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  1. Health & Wellness
    Hi all - I am 6 years into having goats. My parasite protocol has always worked well until this last winter (2022/2023) was very mild where we are in IN and last year I had a very bad parasite year. Seems like it's lining up to be like that again this year, I have always done herbal worming...
  2. Health & Wellness
    Just wormed one of our goats last week as her eyelids were looking pale. Noticed she was acting a bit sluggish this week, checked her FAMACHA and it’s even worse. So I’m assuming our wormer either doesn’t work anymore, or she’s grown ‘immune’ to its help. We live in Canada so I’m not sure what...
  3. Health & Wellness
    I have 2 sets of Nigerian Dwarf twins, 6 weeks old. I have Toltrazuril 5% ordered, and should be here in the next few days. I missed giving it to the babies at 3 weeks, so should I just go with 6, 9, and 12 weeks, or add another dose at 16 weeks? 1 ml per 5 lbs. At the same time, I plan on...
  4. Beginners Goat Raising
    Hey! Fairly new goat owner here! I don't normally have too much trouble with worms, but several of my goats have lost condition recently. I did a check of their mucous membranes, and they were looking a little pale. I went ahead and wormed with Ivermectin, since that's what I had on hand, but...
  5. Health & Wellness
    Hi all, Just wondering what natural remedies actually work for goat health ie worming, mites etc Anything you can think of as preventatives (garlic and DE have been proven to be myths for example) Also what human medication etc are safe for goats. I know aspirin and Ibuprofen are safe as pain...
  6. Health & Wellness
    we should know the answer to this, but have a little different circumstance than in the past. We had our does in separate stalls in the barn based on how many kids each had in late June and July, so 1 kid with one doe, 2 with does, and one doe with triplets, so we could watch body condition...
  7. Health & Wellness
    I live in a humid part of the country that is heavily infested with parasites including the dreaded barber's pole worm, and have successfully used herbal wormers for over 12 years, and when I say successfully I mean I have never needed to resort to conventional wormers, not even in emergencies...
  8. Parasites
    Newbie question: I have read that only Safeguard is safe for pregnant does for worming... and I've also read that Ivomec is safe for pregnant does as well (used as the injectable, but orally??) Can someone please let me know if the Ivomec is in fact safe for pregnant does? I thought I read that...
  9. Parasites
    Well it seems like my endless flow of questions has ebbed a bit:oops:. So Exploring my options for worming. I have done a lot of research on DE and it seems like there are quite a few opinions on whether or not DE works as a de-wormer. Some people who use it say it does work, some (like the...
  10. Health & Wellness
    I purchased two kids 3 weeks ago at 6 weeks of age for pets. They are both taking a bottle well but I'm worried one looks a little skinny. Current rations are 12 oz milk/ 3x daily, 1 cup grain daily and free choice hay and pasture. They graze and drink water on their own. Should I be...
  11. Health & Wellness
    Lost my sweet boar "Peaches" last night. Thinking it was a parasite that spectra guard did not cover. I just wormed her and my male two weeks ago but am afraid the male goat might get the same parasite. Does anyone know if I can give him something else this soon. Not sure of his age but he is...
  12. Beginners Goat Raising
    We have a month old baby that I am worried about. She is 100% fine at this point, but her or her mom have had no wormer at all. We wormed the rest of the heard and they are clear, but the vet doesn't want to worm them without a fecal. They are never in a stall so it seems impossible to catch any...
  13. Technical Articles & Write-Up Submissions
    Hey everyone It is time to worm my goats again. I have been using IVOMEC and Ivomec Plus. Time for a change in medicine! Can I use cydectin pour on as a pour on?Or can I use IVOMEC pour on as a pour on ? O r do I need to use it orally? Any other suggestions? :whatgoat:
  14. Beginners Goat Raising
    i just heard that you can use garlic as a wormer? any thoughts and suggestions!! how much and how often do you do this? BTW: my pygmy's will be 2.5 months old
  15. Health & Wellness
    We have a doe that kidded four days ago and we did not give the doe the CDT a month prior like you are supposed to do. We also did not give the Buck his CDT when he was in rut this past November. We are still learning. :( What do you we do now? Can we still give it to the doe and buck? What...
  16. Health & Wellness
    I'm needing info on worming my Saanen doe. She freshened last week (had triplets!). I am needing to start milking her soon, as my freezer supply is dwindling and my daughter needs the milk due to cows milk allergy. I wanted to worm her with the Ivermax (Ivermectin) Equine Paste. How soon can...
  17. Health & Wellness
    How old does one worm kids, or do you wait until a year old? Also, what do you recommend for wormer and disease. Just curious as 3 of our bucklings will be going on to new homes soon. Thanks.
  18. Health & Wellness
    Hi, My kid goat is suffering from a nasty infestation of worms and sucking lice. Today was her second day dose of 1cc of Ivermectin given to her orally. Today she started scouring... it isn't watery- just brown and mushy. Is it normal for them to scour when expelling worms? How long until the...
  19. Health & Wellness
    Hi, would anyone know what dosage of this I should use in de-worming my goat? I have it on hand and would like to worm her asap, she kidded 3 weeks a go. Also, what would be the milk withdrawal with this? Thank you!
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