https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/22623/goat-skin-disease Any suggestions welcome - small group (10) of pygmy goats that have had chronic skin issues. Started with Louis who had significant hair loss and greasy discharge over his hindquarters and inside legs, occasional nibbling but no ulceration or sores.en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/136266?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 20 May 2015 21:03:09 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e3f6fd88-f5f1-4945-8b4f-52d8c8a49148mariette asselbergs<p>Also, IF it is mites, then it is not good enough to treat with ivermectine, you also need to move the goats into a clean environment and leave their sheds, fence posts etc goat free for 3 months. &nbsp;Mites cannot survive without goats for 3 months. &nbsp;But they can reinfect goats continuously if the surroundings are not made mite free.&nbsp;</p> <p>Otherwise I would certainly look into the diet. &nbsp;Are the pellets meant for goats? (Pygmee goats or dairy goats?).</p> <p>And Dermatophilus congolense could play a role, especially in humid conditions. Is there a raw area under the greasy dandruffy areas? &nbsp;Take a smear from that and stain with May Grunwald-Giemsa and Gram.</p> <p>Good luck. &nbsp;(Any pictures available?)</p> <p>Mariette</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/136240?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 20 May 2015 14:36:08 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:525e06cb-b525-4663-a0f6-bcac24c76799Michael Woodhouse<p>I don&#39;t do much goat work, but chorioptic mange would be top of my list of DDx. The mites can be hard to find. Do the goats mix with horses?</p> <p>Personally I&#39;d go with something like moxidectin at weekly intervals. I have no reference that was passed on as anecdote.</p> <p>Demodectic mange is described in goats, so a biopsy could be the next course of action. </p> <p>How much and how often did you do the ivermectin?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>