Goat Talk with the Goat Doc

Part III of the GI Parasites in Goats series. If you haven't listened to Parts I and II, go back and have a listen because there is some info there that will make this episode more useful. In this episode, I talk about strategies for parasite MANAGEMENT in goats and small ruminants. Developing a parasite management plan and utilizing strategies to do so is always going to be a multi-faceted and ongoing part of owning goats and other small ruminants. It's not a quick and easy topic, it takes some thought and planning, and in this episode I talk about the many things to consider when developing a parasite management plan for your animals. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part II of our series on gastrointestinal parasites in goats. It's time to talk about the things we have in our arsenal that we can use to keep parasite numbers in check. If you missed Part I, go back one episode and have a listen to get to know the enemies. In this episode, I'm going to break down the families of anthelminthic drugs ("chemical" dewormers), talk about copper oxide wire particles, and nematode entrapping fungi. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people have asked, and here it comes- Gastrointestinal Parasites in Goats.This episode is Part 1 of what is planned to be a 4 part series, and we are going to get to know the enemy. In order to have a plan to manage GI parasites, it is vital to know which ones you're dealing with and know about their life cycles and survival strategies. In this episode, I break down the major GI parasites- HOT Complex (Hemonchus, Ostertagia, Trichostrongylus), Cestodes (tapeworms), and Nematodirus. The rest of the series to follow:Part 2: Knowing your WeaponsPart 3: Strategies for Diagnosis, Prevention, TreatmentPart 4: Perils & Pitfalls (AKA Please don't do that)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Making up for missing a week with an extra long episode talking about our stinky boys- the bucks!I looooove my bucks. In this episode I talk about keeping bucks and focus on reproductive aspects of health and selection of breeding animals and about the goal to #buildabettergoat. We're going to talk about a lot of reproductive organs and this episode talks about goat sex, so if that's not your scene, maybe sit this one out. ;) If you love your bucks as much as I do, post them on instagram and tag me (@goat_doc) and hashtag #showmeyourbucks. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final part of my series talking about pain awareness for September's Animal Pain Awareness Month, and I'm getting into a kind of nebulous discussion about the legal differences in how different countries regulate animal welfare, which can have to do with how we are aware of pain in animals, especially our livestock species. The United States, where I live and practice veterinary medicine, is pretty lackadaisical about animal welfare regulations as pertaining to livestock, especially as compared to other countries. In this episode, I talk about the differences in these laws, regulations and requirements between different countries, what that means for how we handle some management areas in our livestock species, what I have experienced as a vet as far as people's willingness to prevent pain and improve the welfare of their own animals, and what I hope that might mean for revisiting our animal welfare principles as a country in the future. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So... I can apparently talk about pain and what we can do about pain in animals for a few minutes... This episode is Part 2 of what looks like is going to be a 3 parter for Animal Pain Awareness Month. In this episode, I largely focus on what we've got in our human medical bag to combat pain in our non-human species. As with the first pain awareness episode, I do talk a bit about other species besides goats, but largely this episode focuses on three major categories of drugs we have to prevent and/or decrease pain, and why some of them are more appropriate for goats than others.There is going to be one more pain awareness episode coming your way next week!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent thoughts and experiences about the past month or so which was our first month as owners of a gigantic old farm house that needs tons of work to become a goat dairy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September is Animal Pain Awareness month! Animal Pain Awareness Month was established by the IVAPM (International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management) to coincide with the human medicine Pain Awareness Month, with the goal of educating animal owners about the signs of pain and what we can do to help our animal companions have an improved quality of life with the use of different modalities of pain therapy.Pain management is a particular area of interest for me in all of the species I see as patients. Pain management in livestock and food animals in particular is challenging, but there is compelling evidence that mediating pain has physical and physiological benefits as well as just being nicer for the animals!There will be at least one more episode about pain awareness this month. This episode focuses on what pain is, recognizing pain in different animals, and why we should care about mediating pain in our food animal patients. While I do talk about different species of animals in this episode, as usual, the focus is goats and how this affects them!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few more thoughts about the rumen and how goat kids do that. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As previously mentioned, this is going to be one of those episodes where I'm going to talk about what all has been going on on our farm for the past year. This episode was originally recorded on July 17, 2019, so it's a bit back dated, and I recorded this on the day that we found out about the financing for the purchase of the new farm.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is dedicated to the amazing organ that our goats, cows, sheep and other ruminants are named for - the rumen. In this episode, I break down, what all is going on in goat guts, why ruminants are so special, and the general anatomy and physiology of the ruminant. The rumen is AMAZING.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a quick thing to say hi and where I've been and what is going to be coming your way! Thanks much for listening! