Meet Kris Kringle & Big Shot.
They are both 1 Year old Purebred Nubian Dairy Goats & half brothers.
They have been living in our new pasture since right after Hurricane Katrina in August.
We never had a problem with poisoning in that pasture....until now..
12/12/05
When I went out to take kids to school at 7am I noticed that Kris didn't come right away when I called all the boys to the fence, but before we left he came up with the others..he looked a little cold (it was 35 degrees),
but I didn't notice anything unusual at that time.
When I got back from the feed store at 8am I noticed him laying on the ground in a shade..usually by that time they would all be standing in the sun to get warm..so I went to him and first noticed how skinny he looked..so I reached for him and noticed his coat was covered in something & he was shaking like crazy. Since our Senior Stallion had a bad case of Diarrhea, I figured he may have backed up to where Kris was laying and splattered him...thinking that's what chilled him I brought him out into the yard...that's when I noticed he was weak in his hind legs..
Big Shot
Kris Kringle
I tied him to the porch until I got all the meds he may need together..when I came back out, with the meds,10 minutes later he was shaking his head from side to side & looked so pitiful. He was also  foaming at the mouth. I saw that it was vomit on his face & nose & realized he had been poisoned and that was his own vomit all over him!
I first gave him 4cc Valbazen orally to insure that any parasites wouldn't bring him down in his weak state.
I then gave him 12cc Nutra-Drench orally to build up his amune system in a hurry, in order to fight off illness.
Next was an injection - 8cc of Vitamin B Complex,(IM) to build up the amune system to fight off illness.
I also gave him a 5cc injection of Bio-Mycin (IM) since it is winter and he was vomiting all night -
this will make sure he doesn't get Pneumonia.
I decided at the last minute to also give him an oral dose of Pig Iron & Copper I had in the cabinet - incase of a defiency.
I left Kris standing there and ran back to the pasture to see if any of the other 6 bucks had also been poisoned. That's when I found Big Shot standing funny..I took a closer look and found him foaming at the mouth also..so I immediately pulled him from the pasture. Even tho none of the other bucks showed signs of poisoning, I went ahead & put them all in a holding pen
until I had time to find out what's poisoning them.
I took Big Shot & Kris to the barn where I had my detox meds. I put them in the sick pen beside the barn..where I gave them the
detox meds..5g Probios - 12cc Pepto - 12cc mix of water & baking soda (mixed well-they hate this!!)
I put them out more baking soda in their feed trough (goats know if they need it) and some hay, & added electrolytes to their only water source..so I knew if they were drinking, and I left them to rest & recover.
I go back to the pasture to find out what poisoned them and find where Kris had vomited. Seems he had spent the night vomiting in their shelter in several different places..within the vomit I find 2 different kinds of leaves (1 2 3 4).
After surveying the pasture I find only one of the types of leaves which we believe to be Persimmon.
I check on both bucks every hour all day long..giving Kris 12cc Pepto & 12cc of Baking Soda/Water mix each time...and Big Shot 10g Probios within the first 3 hours only..
While Big Shot made great improvement,  eating hay, urinating & drinking water after about 6 hours..
Kris was slower to improve, but continued to hide in the shelter and rest. I give Kris 5g Probios at 5pm..
Kris & Big Shot remain in the sick pen for 24 hours.

12/13/05
I checked on both bucks at 7am..Big Shot was standing outside the shelter and anxiously awaiting feeding time, while Kris was still laying inside the shelter. A good flashlight helped me see up in the shelter..Happily I saw that Kris was chewing his cud!!
An hour later both bucks ate as they normally would. I was very happy to see Kris nibbling at his food!
When they are all done eating for the morning, I usually let all the does out to pasture to eat hay while the grass dries, at around 1pm, I let them out to another pasture planted in Rye Grass, Wheat, & Oats to eat for 2 hours.
When it came time to set them out to the Rye Grass pasture I let Big Shot go, but held Kris back thinking he needed more recovery time. Kris was begging to go out with them, so I let him just to see if he would eat. And he did...he ate like there was no tomorrow..then he drank like he was thirsting to death...when he fell in with the herd of does..I knew he would be ok..
He & Big Shot will remain in the sick pen at night & be spoiled with grain & Alfalfa for another week to ensure they are fully recovered.
Disclaimer :
Any information I add to my pages are simply situations that I have been in
and things that have worked for me, in my herd. I am by NO means a vet and I am not endorsing it's use in anyone elses herd. You should consult with your vet for any info that you are unsure of.