LISTERIOSIS
Improper feed management, especially
feeding too much grain and not enough good quality hay, is the most
common cause of this disease. Other causes can be trying to put too much
weight on a goat too fast, a sudden change in the diet, feeding moldy
hay or grain, sudden
changes in kind of feed, parasitism, dramatic weather changes, and
advanced stages of pregnancy.
Treatment for
listeriosis is most often through the administration of Procaine
penicillin every six hours for three to five days, then daily for an
additional seven days.
Some of the
symptoms of listeriosis include depression, decreased appetite, fever,
leaning or stumbling or moving in one direction only, head pulled to
flank with rigid neck, facial paralysis on one side, slack jaw, and
drooling, abortions.
It is sometimes mistaken
for Goat Polio, but listeriosis is marked by an increasing temperature,
where Goat Polio does not present with a fever. The treatment method is
basically the same for both diseases.
Recovery often takes
weeks, and the treatment must be completed.
Treatment
10cc Procaine Penicillin SQ
(sub-cutaneously) and 10cc Procaine Penicillin orally in addition to the
injection- every six hours for three to five days, then daily (orally)
for an additional seven days.
Banamine 1 cc per 100 lbs - optional 1st
day
**Either a dose of Calf-Pac or 20 grams
probiotic paset/gel such as Probios (bovine).
Revive 30cc oral drench daily for 3-4 days
