Why did my baby goat die suddenly after a week of severe diarrhea?

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I recently bought a 3 month old goat. They warned me he was spoiled, still on a bottle and cried almost nonstop. They wormed him the night I got him. The following week and a half he had diarrhea(green and very bad.) It finally started to clump, still not normal. I fed him little grain and more hay and limited grazing. Woke up yesterday morning and he was dead. Any ideas what could have caused it? Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Male | 2 months and 20 days old | 20 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

I am so sorry to hear about Fred! Unfortunately, the only way to know what caused Fred's death with any certainty would be a full autopsy by a veterinarian or a veterinary pathologist. In terms of diarrheal diseases in young goats, the cause is typically parasites. Scouring, aka profuse diarrhea, is a common cause of death in young sheep and goats. It can cause rapid dehydration, intestinal bleeding, and nutritional imbalances. My advise to you would be to alert the people from whom you received Fred to see if they have any other animals that might be sick. They should be warned about what is happened, and might even offer to help pay for an autopsy. If you have any intentions of doing this, Fred's remains need to be kept cool in a refrigerator (or if the only option, a freezer). If there is any diarrhea still around on your property, I would bring some of this in to your veterinarian and have it tested for parasites (including coccidia, a very parasite in young goats). Once again, I am very sorry that Fred is gone. I hope you are able to figure out what happened.

Why did my baby goat die suddenly after a week of severe diarrhea?

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