In the last week/just over a week, we've lost 4 does, all were 1-2.5 yrs old. Our does live in a colony set up so I made sure to open them up to see if I could figure out why, and prevent more from dying. Lungs, liver, etc all looked normal in all of them. However, they were all very bloated. Their poor intestines looked like balloons. So I assumed bloat. The first one that died didn't show any symptoms that I saw but she was a skittish one that would often hide. The rest have all had the same symptoms: stopped eating, inactive, a hunched crawl instead of a hop when encouraged to move. All have died 24hrs or less after showing symptoms. ...except a buck that had recently been with the does started showing signs and since I assumed bloat, I started giving him simethicone. He's doing much better. Oh, I also gave everyone a lot of hay. The third doe was also given simethicone but still died less than 24 hrs later. The 4th doe just started showing slight signs last night and was dead this afternoon (she has a litter just a couple days old that I'm now hoping I can hand feed). I have a doe tonight that's showing the same signs as well. Could bloat hit that many like that? Is there anything else it could be? What can I do? One other thing that I've noticed and can't figure out is this milkiness in the eyes. They all have had a tiny bit in the corner of their eyes however this is the 2nd one right after it died:
