Owners often notice that just yesterday a healthy animal begins to lose its appetite, obvious malaise appears, and chills are visible throughout its body. The factors that cause this can be different. It is necessary to know exactly the reasons why the goat suddenly began to tremble and how you can help it recover, but often in such cases it is impossible to do without the intervention of a veterinarian.
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Why is the goat trembling and not eating?
A sick goat's vital signs change - the pulse rises to 100 beats per minute, and the temperature rises to +42 C degrees. The owner can determine a change in her well-being by her appearance. When an artiodactyl is unwell, the number of inhalations and exhalations increases to 85 per minute.The animal experiences constant lethargy, spends a lot of time just sleeping and has a clear loss of appetite.
In addition, she constantly shakes, and there is both slight, weak and strong tremors throughout her body. All these symptoms should immediately attract the owner’s attention for timely and effective treatment of the sick animal. The causes of the goat's illness are caused by the following factors:
- poor nutrition and poor living conditions leading to metabolic disorders;
- infection by infectious diseases (brucellosis, infectious mastitis, brodzot and others);
- damage by invasive diseases (moniesiosis, coenurosis, dictyocaulosis, piroplasmosis, scabies and others);
- problems that arise during goat pregnancy associated with the release of oxytocin. It is precisely this that provokes severe chills in the animal;
- often trembling is observed with rheumatism;
- harmful insects (especially lice).
The owner of a sick animal should seek medical help from a veterinarian as soon as possible. Often, incorrect diagnosis of the disease and self-medication lead to the death of the animal, and there is also a danger of infection for the person himself.
Animal treatment methods
First, the owner needs to check the living conditions of the goat. In the barn, you need to seal large gaps in the walls, which result in drafts. The room must be dry - wet and dirty litter will lead to the rapid development of numerous bacteria and parasites. Regular disinfection is also required. cattle pen.
Be sure to conduct a visual inspection of the animal to identify foci of infection, as well as possible cracks in the udder. For infectious diseases, the goat is injected with a solution of penicillin along with sodium chloride. When affected by skin pests, the use of the drug “Butox” is recommended. But it is important to remember that only a veterinarian will prescribe the correct treatment with the right medications.
