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- ARIZONA
No One in AZ now..
- CALIFORNIA
Name: Jill Mann- "Non-Vet Medical Background" Telephone: (951) 491-5361 Cell Phone: (951) 308-1290 Email:
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Location: Temecula,California Country: USA Calls Accepted: Anytime Breeds I Have: Pygora Website URL: www.ranchopapagallo.com More About Me: I did vet tech at a large animal hospital as well. I'm going on my 3rd year, and can't help with the really tough stuff, but can for sure help a total newbie with kidding and other questions, and for heavens sake, when it is time to just give up and call the vet! Experience: Goat owner Additional Contact Comments: The optional cell is actually my home. The first listed is my cell and the absolute best way to reach me.
- COLORADO
Name: Samantha Kennedy- "Vet Tech; Medical Background" Telephone: (970) 874-8056 Cell Phone: (970) 596-5769 Email:
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Location: Delta,Colorado Country: USA Calls Accepted: Anytime Breeds I Have: Alpine,Boer,La Mancha,Nubian,Oberhasli,Saanen Website URL: None Listed More About Me: I have had animals all my life and am a vet tech and an animal care speacialist as well as a wildlife rehablitator! Experience: Seasoned Goat owner Additional Contact Comments: Call and leave message. I will call back! Email and I will answer
- FLORIDA
Name: Pam in Tampa- "Non-Vet" Telephone: (813)818-0305 Cell Phone: None Listed Email:
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Location: Tampa,Florida Country: USA Calls Accepted: 9am-10pm Eastern Breeds I Have: La Mancha Recorded Grade Website URL: rodeorow.com More About Me: 6 years in goats - 10 years in horses. Neighborhood Quack! A small menagerie of 8 horses, 12 goats, 40+ chickens, 9 gerbils, one hamster, 9 cats, 3 dogs, one peacock and a parrot! Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: Please email first. If not at work, I check email every couple hours. Working nights Dec - May so don't call before noon during that time.
- GEORGIA
- Name: Sue Lynn Taylor- "Non-Vet -Goat Owner"
Telephone: (912) 230-6830 Cell Phone: (912) 261-0137 Email:
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Location: Brunswick,Georgia Country: USA Calls Accepted: anytime is fine for a goat Breeds I Have: Boer,La Mancha,Pygmy Website URL: www.tntboergoats.com More About Me: I have always rode horses in rodeo's and horse show, then I show/bred dogs for a while and always had goats, I have been raising boers and pygmies for the last 6 years. Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: You can e-mail me or call anytime day or night and I will get up and do my very best to help out. I do not work so I'm always home to check my email or take a call.
- MAINE
- Name: Deb Burk- "Non-Vet"
Telephone: (207) 737-4034 Cell Phone: Email:
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Location: Dresden, Maine Country: USA Calls Accepted: Anytime Breeds I Have: Nubian, Oberhasli, Pygora, Angora Website URL: None Listed More About Me: I also have an angora bunny, and 3 weathered sheep (finn/shetland) however my experience is less than two years, so I don't think I'd be much help to others! Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: None
- MISSOURI √
- Name: √ goatlady- "Non-Vet Medical Background"
Telephone: (573) 358-1542 Cell Phone: Email:
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Location: Bonne Terre,Missouri Country: USA Calls Accepted: 6:30am-6pm Central Breeds I Have: Angoras, Pygmies, Pygoras, Dairy Website URL: Goat-Link.com More About Me: Have raised goats for 18 years. Stanford graduate with a degree in immunology. I have been a columnist for several goat magazines, the latest being The GOAT Magazine™ and have many of my articles published in various goat publications.. Also, I'm the top goat expert at AllExperts.com . I've learned from experience, research Vets, Seasoned goat owners and mainly from my goats. Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: Typicaly Not online after 6pm Central, If you get the voice mail, leave message and I can call you back. If I don't have the answer for you I will recommend you to someone who I think would. Name: Barbara Stone- "Non-Vet-Goat Owner" Telephone: (417) 776-8340 Cell Phone: None Listed Email:
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Location:Seneca,Missouri Country: USA Calls Accepted: Anytime Breeds I Have: Boer Website URL: None Listed More About Me: We have between 80 and 100 goats, mostly Boer and Boer percentage. We usually treat our own goats unless it is an absolute vet situation. Will help with what has helped us in the past as well as seek others advice. Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: E-mail and may leave message- will call back when I can.
- NORTH CAROLINA
- Name: Yvonne Johnson- "Non-Vet- Vet Tech Training"
Telephone: (828)216-4496 Cell Phone: (828)254-7610 Email:
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Location: Asheville ,North Carolina Country: USA Calls Accepted: 24 hours a day Breeds I Have: Dairy Goats Website URL: < ahref="http://www.geocities.com/heatherlanefarms/index.html">Heatherlane Farms More About Me: We raise many different breeds of Dairy Goats, we participate in Linear Appraisal, One Day Milk Testing as well as showing. Experience: Goat owner Additional Contact Comments: The first phone number is the cell phone, this is the best way to contact me, in case I am at work, in the barn or at a show. The second is my home number. IF I don\'t answer either leave a message on the cell phone and I will call back ASAP. I am online often and check often, so email is another option if you do not have free long distance.
