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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: lizzypeg on February 28, 2014, 09:36:58 am

Title: coughing wether goat
Post by: lizzypeg on February 28, 2014, 09:36:58 am

i recently got a wether goat who was bottle fed.
hes approx. 9 months old.iv noticed he coughs occasionally, like hes got something stuck in his throat type cough...I wormed him with albencil wormer when he came after I noticed the coughing...
any ideas if its something to worry about?

Title: Re: coughing wether goat
Post by: Anke on February 28, 2014, 10:42:14 am

An occasional cough is absolutely normal, they'll get hay or other stuff suck in their haste of getting the feed down. I don't know why you wormed him - did he show other signs of worm infestation?

However if you are concerned about the possibility of pasteurella/pneumonia you can reduce the chances of him getting it by vaccinating with Ovipast.

Title: Re: coughing wether goat
Post by: tizaala on March 02, 2014, 03:53:20 pm

Are you sure he's not just coughing up his cudd ?

Title: Re: coughing wether goat
Post by: lizzypeg on March 02, 2014, 10:14:30 pm

he hadn't been wormed at all so wanted to worm him before he goes in with my others...he may be coughing up cud I guess..iv never heard any of my pygmies do this so not sure what it sounds like.

Title: Re: coughing wether goat
Post by: tizaala on March 03, 2014, 10:26:39 am

Next time you hear him coughing see if he starts chewing , if so it's cud

Title: Re: coughing wether goat
Post by: lizzypeg on March 03, 2014, 11:04:59 am

great thanks