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     Katie Jacobs (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.136.26.227 Rating: N/A |
Maggie, thanks for the advice. I'm on the way to the feed store now to get the med. I'll dose everyone today. Keep up the good work! | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 551 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
It is safe for all goats, kids, pregnant does in any stage, bucks. You will have to catch the shy ones and give it to them. It tastes bad. You will always have to have a way to catch your goats. They don't get to decide whether you will touch them or not when you have made up your mind that you need to do something to them or with them. Wild goats will stay wild unless you make a concerted effort. Goats need regular care such as vaccinations and hoof trimming, and you need to train them to let themselves be penned and caught. Some people make a small corral that the goats are always fed in, that can be closed after the goats enter, I have a sliding gate on my barn door that I close every day after the goats come in for feeding. Mine are used to being penned up for a short time everyday. This lets me take a close look for signs of trouble (like squinty eyes at the first sign of pinkeye) to a goat that is a bit off feed but still running with the herd (I can then catch them for a closer exam, before I have full blown sickness). Once you get them into a small enclosure, you can corner them with two or more people. I find that with the shyest ones if you try not to run them around and around but corner them and give them a chance to give up as you close in, the taming process goes much better... Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Katie Jacobs (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.136.26.227 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the help. I can give this to pregnant does and kids, right? Any tips for getting it down the throat of goats that won't let you touch them? We have 2 new ones that are still shy. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 547 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141 Rating: N/A |
Most herbal dewormers are to be used once a month to be effective and they must be given according to directions at an effective dose. Give the Ivomec Injectable for Cattle orally at 1 cc per 25 pounds for 2 days repeat in 2 weeks. Check her lower inner eyelids, if they are pale pink or white she is anemic due to worms. Worms can cause severe emaciation, diarrhea, anemia and death. Most goats will continue to eat and drink at least some. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Dawn Summers (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 172.155.105.253 Rating: N/A |
I would worm her with ivomec 1 cc per 25 lbs, orally. The herbal wormer may not be killing the type she has. Is her eyelids pink or white? White indicates anemia which can be caused by worms. Good luck, Dawn | ||
| Katie Jacobs (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.136.26.227 Rating: N/A |
She's a Nubian, non-pregnant and 4 years old. She has started losing weight and is looking very bony. Has diarrhea. Is still eating and drinking. I gave her an herbal wormer 2 weeks ago. No change. I'm leaning towards ivomec wormer? Would worms cause her to become so emaciated? She was wormed with the same herbal wormer last fall. |