- OHIO
- Name: Sherrie- "Non-Vet"
Telephone: (440)275-1830 Cell Phone: None Listed Email:
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Location: Jefferson,Ohio Country: USA Calls Accepted: Any Time Breeds I Have: Pygmy Website URL: None Listed More About Me: I'm no pro I just raise live and learn as much as I can. my family says I live and breath goats,I guess theyre right in a way I just plain out love all of mine. Experience: Goat owner Additional Contact Comments: Email or leave a message and I will return your call as soon as I am able
- WASHINGTON √
- Name: √ Sue Reith- "Non-Vet Medical Background"
Telephone: (206) 842-5080 Cell Phone: None Listed Email:
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Location: Bainbridge Island,Washington State Country: USA Calls Accepted: Limited to 8AMpst to 10PMpst Breeds I Have: Toggenburg Website URL: None Listed More About Me: Educator with 35 years' hands' on experience in goat management, focusing on health. Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: E-mail first.
- WISCONSIN
- Name: Tammy Buhrow- "Non-Vet - Goat Owner"
Telephone: (920) 566-0288 Cell Phone: (920) 229-2822 Email:
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Location: Redgranite,Wisconsin Country: USA Calls Accepted: Anytime Breeds I Have: Alpine,La Mancha,Nigerian,Nubian,Saanen Website URL: None Listed More About Me: I have been into goats for 6 years now, also have horses,donkey, pigs, cows, chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys,cats,dogs, guinea pigs, bunnies, and hamsters. Experience: Seasoned goat owner Additional Contact Comments: Call cell phone first if I dont answer leave a message. Late at night call (920) 566-0288. Can leave email but dont usually always check on weekends.
- Reference: Normal Vital Statistics
Lifespan average - 8 to 10 years maximum - 30 years Pulse - 70 to 80 beats per min, faster for kids Rectal temperature 101º - 103.5º..+/- 1º Respiratory Rate - 12 to 15 per min, faster for kids Rumen Movements - 1 to 4 per min An inactive rumen will result in 'bloat' and this needs your immediate attention! Onset of Heat - 3 to 12 months,depending on nutrition Length of Heat - 12 to 48 hours, avg-24 hrs Heat Cycle - 17 to 23 days, avg 21 days Length of Gestation - 148 to 156 days, avg 150 days Temperature Body temperature is related to illness, infection, stress, exercise, and environmental temperature. It is for this reason I do NOT disbud (remove horns) from my goats ... You can quickly determine how cold a goat is by feeling their horns or inside the mouth, both should be warm to the touch - even in cold weather - if they are not ..take the temperature....In the case of the Angora goat in particular, horns play a big role in keeping the animal cool in the hot summer months.... If the goat has been excited or has been severely exercised (chased for some reason) or if it is a very hot/humid day..let the goat rest awhile and take the temperature again. Keeping a record of the normal temperatures of each goat in your herd can be very helpful in times of illness. .....Sub normal 97º to 100º If this is a baby-KID...act NOW! A newborn baby-kid can die from birth chill .....Normal 101º to 103.5º .....Slight Fever 104.5º to 104.8º .....High Fever 105º or higher If this is the case...act IMMEDIATELY! Bucks who retain a fever of 106º and above for as little as 90 minutes can have their sperm population affected. The first thing you will do is lower the body temperature by bathing the animal in tepid water...or at least put a cool cloth on his/her forehead....you will notice the animal is not chewing cud and this can be dangerous... At this point, you need to figure out why the animal has a fever....(IF you are in an area that has no vets that work on goats..you NEED to become your own vet!) it could be the matter of life and death....and believe me, you may think you can't do some of these things, but it would be the same as having the welfare of your child in your hands....DO IT AND FALL APART LATER....
| Disclaimer Things to check for and observe before calling. - Rectal Temperature of goat ....Normal is between 101º and 103.5º F
- Is the goat ruminating? (Chewing Cud)
- Check the mouth, is it warm and wet or cold and dry?
- Is the goat having normal bowel and bladder function?
- Is the goat eating and drinking?
- Exactly what feed has the goat been in contact with in the last 48 hours?
- How long has the goat been ill?
- What age is the goat?
- Is your goat a Doe, Buck or Wether?
- If a Doe, is she bred?
- What is her Due date?
- If she has recently kidded, when and how many kids did she have?
- Is the goat up and standing/walking or is the animal DOWN?
- If the goat is Down, when did it go down?
- What vaccines has the goat had and when?
- What dewormer has been used , how much and when?
- What other medications has been administered to the goat, how much and when?
- Is the goat head pressing? (standing with it's head against a wall or fence)
- Is the goat grinding it's teeth?
- Is the goat stargazing? (Looking aimlessly into the sky)
- Is the goat paralyzed? If so, where? (legs, face, etc)
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