5 comments for “Goats fainting”  

1. 1 rochelle on Oct 2nd, 2006 said:

   strange!!!!!!!

2. 2 Bex on Oct 3rd, 2006 said:

   OMG! It's for real???? Have just wet myself laughing, but very relieved to hear it doesn't do the poor goats any harm.

3. 3 daysleeper on Oct 4th, 2006 said:

   lol...omg what a ridiculous animal

4. 4 brewster on Oct 11th, 2006 said:

   Not just any goats, but goats with a particular recessive gene, which expresses the dysfunction causing Myotonia Congenita.

   Though the trigger is virtually identical to cataplexy (disorder found in persons and animals with narcolepsy), the mechanism is completely the opposite.

   With cataplexy, the muscles are temporarily paralyzed and lose rigidity (tone). The muscles of myotonic goats contract, suddenly becoming rigid and tight.

5. 5 brewster on Oct 11th, 2006 said:

   I forgot to add that, the goats are perfectly alert and awake through it all. While the trigger or cause is in the brain, the condition only affects their muscles.

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