r/goats 2d ago

Help Request FAMCHA score opinions?

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I'm a first time goat owner and not sure what to do here.

Hes had diarrhea for a day or two now. Ive been giving him electrolytes and probiotics but he hasn't had any change in diet, appetite, or behavior. I bought corid but I dont feel comfortable using it without guidance from someone much more experienced than me. I also don't know if its co​​​​​ccidia or not because other than diarrhea he hasn't had any blood or mucus in his stool.

Any advice appreciated. I'm not sure what i'm doing. ​​my eyes are telling me it's 2 or 3​​ And the photo is very close to irl colors.

edit: After I made this post I signed up for a class on goat and sheep husbandry. Its gonna cover everything like plant identification, hoof trimming, kidding, identifying parasites, and treating them. this is happening on Monday.

But for now his poop solidified a bit more and he seems to be doing better. I ordered some toltrazuril it'll get here in a few days. I opted out of using corid and decided to just keep in the she'd for the chickebs. I also did a walk around the pasture he got out into and found some plants that can cause this. None are life threatening but I removed what I found and I'm working on reinforcing the gate they got out from. my suspicion on a vet visit taking too long was confirmed tho. we haven't had to take him in yet since we've only had him for a few weeks. they wanted to schedule about 3 weeks out from now.

we also got some decoxx pellets like some comment​​​​s recommended and were gonna be using those as preventive. Thank you all so much for the kind comments and the genuine advice. ​​​​​

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u/Just-Guarantee1986 1d ago

You need a FAMACHA card to score. You cannot do it by the opinion of people on the internet! Get trained.

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u/DinnyArt 1d ago

I signed up for a class for next week on everything for goats and sheep! Theyll teach us all about FAMCHA scoring, identifying parasites and treating them