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Using Essential oils to worm

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Like many of you, we have battled worms hard again this season...Barber pole worm especially... Ivomec plus no longer works for my farm and Valbazen, although I have not fecaled yet to check...doesnt seem to be working very well either...I ordered Herbal Wormer from Land of Havinah and was having pretty good results with acute dosing...but when I added Ess. Oils...thats when we saw pink...pink lids that is deep pink. I have used EOs in my goats care for a few years now, this is the first I tried to focus on worm load...I am convinced the EOs put us over the top in our battle!!

what we did:
During crisis we dosed both herbal and EOs twice a day
once we were out of crisis we went to 3 days on 4 days rest...
now we are on once a week. ( we did notice tape worm today in the kids pen so they will get a few rounds of 3 days on 4 days rest of the oils.

Oils and amounts used
1 drop each of
oregano, wild orange, lemon grass, digeszen and for the unbred goats, clove is added....this is in 2-3 cc of olive oil
we started with 1/2 cc for kids and 1 cc for adults....

this was our trial run...we think upping this dose to 2 drops each in 2-3 cc per adult standard animal...and 1 drop each in 2-3 cc olive oil for kids..as our weekly preventive treatment....many are having luck with 1 drop per 50# in carrier oil....just need to figure out what works for each. Im very pleased with the results we got...I just need to learn to do fecal's to keep track :smile:
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I feel this in her throat????? How do I upload a video .. No way it can be lungworms at this point? No temp...still getting a bit pink etc
I think videos need to be uploaded through you tube first? @toth boer goats ? @ksalvagno
I think videos need to be uploaded through you tube first? @toth boer goats ? @ksalvagno
Ok. I'll try that route after chores. I went ahead and gave her nuflor. Also with vetrx, and the regime we're on
Smh.. weather gone crazy everywhere
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Yes..we went from 78 yesterday to 32 today. .
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Ok. I'll try that route after chores. I went ahead and gave her nuflor. Also with vetrx, and the regime we're on
Smh.. weather gone crazy everywhere
How is she doing? How are you doing?
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@BoerGoats123 here is that thread
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How is she doing? How are you doing?
I'm sorry it's been so long. Never have gone thru an issue like this. The odds of it happening again are slim to none. I hate the fact with goats so much is learned in hindsight. Hope this all comes out ok. It's the first morning I've been able to sit, look back over and just SMH

The herbals, oils, feed have done a wonderful job on my girls. I've watched them between dosing the little sick one. They're playing, feeling great and eating herbs on their own. It's funny watching the Mini Mancha jump and hop in the air and she's expecting this Thursday.

Taffy, the one that kept getting hit so hard didn't make it. I found a vet that turned into a treasure. He was also learning as we tried to help her. He's a vet that works with dairy cows mostly. His wife is also a vet that uses EOs, laser, all things helpful too. He came out 4 times this week. I'm at grateful he did.


Taffy had 5 kids, none still living, all normal size one was huge. She literally had no room for food or fluids with the kids growing so fast. We decided to put her down and try to save the kids last night..she could not gain enough fluids, sugar, calcium. The bag I put the kids in to carry away from the pen was so heavy I'm still trying to figure how she made it as long as she did.
It was at least 35 lbs. That's a lot for a little 65 lb ND.

Happy Bleats helped me thru so much over this ordeal. With Taffy struggling so much and trying to save her, a new learning curve using herbs and oils on goats... I read as fast and hard as I had any time for with mixing LOH, EOs and wow... overload in all areas. It was such a blessing to be able to ask her as I raced to do and mix, try to grasp all this.

The EOs are really doing a great job. I'll do fecals to update over time too
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I’m so sorry. You worked really hard and the losses are sometimes inevitable. Sending you a big virtual hug.
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I am so very sorry. :(
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Thank you. It's exciting to find a way to get a grip and keep it on worms etc with the oils and see the results on a slide but then another area hits out of the blue...

They're dosing themselves with the kelp/parasite and kelp herbamins. They really look great too.

I'll be using this method from now on.
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Herbs for babies and oils?
9 day old baby has a stuffy nose. Winds here have been off the charts and still temp swings. 85 one day then below freezing again

I used vetrx and 3ml goat drench. She started nursing again a few minutes after use

Which oils are ok to use for a baby? Can we use herbs etc for immune boost on one that little? Unfortunately she's getting antibiotics in milk via mom being treated for retained placenta.
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I start my kids at a week old on herbals and oils. There are oils I dilute further if they seem to react to it..clove, Cinnamon and oregano. I have only had a few who seem sensitive to them. And it only last a few minutes of them trying to wipe their mouth on stuff. To help them.feel more comfortable faster I give them a little olive oil to "rinse" things a bit. Don't use water. The bext time I add a few extra cc of olive oil to the eos and it's fine.
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How much, how long and how often do you suggest using the wild orange to kill off critters in the poop. I used bioworma for a time in the past until I accidently left it in freezing temps.

I hope to get the pens to the point of no goat berries missed in cleaning left to spread issues.
I feed one drop of wild orange per goat every week. Forever lol.
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I feed one drop of wild orange per goat every week. Forever lol.
Thank you! Forever ok when something works💕
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I know the other two tests aren't back yet but I got so excited after the battle with barberpole and high cocci added on months back.

I lost my favorite pet milk goat Pepper to BP last August and that was the harder thing I've gone thru. I loved that little goat more than my dogs.

I certainly have not done everything perfectly with the herbals and oils while trying to save Taffy with hypocalcemia and ketosis, losing her.... then Cocoa hitting bottom on hypocalcemia and a very difficult kidding and total prolapse.

My two little does I have left are doing great on the herbal and oils! I didn't test Cocoas doeling.

Maybe I can feel safe enough to add another mini milker or two ...

Thank you for all your help and putting up with me going thru the stress of dealing with BP and sick goats! 🥰 I said I would share labs when back:

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I know the other two tests aren't back yet but I got so excited after the battle with barberpole and high cocci added on months back.

I lost my favorite pet milk goat Pepper to BP last August and that was the harder thing I've gone thru. I loved that little goat more than my dogs.

I certainly have not done everything perfectly with the herbals and oils while trying to save Taffy with hypocalcemia and ketosis, losing her.... then Cocoa hitting bottom on hypocalcemia and a very difficult kidding and total prolapse.

My two little does I have left are doing great on the herbal and oils! I didn't test Cocoas doeling.

Maybe I can feel safe enough to add another mini milker or two ...

Thank you for all your help and putting up with me going thru the stress of dealing with BP and sick goats! 🥰 I said I would share labs when back:

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Wow that's amazing! Congratulations!
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Wow..nice job!!! Congratulations!!
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Those are incredible results! You are doing such a great job. I’m so sorry for you losses and struggles. That’s heartbreaking. It looks like you’ve turned a corner and are doing amazing!
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Wow..nice job!!! Congratulations!!
I couldn't have done this without you and this amazing group.

It was too much to absorb, too fast in the middle of issues with the girls🥰
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