As much as we wish it were true, even the best nutrition in the world can’t always guarantee a healthy goat. Good genes play a role. And so does the partnership of a good veterinarian. Still, there are positive steps you can take in your management program to help your goat live a longer, healthier life. A good local veterinarian will be knowledgeable as to specific health and disease issues are common to your area, and the best practices to prevent them.
We hope the information contained here may alert you to many common conditions and illnesses and give you pointers on how best to deal with them or avoid them altogether.
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Poisonous Plants
Cyanogenetic Containing Plants: These plants are usually deadly when damaged or frozen. Plants That Cause Mechanical Injury: Some plants and...more
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Urinary Calculi
In goats, clinical obstructive urolithiasis, or urinary calculi, is most frequently seen in young, castrated males fed grain....more
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Tetanus
Tetanus (lockjaw) is a well-known clostridial disease of man and animals that produces a characteristic syndrome of muscular rigidity, hyperesthesia,...more
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Pregnancy Toxemia / Ketosis
These diseases are often (though not exclusively) seen in dairy goats, especially in good milkers. The situation occurs either very near the...more
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Milk Fever
With the onset of milk production, the goat loses a large quantity of calcium with the milk. The goat normally has more than enough calcium...more
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Johne's Disease
Johne's (pronounced "Yo-nees") disease is a contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract. The disease is also called paratuberculosis....more
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Contagious Ecthyma - Sore Mouth
Contagious ecthyma, also known as sore mouth, is a contagious, zoonotic disease of sheep and goat caused by the herpes-like parapox virus....more
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Mastitis
Mastitis is an infection of the mammary gland. Symptoms include heat and inflammation of the gland, and an increase in the somatic cell count...more
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Internal Parasites (Worms)
Internal Parasites (Worms)Animals become infected by grazing on pastures seeded with droppings from infected goats. Animals that lose weight,...more
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Floppy Kid Syndrome
Floppy kid syndrome (metabolic acidosis without dehydration in kids) was first reported in the spring of 1987. With the increase in popularity...more
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Coccidiosis
CoccidiosisCoccidiosis, which is potentially fatal, is caused by a microscopic protozoan in the intestinal tract. Symptoms include extreme thinness,...more
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Caseous Lymphadenitis
Caseous lymphadenitis is a bacterial infection of goats, caused by Corynobacterium pseudo tuberculosis. It is frequently referred as "abscesses"...more
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