common+diseases+and+their+cures+if+there+are+any

There are many kinds of diseases in goats. Some of them can be treated at home but others are more serious. The first sign that a goat is sick is usually the goat acting depressed lonely and losing its appetite. Also as a side note if a goat appears to be sick immediately separate the goat from the rest of the heard. The first disease I want to talk about is __**//blackleg.//**__ This is a potentially fatal disease that causes spongy swelling in the neck back shoulders and hips as well as fever and rapid breathing. The only cure is antibiotics.

Another common goat disease is __//**foot and mouth disease**//__ or __//**hoof and mouth disease**//__. (Two different names they are the same thing.) this disease is not only a goat disease but it can occur in all cloven hoofed mammals. This disease causes a fever for 2-3 days and will cause blisters that may rupture causing lameness. Scientist have successfully put a artificial form of the disease into a chicken and it lived however it is unlikely that chickens could catch the disease in the wild or domesticated. As another side note this is very rare however in some cases this disease can infect humans.

There is another very common disease called **//__listeriosis.__//** The first symptom is usually one side of the goats face becoming paralyzed. This disease is usually fatal. if left untreated by a professional veterinarian this disease can kill within 24 hours. This disease is very contagious and if and when you separate the infected goat from the rest of the herd the area you put the goat in MUST BE STERaLIZED. If you do not the disease will spread throughout the herd. There is no cure and all you can do is keep the animal comfortable.