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angie

  • Joined Jul 2016
Cow pats not pellet
« on: August 04, 2017, 06:56:32 pm »
Hi one of my goatlings has started doing cowpats instead of pellets, second day now, gave her oak, ivy and blackberry leaves yesterday, no change today. Withdrew hard feed today,gave her more blackberry leaves. She has ablib hay,straw and access to browse which she is eating. She is cuddling,socializing with her mum and sister,passing urine and drinking. She acts and appears to be ok apart from the cowpats.

Any advice welcome

Angie

mab

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • carmarthenshire
Re: Cow pats not pellet
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2017, 08:37:18 pm »
Worms?

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Cow pats not pellet
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2017, 10:40:14 am »
I would also suspect worms
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

pharnorth

  • Joined Nov 2013
  • Cambridgeshire
Re: Cow pats not pellet
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2017, 03:41:15 pm »
Or cocci. My suggestion would be worm rather than wait if you can't get FEC turned round in 24 hours BT get FEC done and ask to check for cocci too.  I have had FEC results come back low for scouring goats and only then realised it was a cocci issue.

 

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