Goat illness

[gash]

My poor Pygmy Henry first battled Goat Polio, next was hairloss and now he's got pinkeye. All of this seems to be a spiral from the stress of the polio, immune system taxed, etc... I've been giving him probiotics, Selenium, Vit. E and D along with a general herbal immune booster. Im waiting for a copper supplement to arrive. Today I've added Cod Liver Oil and wiping his face with diluted apple cider vinegar. The goats' water has 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar mixed in per gallon, I do this for all of my animals.

Have any of you battled goat pink eye before using a natural approach? I know in humans probiotics and a good herbal supplement/immune booster can fix it. I'm guessing it's the same in goats. Everything I've been reading is saying to get a prescription and so on. I'd rather not go to the vet and do a prescription...more than likely that would wipe out good bacteria in gut and leave him even more susceptible than he already is to illnesses.


Thanks for your input!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Make an eyewash with chamomile tea and raw honey. I had amazing results with it on a pup who had green mucous in his eyes. One treatment was all it took, but that may be because I caught it the first day.

Good luck with your goat- poor guy has been through a lot already!

 

[gash]

Oh yes, the power of raw honey! I happen to have some of that on hand. Thank you so much! This is his second day with runny eyes, first with a little bit of gunk coming out. Yeah he's had a rough go thus far, he's in good spirits tho. Surprisingly after all the injections, pills given and other "healing torture", he and I have quite the bond. He runs up to me and snuggles his head into my legs and if I bend down he'll go straight to the chest and just bury his head. <br /><br /> __________ Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:41 am __________ <br /><br /> It worked! thank you!

He had a couple funky eye boogers this AM but no drainage going down his face. I'll continue the eye drops until its 100%.

Thanks again!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Oh yes, the power of raw honey!

It worked! thank you!

Whoo-hoo!!! :clap:

Surprisingly after all the injections, pills given and other "healing torture", he and I have quite the bond. He runs up to me and snuggles his head into my legs and if I bend down he'll go straight to the chest and just bury his head.

Awww!!! What a sweetie. I think animals often sense that we are trying to help them, even if we have to hurt them to do so.

I'm glad Henry is feeling better.

 

[alforddm]

I know animals often know they need our help. Dad had a mare a few years ago who somehow managed to impale herself on a cedar branch in the hip area. When he missed her and went looking she actually winnied from out of the woods when he got close to let him know where she was. He was able to cut the branch and get her out and she healed up ok. But he may have never found her if she hadn't whinnied for him.