Get Thiamine and keep it on your shelf for emergencies!!
I have never dealt with goat polio in ten years of goats, so this was all new to me.
Our weather had been very extreme. Hot, very high humidity. No changes in feed, water, did switch hay cuttings a couple weeks back, but its first cutting alfalfa, not too rich, no mold or must, very nice. He is up to date on CDT, worming, good on copper. Been healthy as a horse all his life.
Yearling Lamancha buck who had seemed fine the day before, was missing at morning feeding on Friday the 26th. Looked everywhere and finally found him laying on his head, in a dip at the furthest corner of his pen. Completely blind, obviously very ill. Put him in a small pen, started him on thiamine, LA-200, B-vitamins, a shot of Dex, and Banamine. Continued polio treatment along with lactated ringers for two days with no visible improvement. Stumbled around his pen, head hanging, tore off both his scurs by banging his head into *everything*(his shed looked like murder had been commited there, blood everywhere.) Weather was absolutely miserable hot and humid, was surprised he didn't just die from being sick in the heat.
Heat broke on Sunday, that night he ate a few fresh leaves and drank about a gallon of water. Backed him off of everything but the thiamine shots every six hours. Next day he was nibbling on hay and drinking well, was able to see. Today he is completely back to normal, eating well, very alert and drinking plenty, hard to catch for his shots. I do believe this episode has ruined our relationship for all time. He looks at me and only remembers all those shots. But he is alive!  Back to normal now, can hardly believe he was so sick a few days ago.
Moved him back in with his penmates yesterday and stopped the thiamine shots.
I had never had the need for Thiamine before that day, but I was sure glad I had it on my shelf.