The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  warning for goat keepers /spare a thought for skye girl          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals Author Message milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:23 pm    Post subject: warning for goat keepers /spare a thought for skye girl gill asked me to post this because she didn't know what to write it ,and she did want to warn other people, so it wouldn't happen to them as you might know or not know gill has got some cashmir and angora goats she's had them a couple of months ,3 days the gardener cut some rhododendron,and acciedently dropped a few bits of leaf ,easily done,he's really upset as well , it was only a couple of stray leaves ,the goats ate some ,she has been night and day up and nursing them for 3 days now ,they have to be dosed every hour ,the vet is still not sure that they will save all of them ,but on the first night there was a possibility of her loosing all 5 goats she has another couple of days to find out how much damage has been done she is really beside herself Last edited by milkmaid on Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:37 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14970 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:31 pm    Post subject: OMG! Hope they're all OK. Didn't know Rhodies were toxic to animals. Will keep my fingers crossed they all recover. Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:41 pm    Post subject: she is really devistated,as she said to me,you take them for walks and spend so much time with them they are really pets not livestock by the way yew is another really toxic one , Last edited by milkmaid on Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:13 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top sasha.p Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 472 Location: gwent Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:05 pm    Post subject: oh god how awful i will keep my fingers crossed that they are able to recover as you said a simple mistake to make but the poor things i hope they pull through xx Back to top nigel Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2339 Location: Skåne, Sweden Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:28 am    Post subject: I really feel for her - fingers crossed - best wishes from Me and my five Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:36 pm    Post subject: well there is some good news for 4 of them it looks like they are going to make it ,things don't look as good for charlie ,he still hasn't peed but fingers xed he'll be ok Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6967 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:13 am    Post subject: hopefully skye girl will be on later she lost charlie during the night the others seem to be recovering Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14970 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:11 pm    Post subject: So sorry you lost Charlie. But glad the others are doing well. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group