If the herbs are working there is no reason to change. Adding the essential oils should boost the effectiveness as well. Go team herbs!
Coccidia conundrum- Stay natural/Go chemical
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Thank you! You and others here talked me through what to give while I waited (even if not always directly, I read a lot of old threads, too). 
I was so happy when her poop turned normal again and then when her coccidia count plummeted, I was almost in disbelief. I’m kind of glad there was a delay in the shipping so the herbs had time to work.
I was so happy when her poop turned normal again and then when her coccidia count plummeted, I was almost in disbelief. I’m kind of glad there was a delay in the shipping so the herbs had time to work.
Thank you! I used something close to this but not exactly. I’ll definitely add this recipe to my goat folder.
That is what I’m hoping. When I need them, I will use them and hopefully they’ll work like a charm because there should be little to no resistance in any parasite. In the meantime, do the best I can with natural methods.
I love this link. I have it book marked already (a long with a lot more the site) but will read it again to make sure I get things right.
I know this is going to sound bad, but I was hoping for the best and expecting the worst when it came to using the herbs, garlic, and natural methods. I was basically doing it as supportive care until the results came back and I had confirmation on what to treat. Then it ended up being a lot more than just supportive. I sort of couldn’t believe it. I’d heard a lot about natural methods but I figured you must just really have to know what you’re doing to have it work. But no, I’m proof idiots can do it too.
At least we can with guidance from nice folks here. And I don’t know if I’m out of the woods or not. I’ll do weekly fecals for a while until I’m comfortable that the counts are either declining or steady.
Thanks! And thanks for all your help.
Oh wow, that’s awesome. And now I believe it, lol. I’m always so skeptical about things, so now I have a whole new outlook and thirst for knowledge on all this. If I hadn’t had this little debacle early on, I’m not sure how long it would have taken me to actually use natural remedies as treatment. I planned on it being more as a supplement if you will. It was the last thing I looked into before getting the goats and ended up being the first thing I actually needed.I bought LOH when she used to send it in a baggie lol...I was like you..doubtful it would work. I piddled with it but was too afraid of loosing goats due to worms so I still did chemical treatments. One day I found that baggie of herbs stuffed way back and I just threw it away lol.
Now many years later..I won't allow myself to run out. It has been heaven sent. It's hard to wrap our brain around a bag full of spices keeping our goats healthy. I used to run a pretty large emergency group on FB. One thing we ran into alot were late night emergencies..and I have helped people keep their goats alive until morning with spices they had in the kitchen.
Your work shows and it has been a life saver for me and I’m sure countless others you’ll never even know about. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge!
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