Sorry I'm at my wits end with this, Last year same time of year, several of our goats came down with the same symptoms, chronic Diahorrea, 'star gazing', listless and dehydration, only one died, a large boer called Max, he didn't leave the paddock and we feed them on hay and grass.
Yesterday a very healthy pygmy goat called Alex, came down with the same symptoms, we found him dead this morning, he was an escape artist and frequently left his paddock, never too far and never left the farm.
Has anybody got any ideas? I've been searching the internet for plants that may be toxic at this time of year, the Farmer that owns the surrounding fields has been spraying and planting his fields recently, I've discounted this as the rest of our small herd are showing no signs.
It was unseasonably warm yesterday here in East Anglia, could this be a factor?
We didn't have Max post mortemed, but he was seen by a vet, as were the others who contracted the same symptoms, they had blood tests that revealed some form of poisoning, but the vets couldn't tell me the exact cause.
I know there are thistles and buttercups growing around the paddocks, but there is no sign of rhodedendron, ragwort or any of the most recognised poisonous plants, any help would be appreciated and thank you for reading, Jed