The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Medi-K on March 31, 2015, 02:57:25 pm
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Hi, I am new to this forum and would appreciate advice.
I have 2 anglo nubain pet goats who are brothers from a set of triplets.
I have had them since 10 weeks old and they are now 2 years old.
Recently the one male goat has shown signs of lameness on his one foreleg and is struggling to walk. He is lying down to eat and graze.
I have had a livestock vet attend who has suggested his ligaments in his fetlock have gone on this lame leg and also showing the same signs on both hind legs which look to be bowing. He suggested he will eventually struggle to remain standing and prognosis was poor.
Has anyone else heard of this and would you suggest chronic pain relief or is quality of life going to be poor?
Also maybe could you suggest a local goat vet to worcestershire who could attend.
Many thanks
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Welcome to the forum :wave: and sorry to hear your goats not well.
I can't give any advise I'm afraid but a more experienced person will be along soon.
Where in Worcestershire are you?
I grew up in Malvern.
Another member - plumseverywhere - is in Worcestershire maybe you could send her a message about vets.
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At two years old, he's young to be getting problems like arthritis, but old to be getting congenital problems or things like joint ill.
I'd be concerned it may be CAE. Caprine arteritis encephalitis. It is caused by a virus and is easily tested for by a single blood sample by your vet. If this is what he has, the prognosis is very poor and would be kindest to put him down and get his mate a friend from a CAE tested herd.
Hope you and your vet find the answer and get him soon.
Suzanne
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Possibility he could have laminitis has he eaten too much concentrates (like scoffed his pals ration as well as his own). If it's laminitis normally remove concentrates and vet normally presribes anti inflammatory injection, some lines of goats are prone to it and need a lower protein diet, sometimes an infection starts it off as well. Hope this helps, Good Luck
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Just seen this and as they are AN's it is most likely Laminitis. AN's are more prone to it than other breeds. As Talana says - it will need the vet I would have thought.