Author Topic: kid scouring  (Read 3202 times)

poppy2012

  • Joined Mar 2012
kid scouring
« on: May 19, 2012, 08:46:48 am »
hi there - one of our kids little annie, states to scour a little a week ago, but was not off her food...this morning the scour is all over her rear and she is off her food..is there anything i can do to help her or any ideas why kids scour? she is bottle fed, and has been on caprilac 3 feeds and goats milk one feed per day, hay is always available and fresh water. she has been wormed also. i just know that with our maisey when she was scrouring she got real porly - any advice??

tizaala

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • Dolau, Llandrindod Wells,Powys
Re: kid scouring
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2012, 09:08:57 am »
She may need an antibiotic, and I would get some electrolites into her, if it has gone on for a week I would be inclined to get her to a vet.

plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • Worcestershire
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Re: kid scouring
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2012, 09:11:01 am »
Kids are prone to getting Coxxy aswell, you might need to get some vecoxan into her. I'd speak to the vet you need to rehydrate her if its been that long already.
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

poppy2012

  • Joined Mar 2012
Re: kid scouring
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2012, 09:25:43 am »
the vet opens at 10am so will call them - i'm only more concerned as shes gone off her food...at least before i thought it may just be the milk replacer !!

Roxy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Peak District
    • festivalcarriages.co.uk
Re: kid scouring
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2012, 12:02:12 pm »
Kids can go downhill fast when they have scours - hopefully the vet will get some fluids into her and give her a jab to help her.  I assume she is not having any green food, as sometimes, this given close to having her milk feed can cause scours too.
 
Fingers crossed the little one is soon on the mend.

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: kid scouring
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2012, 02:57:44 pm »
Cocci most likely, get either some Vexxocan or Intradine injcetions. No milk replacer, but you could continue to feed proper goatsmilk (undiluted) and add in some Rehydion.

 

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