? the hay fields next door were cut at the weekend, huge amount of dust kicked up....
still snotty this morning but its a white/pale yellow so i'm not too worried, may have a quick chat with the vet in the morning...
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Mine were like Plums and only lasted a couple of days. They are fine now.
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Mine have it now too :( Just as its the hottest weather we've had and the poor little things are all snotty and breathing weird. Kids have it now but I'm hoping after reading all your comments it will be gone...SOON! Not off food and milk is the highest its been but its not nice! Wonder where its coming from :-/ I think its hay fever/pollen as we have just had all our hay done which was when it all started....hmmm :-\ maybe a mixture of heat and pollen
xx
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Keep their noses clean........antiseptic wipe is best.
I have used Olbas Oil smeared on their noses to help with breathing
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I can't imagine mine standing still while I wiped Olbas oil on their noses but I'll give it a try if they gat anything like it again.
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I'll get some on their noses! Just got some piriton, what do you think about giving them half a tablet? ???
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Not without the vet's say so. What is safe for human's is not necessarily safe for animals and vice versa.