Courtesy of Danielle Langloism, Wikipedia CCLSick Goat 911
These resource sites provide a wealth of information on goat health, including what to do if you find a goat down and no vet is immediately available:
Goat 911 is the place to turn if it’s midnight, your goat is really sick and your vet doesn’t open until morning or there’s no goat vet in your area. Goat World has volunteers worldwide ready to help in a crisis. They’re not in every state or country, but there are enough of them that you should be able to reach someone on the phone or via e-mail 24-hour-a-day.
An email group on yahoo, Practical Goats brings together goat people — old and new — to ask and answer questions. The knowledge base there is amazingly helpful in a pinch.
FiasCoFarm provides information on common medical issues as well as general care, which can be beneficial if you find your goat slightly under the weather.
How would you treat coliform mastitis in a dairy goat? The symptoms are clinical.
I’d call my vet immediately. Regular milkings and the use of antibiotics like oxytocin. That form of mastitis can be fatal. Luckily, it’s not generally passed to others in the herd but it’s a serious matter.