What should I do for my miniature goats with bloated sides?

Answer by  01628773 (140)

Goats and sheep are unable to expel gas via burping like other animals. You should remove their feed for at least 24 hours and administer anti-bloat medications such as mylanta. To prevent this condition, switch your feed to something less rich, like dryer grass hay or lower quality alfalfa.

Answer by  marty17 (56)

The goats are probally bloating because they are either getting too much grass or feed. Cut back their feed if possible and that should help the problem. If they are being fed grain you can add some mineral oil to the grain to help prevent bloating.

Answer by  JaenieF (153)

Have you been feeding them a lot of fruit lately? Fruit tends to make primarily grass-eating animals like horses, llamas and goats, er, gassy. Their systems just aren't designed to handle those types of foods.

Answer by  amtcura66 (1340)

You should probably stop feeding it or stop feeding it a certain thing. Perhaps it is just mad at you and is channeling it's anger and causes it to be bloated on the sides. Consider getting counseling for the both of you. If you don't want to, then you might as tell leave it alone.

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

Usually bloated goats is due to one of two things either the hay isn't quite right for them or they are getting either to much or to little water you can lose them if you don't figure it out quickly.

Answer by  Alixis (12)

It is quite possible that your goats have eaten something they are not supposed to, which has made them bloat. When I had pet rats, we were not supposed to feed them corn, just for that reason. They would bloat!

Answer by  devo (15)

There are two kinds of goat bloat. The bloat always appears to be on the left side, fatter and higher, compared to the right side because the rumen is mostly left. Oil for a frothy bloat or from ingesting too much grass, baking soda for a gas free Bloat.