I know I had not fed him anything poisonous so started to worry about the leaves that had been dropped into the billy enclosure because somebody just this weekend happened to mention that plum tree leaves were poisonous to horses.
Even though the goats have been eating the plum trees all year, it turns out that dead or wilted leaves are actually toxic! So as the leaves have fallen, Handlebar has obviously started to munch on more than he can cope with. The other two billys seem totally fine but we have treated all three.
TREATMENT
All have had a capsule of activated charcoal to absorb the toxins, administered by way of a piece of bread. They have also had strong tea to drink (luke warm, no milk)
Finally, Handlebar was given a tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda
We will now be vigilant about fallen leaves and plan to cut down the plum trees along the goat pens.
Fingers crossed that the billys will be fine and that we caught the problem swiftly enough.
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