[laurelsh]

Hi goat friends!
My 2 year old Pearl has coccidia 3750 egg count on fecal, and on checking her eyelid FAMACHA style (I'm not certified) it looks like a #2, meaning anemia. She is nursing a 6-wk-old kid. They both look and act very healthy. I have given her Baycox (Toltrazuril) and will also do an herb treatment on her. Do I need to address the anemia, and what is the best/easiest way? Red Cell? B12 injection? Iron injection?

 

[ksalvagno]

I'd give her a B Complex shot but Redcell is what I would use for anemia. 6cc per 100 lbs.

 

[laurelsh]

How often do you give Red Cell?

 

[ksalvagno]

Once a day for a week. Then once a week until normal.

 

[JML Farms]

The red cell is helpful, but in my experience the injectable iron works much faster and since she is nursing, I wouldn’t want to chance it. Typically I give a shot of vitamin b complex along with the iron shot.

 

[ksalvagno]

There is a higher risk of adverse reaction with the iron shot. So if you choose to give it, have Benadryl right there to give immediately upon reaction.

 

[laurelsh]

Thank you, I saw that reaction possibility with iron injection, so I'm not too keen on doing it. I thought I would have to have epinephrine on hand as a shot to counteract reactions, in what form/dose would Benadryl be adequate?

 

[happybleats]

Epinephrine is best (1 ccper 100#) but Benadryl is close second. I like liquid for easy dosing. At least 20 cc and keep the bottle handy

 

[laurelsh]

thanks! I have Children's Liquid Benadryl, 12.5 mg/5 ml. Would it be 20 cc of that to any size goat? Or is there a per weight dose?