The nanny goats had caseating lymphadenitis and had to be euthanized. Our equine (I'm NOT a Goat Vet) vet once again came out, agreed on diagnosis, prognosis, and management. (Cull from the herd- as described in multiple sites on line.) The euthanasia was swift and that was a good thing, as they were so herd bound to one another that to have had one ever be aware of being alone would have been misery inducing.
I brought their bodies to a local business that cremates dead large animals, as the organism can supposedly survive in soil for years. I still have to finish sanitizing the stall before we can use it for the horses again. Yes, it is moderately contagious to horses, and mildly so to humans, although there is effective humane treatment in humans, but not in goats.
They were making such progress on becoming socialized. It was put to ironic good use, in that they were not crazy freaked out antelope when the vet walked into the stall. Sigh. Goats- they are not easy, at least not for us. So far.
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