I noticed a weird white spot on my goats ear the other day and I have been watching it and it hasn't grown but it looks like some sort of fungus. It's about half the size of a dime, I was wondering if anyone knew how to treat it. Thanks

-- T.J. Swan (tweetyathome45@hotmail.com), April 21, 2002

Answers

Ringworm perhaps?

-- Lynelle SOwestVA (X2ldp@aol.com), April 22, 2002.

If the skin looks dry and flaky and the hair rubs out of this little white spot, it is probably a fungus. Washing with medicated soap and a little vinegar will clear up mild cases. If it spreads, get some rose fungacide called Captan, dilute a very little in some water and dab on the spot. We used Captan on a colt that had lost about a third of his hair coat to ringworm. The vet recommended it instead of $200 worth of pills.

-- Shirley Canfield (thmt@webtv.net), April 22, 2002.

Did the goat get into some lime perhaps? A chemical burn, seen lots of times on Nubians who get their ears wet while drinking than lay in a freshly limed barn. Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), April 22, 2002.