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No hoof no horse, no tooth no goat. I think I just made that up, but it should be a thing.In this episode I talk about goat teeth, general dental anatomy of goats and ruminants, what kinds of dental issues I see in goats and what I do about them.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship?I talk about it at the beginning of every single podcast, and I think that vets in general are kind of bad at talking about the VCPR and what it is and why it's important. A VCPR helps me help you. A VCPR involves trust and responsibility on both the client side and the vet side. In this episode, I discuss the AVMA definition of a VCPR, what that means to me, what that means about the reality of vet med and my ability to help you and your animal. I also touch on what you should think about and be aware of as a client establishing a VCPR with a vet.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 to mostly wrap up the email inbox of questions... Topics in this episode include: ticks and goats, minerals and baking soda, goat butter, recommendations for starting a goat dairy, mosquitos, buck behavior, and tying goats up.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listener questions have been coming in and I haven't had time to site down at my computer to answer them! This Episode is Part 1 of listener questions going back to March... eeek... sorry guys! Topics in this episode- goat vision/visual acuity, barn/stall bedding and cleaning, sedating goats for things, fecal floats. Come on back for part 2 in a few days! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a little bit of a departure from your normal goat owner oriented topic and delves into the problem of feral goats in several locations in particular in the world. Check out the show notes at www.goatdoc.com for links to the other podcasts and other things I refer to in this episode.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 27 marks the One Year Anniversary of Goat Talk with the Goat Doc! Thanks everyone for listening and your feedback and interaction with me on this project! This episode is a topic that I've been mulling over in my head for a while: What Things I Think That Goat Owners Should Have on Hand. I've probably missed some things, but shoot me an email or hit me up on instagram and let me know! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! We are wrapping up our week of mini podcast episodes today with our best Goat ProTips. We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! We had a request today to talk more about raw milk, so in this mini-sode we share some of our thoughts about raw milk. We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! Today's minis ode answers several questions that are not related to each other except that they have to do with goats! We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! Today's question was to address organic vs conventional dairy farming practices and whether we think organic certification is worth it. We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halfway through National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019! In this mini-sode we talk about the goat dairy industry in general and in Maine specifically. For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're in the truck for Mini Episode #3 and talking about copper, minerals and kelp! For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019 Mini Episode 2! Resources for getting started with dairy goats and our favorite things for udder prep. Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! #NDGAW2019Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram!In this mini-sode, we talk about our favorite dairy goat breeds.We are going to try to post one mini-sode every day this week, #NDGAW2019Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats!!!(PS the name of the dairy breed that I couldn't remember towards the end of the episode is the Damascus goat)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I forgot to talk about a couple of things about horns! So here they are!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goats have horns. Humans keeping goats may choose to prevent horns from growing or let them be.In this episode I talk about horns in general, and different ways they may be removed or prevented from growing, and my personal preferences for horns in my own animals.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Urolithiasis = formation of stones in the urinary bladder.All kind of animals can make urinary stones. For goats, particularly castrated male goats, this can cause a problem when the crystals or stones block the way for the urine to get out. This episode gets into the physiology of why and how urinary calculi form, why it's a problem for goats in particular, what to look for if you think this is happening to your goat, and what treatment and prevention look like.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I finally got brave enough to open the can of worms that is Selenium. In this episode, I get into the chemistry and biochemistry of Selenium, what the body needs it for, where the body should get it from, what happens when there isn't enough, what happens when there's too much, etc. Strap in everyone, this is a long episode.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When I said that I don't get excited about the placenta in Episode 21, that was totally a lie.Placenta is crazy. Learn all about this amazing temporary organ in this episode.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AKA: Things That Are Normal for Neonatal Goat Kids That People Freak Out About But Are Not Really Anything to Worry About. Kidding season has officially arrived at my place and it reminded me about the little funny things that can seem to be "wrong" with fresh goat kids and can cause people to freak out, when these things are actually normal and not anything to worry about. Questions about neonatal goat kid poop and joints are very common, and what I talk about in this quick episode. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following up on Episode 19, Care of the Pregnant Doe, this episode includes some of my "kidding pro tips," a discussion about the stages of labor and what those look like in goats, and things that I do and don't worry about in these animals. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a quick episode to check in and answer a couple of email questions from listeners! Thanks so much for listening and your questions! