Health

Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Goats
December 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites With more goats in the U.S. being raised as pets or in small herds, rather than as production animals, they’re living longer, and their owners are more …

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Goat Pregnancy Health and Nutrition
December 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites With a relatively brief 150-day average gestation, the months of goat pregnancy can fly by for breeders. Pregnant animals need consistent attention and good nutrition throughout, but …

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“If only” – An Experience with Ringwomb
December 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites On March 19, 2023, my San Clemente Island goat doe, Sunflower, began to show signs of labor. She was a couple days earlier than expected, but within …

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Witnessing an En Caul Birth
December 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites En caul refers to the birth of a fetus entirely encased in an unruptured amniotic sac. It’s not an emergency, it’s normal in animals. In that moment, …

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Reader Response: Disbudding – Yea or Nay?
November 30, 2025 · · Health, Ownership

Add to Favorites Disbudding is often a contentious topic among goat keepers. We reached out and asked: Do you disbud your goats? Why or why not? We had over 300 …

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Disbudding Disasters: When Disbudding Goes Wrong
November 30, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Disbudding, and by extension dehorning, is one of the less pleasant, but sometimes necessary, aspects of raising goats. While relatively simple, it’s not always easy. Even experienced …

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Off-Label Medications for Goats
November 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only

Add to Favorites Medical treatments and finding appropriate products for them are among the most frustrating aspects of goat rearing. The harsh reality is that here in the U.S., goats …

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Grayanotoxin and Other Types of Plant Poisoning in Goats
November 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Pleas for help from goat keepers whose goats have eaten rhododendrons are a regular occurrence on social media and online forums. Often, poisoning results from a friendly …

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Don’t Forget the Does
October 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Though perhaps it should go without saying, nutrition is imperative for a healthy doe as she enters kidding. Appropriate body condition should be maintained throughout breeding and pregnancy.

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Responding to Traumatic Goat Injuries
October 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Goat injuries happen no matter how careful you are. learn how to prepare for the treatment of different injuries that goats can end up with. You can …

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