C26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25,1981
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Leon Riegel
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like to have answered by the team
of veterinarians at Valley Animal
Hospital, Palmyra, and Dr. Tim
Trayer, Denver, send it to “Ask the
VMD”, ' Lancaster Farming
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17543. Questions will be kept
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Arthritis got your goat?
A reader asks:
We have a goat that has severe
arthritis m the joints above the
hooves. We received pills from the
vet to give her, but they do not
seem to have helped. Would DMSO
help our goat and where can we get
some?
Name withheld on request
Dr. Sheaffer comments:
There are several forms and
causes of arthritis m goats.
Two important causes are poor
foot care and infection Some goats
do not have their feet trimmed
properly or at regular intervals.
Many goats are kept on concrete;
many more are not allowed
adequate exercise.
An mfection of the navel in a
young kid can lead to septic ar
thritis. Any bacterial or
mycoplosmal infection in other
parts of the body m goats of any
age may become manifested as a
septic joint infection.
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A third cause of arthritis is
bruising of the joints. This again is
a housing and management in
duced disease.
A fourth cause is nutritional
caused by the overfeeding of
alfalfa hay and other high calcium
feeds. When animals under one
year of age are fed high calcium
diets for longer than one season, a
condition called osteopetrosis may
develop. The diesase becomes
apparent in bucks when they reach
4 or 5 years of age and shows up m
does a few years later. However,
the damage to the bones and joints
actually occurred during the first
year of life due to the high-calcium
diet.
DMSO has produced variable
results m dogs and horses for
arthritis. To my knowledge, it has
not been officially cleared for use
in food producing animals such as
dairy goats. Your local
veterinarian can supply you with
this medication and give directions
for its use.
Other medications which that
may offer relief for arthritis are
aspirin, cortisteroids, and
phenylbutozone-relalad com
pounds. These, also, should be
given under veterinary super
vision.
In conclusion, arthritis m goats
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can be kept to a minimum by the
following measures:
feeding diets balanced m
calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin
D;
keeping feet properly trim
med;
v treating navels of kids with
iodine or another antiseptic im
mediately after birth;
allowing adequate daily
exercise;
keeping pens clean and well
bedded.
selecting breeding stock with
good feet and leg conformation;
and
keeping free choice iodine and
trace mineralized salt available to
goats at all tunes.
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Hallowell announced the Penn
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agribusiness. Hallowell said the
loan would help to create 60 jobs
for the new business.
The PIDA loan will go to Sheldon
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County meat processor for
acquisition and renovation of an
existing 13,300 square foot facility.
The loan was among $5.4 million
in financing for 12 businesses,
approved at the PIDA board’s July
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“We are pleased the PIDA loan
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“Many of the state’s
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