Mine are all Nubians. Never had a problem with Urinary Calculi, I've heard it can be feed related either too acid a feed or too alkaline, I can't remember which.
We have taken to using CS as a teat dip, instead of the stuff you can buy at the feed store. So far it has worked great!!! Sparrow >Dear Nancy, > > I have 1 Togg, 1 Alpine, 2 LaManchiaa, all does, and I just have recieved 2 >Boer Bucks and 2 does. I had some trouble,[still have] with urinary calculi >in the bucks and now one is down in Cornell University due to the blockage. >They had to operate. I am not hopeful so far, h e has been there 8 days and >I guess that 10 days is the cut off date to see if he will pee. He has a >catheter in him. The other buck is okay so far except that he grew too fast >and his growth plates in the knees are inflammed. He came from a CAE free >herd, so it is feed related. I am giving him acid in his water to prevent >stones. I had 42 goats at one time and never had this problem. I may need >to have my water tested for nitrites. > What do you have? I love them except when I am drowning in milk and I am >now even though I give away all I can. Where do you live? I live in NY. >janet > Whoops, I forgot that I have 2 llamas too. Will breed then this month. >Janet -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
