I saw her in the trash can yesterday too, for a moment. She was badly bloated and we had tried everything including tubing her but nothing made much difference. Feed the animal pulse or pea grasses less.

The herbal de-wormer I use is made with wormwood… does that count?So sorry to hear about your sweet goat. I always make sure I have it on hand now.


But when I went back outside about 20 minutes later, I found Smiley standing in her pen, something obviously terribly wrong.She stood still, staring straight ahead and making a fast grunting/panting sound. It didn’t look like much was eaten, so I didn’t think anything of it.”“Was her belly really tight, like a balloon about to pop?”“Uh-huh. Get them up and walking. We just bought a 5 month old Kinder and a 5 month old Kinder/Nubian. I hadn’t thought anything of it when I’d replaced the lid on that can. Vegetable oil is not recommended: Drench with : 2 T. baking soda 1/2 cup mineral oil (vets say not to use veg. I did stick my finger in her mouth to try and release some of the bloat and I messaged her belly a lot.

Removing gas from the stomach of animal is the main treatment of bloat in cattle. He got into a bag of feed, and the next day he was dead.”I felt so bad. It’s never easy. It’s the tough ones that survive though….you are tough…so hang in there.I’m so sorry to hear about your goat. I am sure that your thoughtfulness in blogging about this will help someone else.

I believe my goat has bloat Discussion in 'Goats' started by shdybrady, Apr 10, 2012. You think you’re prepared for such as this, but I guess it just comes with the territory…farm animals die sometimes.
She lapped it up, to my surprise. Vegetable oil works better than mineral oil, and relief should be almost instant Bearfootfarm, Apr … Baking soda should be given free choice to your goats to help prevent bloating. How sad. I fed my goats a little bit of alfalfa hay today and they are really bloated. She didn’t seem in distress or pain, but I was concerned about the tight L-sided stomach.

I left her a desperate message anyways, hoping maybe she’d call me back soon.I grabbed a bottle of vegetable oil and poured 1/3 c. into a container. I will say a prayer for you Sorry to read of your lose. NEVER USE VEGETABLE OIL IN ANY GOAT THAT IS BLOATED. Her belly was very swollen and felt tight when I pressed on it. YHVH gives and He takes away. Tried the gas x and she was burping and chewing her cud within 20mins. This site may earn commissions when you click on certain links. Thank you for this info.I’m sorry to read about this too. If you are going to treat chemically keep Albon on hand just in case but if you go the organic/holistic route wormwood is what you need to keep in the medicine chest…Thank you! What a blessing to know that from our lessons we are helping others avoid the same heartbreak and mistakes. But you do need to be careful. We are planning to get goats really soon (in the process of putting up fence and building barn), so all this info is really helpful. We had the hardest time losing 2 chickens…I can’t imagine what it would be like with a goat…like you said…big fat bummer. And every minute or so she would let out a horrible cry, nothing like her usual bleating. Once the goat is bloated, baking soda should be given in a drench. 1/2 cup water Plus: Pepto Bismal (based on animal weight) Vitamin B injections. for the oil it takes a lot. How do you burp your goat?Firmly FIRMLY rub their left side with your fist. So good of you to share your experience so others can learn from it.So sorry girl – I’m sure your heart is just achin’ for your poor little Smiley. I figured she was probably out working the farm already. There are several options to treat bloat naturally. So Smiley’s tragic story is already helping others take better care of their animals, starting with me.I plan to be a regular guest on your blog. • Add bloat oil into the water supply.

She’s fine this morning, praise God.

(Especially the goat posts).So sorry to hear of your loss. She was really sorry to hear that my goat didn’t make it. I hadn’t noticed her chewing cud lately either. bloat preparation or oil. She said it’s better if you give them too much oil and they have a little diarrhea than die from bloat.So, now I’m concerned about our little doeling. • Use a mixture of alcohol ethoxylate and molasses in a roller-licker drum • Use anti-bloat blocks or dry loose licks. You should assume any link is an affiliate link.We are enrolled in the Amazon Associates program, so we may earn a commission if you purchase something from Amazon after clicking one of our links. Don’t lose heart, you will get many more joys than sadness from this country life.

Everything seemed fine when I went out early this morning to open the gate and let the girls graze for a while before I milked. She seems fine, and it doesn’t seem like she ate that much… but I’d thought the same about Smiley.It’s good to know what to do though, if she does start showing symptoms of bloat. Add some vegetable oil with this types of grasses. My Kinder got bloat once but it wasn’t that bad I guess because she got better and I didn’t give her oil. I explained what had happened, and asked her what she thought it could have been.“Wait, yes. Good tips. we have given our full grown adult boer goat 2 to 3 teaspoons of baking soda in some water and then walked them and waited an hour or two and repeated if need be. I’m gonna hop on over to your blog to check it out right now So, so sorry for your loss. Thanks for posting this info.

We hope to milk them in a year or so after we get a buck and they kid.I am glad to have found your blog (I forget how…isn’t that funny) but I really enjoy it. I know it doesn’t make it easier but when I was young and my grandpa would lose a cow, he always would say, “better to have a death in the barn than in the house.” Kind of keeps things in perspective.Awwww I am so sorry. But mineral oil is the best since it isn't digested.

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