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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: langdon on January 17, 2010, 06:05:20 pm

Title: milly
Post by: langdon on January 17, 2010, 06:05:20 pm

Thanks again guys for your replys i'd be lost in all of this without you!!!!!
we have a little prob with milly hope once again you can share your amazing  :goat: wisdom and knowledge!!!!
milly has her horns growing back again, we noticed today one of them must have got knocked or something and its fallen out,
is this a serious prob and how do we treat the open wound she seems to be ok in herself please once again i will appreciate
any help and advice as allways, you guys who got all this  :goat: know how are a blessing!!!!!!!!!!!
Langdon ;D

Title: Re: milly
Post by: little blue on January 17, 2010, 07:39:02 pm

do you have an anti-biotic spray (My cure-all !)
Is it a deep wound, or just where a horn bud has come off? I dont really understand, if I'm honest, quite what you mean?!!  Is she a horned goat? Ie has lost a whole horn?

Title: Re: milly
Post by: little blue on January 17, 2010, 07:43:38 pm

Have just read your other post Milly and Molly!
We have a sanaan and a toggie too.
Both were disbudded as kids, ie their horns never grew.  The tog was 2 days old when we had her and had sticky pads applied to prevent the horns growing growing (rather than them being cauterised)  When these came off, there was some blood, but only a little and I sprayed it with anti septic.
Is this like Milly?
(I'm hoping your goats aren't fully horned? If so, make sure you've plenty of antiseptic... for yourself!)

Title: Re: milly
Post by: ballingall on January 17, 2010, 07:48:22 pm

hi, if its just a scurl which has come off, its no big deal. I would put something on it, either antibiotic or blue spray like little blue suggests, or some veterinary wound powder. If you don't have either, and its bleeding, put on cornflour, which is great for stopping bleeding in an emergency. A scurl grows sometimes after a goat has been dehorned. If its just a wee one, chances are it'll get knocked off every so often. Beth

Title: Re: milly
Post by: langdon on January 17, 2010, 10:17:46 pm

Thank you Beth and Little Blue for your reply's!!!!
We just read them and we feel more assured that she is going to be ok(thank goodness we love our  :goat:)
we will get some spray tommorow and follow your advice.
We have put eddie our WellSummer Cockerel on our profile pic(he's a cracker)
Thanks again for helping us out i'm sure we will be touch again soon!!!!! ;D