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Making babies is hard work. In this episode I talk about considerations for feeding and care for your doe from shortly after breeding up through the later stages of pregnancy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brrr it's chilly up in Maine!In this episode I talk about what you can do to help your goats and other livestock critters handle the chilly temperatures we see in New England winters.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even though I said episode 16, it's really number 17, and it's time to talk about pregnancy detection. This time of year, I need to set aside time to run my does through the milk parlor and verify how many are bred. There are other methods of pregnancy detection if you don't have an ultrasound or a vet that can check with one and I'm going to talk about the different options for pregnancy detection in this episode. These does can be sneaky! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm still alive and I didn't drop off the face of the earth!Just a quick blurb to say Happy New Year and thanks to everyone who has listened this year and people who continue to listen even though I've been a slacker at podcasting and completely absorbed by other life stuff. I hope to be back to better podcasting regularity as we start 2019!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brain worm!Parelaphostrongylus tenuis aka meningeal worm aka brain worm is a problem for small ruminants, camelids and cervids in areas where there is a white tailed deer population. These weird worms do not have negative effects on their normal definitive hosts, white tailed deer, but when they get lost trying to complete their lifecycles in other species, they cause issues.In this episode, I talk about what P teuis does, why it causes issues, what the issues look like, how I tend to treat clinical cases, and what can be done for prevention.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recording this story to remember to include it when I write a memoir or something someday.The story of delivering a bunch of my does to western PA.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I love it when people think carefully about what they are doing before they purchase and take responsibility for any type of animal. In this episode, I discuss a listener email with questions about what to think about when establishing a new goat herd. I go off on some tangents about how I got into the goat world, some analogies to dogs and puppies, priorities and pros and cons of different ways to get goats and what to look for.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I finally finished my breeding plan! To celebrate, I spend an hour in my truck talking about Advanced Reproductive Techniques (mostly AI) in small ruminants (but mostly goats.)This episode builds on what I talked about in the last episode about the hormonal influences of normal goat reproductive cycles and how we use that to build a better goat via ARTs (advanced reproductive techniques) including Artificial Insemination (AI), and a little bit about ET (Embryo Transfer), what are considerations for AI, why AI breeding is somewhat more challenging than live cover, and what my own process is for AI in my herd, and some other stuff thrown in there as well.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time of year when I'm just waiting to wake up to the sounds of hormonal does screaming outside my window.In this episode, I talk about basics of the goat estrus cycle, timing and breeding, and quite a bit about the hormones and physiology that's going on with the whole thing. And I get on a soap box for a minute to talk about thinking about why we do all this breeding goats stuff in the first place.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vaccines are designed to prevent disease, so what preventative vaccinations should your goats have? Which vaccines should all goats have and which ones should only some goats have and why? Core vaccines and risk based vaccines- what is that about, which are which, who should get vaccinated and when and why? So much conflicting information is out in the world about all kinds of vaccinations, so I'm going to try to break down what we can do for our goats in this episode!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes those testicles have to come off.In this episode (which is, in fact, Episode 10, even though my brain to mouth connection misfired and said 7...), I'm going to discuss the different methods for castrating small ruminants, focusing on goats, what age you should think about castrating, how your vet can help make this a less unpleasant endeavor for everyone, and some other considerations related to the topic.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goat skin is different from goatskin. Dealing with skin stuff while the skin is still on the goat is the topic of this episode.This episode talks about external parasite (lice, mites, fleas, ticks), a little bit about Orf (aka Soremouth), zinc responsive dermatoses (and my pet theory about well water's role in that skin condition), and touch on the "zebras," skin cancers, and non-healing lesions, and what to do with those (hint: call the vet, but I'll explain why).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quick episode to answer a couple of emails I have received over the last few weeks. And say thanks to everyone who is tuning in! :)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do I feed this goat kid? How do I feed this goat kid? When do I wean this goat kid?In this episode I provide an overview of goat kid nutrition and recommendations, largely based on my own experience raising probably close to hundreds of goat kids over the last ten years. I have been surprised in clinical practice by the problems with inadequate nutrition and misunderstandings and misinformation about what adequate nutrition consists of for young and growing animals.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you creeped out by eyeballs? I’m not – eyes are totally cool!In this episode I go over some common eye problems in kids and adult goats and what I do to fix them. Usually these things look really scary, but, in my experience, goats can heal their eyes from some really crazy looking stuff.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recording on the road because that's where I spend my life. A few different topics in this episode:Biosecurity testing - What is it? Why should I do it? Who needs to be tested? How often do I need to test? Listener Question! (Someone is listening to my podcast and it makes me excited!)Story from my dairy. It's always something. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.