Last year I noticed an abscess on Latte, near her neck. I believed it to be an ingested piece of a thorn bush, or something else spikey that she had eaten. I watched her one time as she swallowed, and the lump she swallowed went right near the location of the abscess. I treated the abscess with iodine, rubbing alcohol, or something of that nature that I had at the time. She was eventually put back with the other does. Was it CL? I don't know. It still could have been something she ate.
Fast forward to last Winter. I lost about 6 goats, due to various reasons, but the common factor seemed to be liverflukes. I started the goats on treatment for these parasites, and learned how to run fecals, so I could better determine where my goat's were at with the issue. That issue seems to be behind us, but I do need to run fecals on the whole herd soon, so I know where they stand currently.
Fast forward again, to this Summer. Latte developed abscesses again... two of them, on the side of her neck, in front of her shoulder. I assumed again that it may have been something she ate. I wanted to get her tested for CL, but it didn't work out. Her two pen-buddies also got abscesses. For the last abscess, from one of the pen-buddies, I drew a sample of the pus and sent it to the vet's, who sent it for testing. It came back positive for CL. The doe that had that abscess had been separated for awhile, and Latte and her other pen-buddy were in a different pen. I drew blood on all three of those does, and sent it off. All of them came back positive for CL.
On October 7, 2017, we put Latte and those other two does down. I cannot keep CL+ goats, and am working to eliminate it from my herd. However, I am saddened with the loss of Latte. She was a good doe.
I've learned a lot of lessons this year... the hard way. I pray that my story can be a light to others, and that it can help prevent them from going through the same thing I did.
I won't go into great detail on what CL is, as I don't want to infringe on any copyrights/credit for the information. You can do an internet search on the subject, however, to find out more about the disease itself.
CL is not something to mess with. And it's something I plan on testing for going forward. I look forward to the day I can say that my herd is CL free.
God Bless,
Valerie
Fast forward to last Winter. I lost about 6 goats, due to various reasons, but the common factor seemed to be liverflukes. I started the goats on treatment for these parasites, and learned how to run fecals, so I could better determine where my goat's were at with the issue. That issue seems to be behind us, but I do need to run fecals on the whole herd soon, so I know where they stand currently.
Fast forward again, to this Summer. Latte developed abscesses again... two of them, on the side of her neck, in front of her shoulder. I assumed again that it may have been something she ate. I wanted to get her tested for CL, but it didn't work out. Her two pen-buddies also got abscesses. For the last abscess, from one of the pen-buddies, I drew a sample of the pus and sent it to the vet's, who sent it for testing. It came back positive for CL. The doe that had that abscess had been separated for awhile, and Latte and her other pen-buddy were in a different pen. I drew blood on all three of those does, and sent it off. All of them came back positive for CL.
On October 7, 2017, we put Latte and those other two does down. I cannot keep CL+ goats, and am working to eliminate it from my herd. However, I am saddened with the loss of Latte. She was a good doe.
I've learned a lot of lessons this year... the hard way. I pray that my story can be a light to others, and that it can help prevent them from going through the same thing I did.
I won't go into great detail on what CL is, as I don't want to infringe on any copyrights/credit for the information. You can do an internet search on the subject, however, to find out more about the disease itself.
CL is not something to mess with. And it's something I plan on testing for going forward. I look forward to the day I can say that my herd is CL free.
God Bless,
Valerie