Copper Bolus Dosage?

I give a 4g bolus to my full sized nubians....I could give more at a time but I just give it more often. I have one that gets it 3 times a year and the others are 2 times a year. I may bump them all up to 3 times...they also have loose minerals available...
Are your goats nice and shiny?

 

I believe its 1 gram for every 22 lbs of body weight

 

Yep, it's 1g per 22lbs. My alpine does get between 5 and 8 grams (they vary in size) every 4 months here. While my bucks get 11 grams.
You'll know if it isnt enough. The red will be lingering, fish tail won't quite be going away.
My kids get it from 4 months old and up, so they get a 4g bolus at 4 months.

 

I think it would be ok. You could always break one down and give him another gram or two if you feel unsure. Try putting it in something you know he loves and will slurp up without hesitation.

 

Hmmm....guess I'll increase mine too. I started slowly because I was afraid to OD them...

 

Suntoo , I'm sorry , just reread your post . I would tend to stick with the rule of thumb 1 gram for every 22 lbs of body weight. This way your being much more accurate in what your dosing. JMO.

 

when i was breaking them down on a gram scale , i was petrified about ODing them . I rather a bit under then too much , just how i see it.
But to toss a goat a 4 gram capsule and they are only 50 lbs , those directions scare me. I followed the dosing directions on the valbazen bottle and found out i have been under dosing them ! So, given the fact that there isn't much known about goats in the "product" world , i wouldn't necessarily take their word for what is the "right" dosage.

 

I've heard it's pretty hard to overdose them since it's slowly absorbed, so I'd stick with the 1 gram to 22#. I gave a full cow bolus to my new boer buck because he was pretty close to needing that much. He did fine. I'll be giving him another at 4 months just because he was that bad


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I totally forgot about that ! ^^^^ But i still would break it down , save the gram or two for another animal Its good to know that if you do make a mistake , you can continue to breathe , its not a death sentence

 

It's pretty hard to hurt them with it. There is someone with Saanens on here who did her doe twice, and she was fine.

Since my bucks are so close to the smaller calf bolus, they just get the entire thing, 1.5 grams more isn't going to hurt them.

 

Thanks Lacie

 

I hear ya ^^^ I have one that refuses everything now. Im going to get her eventually

 

Nice going Suntoo :leap:
Now you can come over and get my doe to take it , lol.

 

I've found that if I open the caps and weight out the correct dose, then mix it in with mashed up over ripe banana, I can get even the most finicky eater to take it with ease.

Yes, I know you are suppose to give it to them in a capsule to take whole, but if they are going to fight, chew and split it open anyway, I don't see much difference. At least I know how much is going into them with the banana paste.

 

I learned here to give copper 1 cc per 60# using a syringe...it was much easier then capsuls which got stuck or they spit out...

cut the whole tip off a syringe.( i use a 6 cc size) Pour 1 cc per 60# in it and top it off with porbiotic paste ...drench it down..we follow with a drenching gun of water to wash it all down...I buy cow bolus and break them down...easy peasy : )