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As some of you may know I have had a horrible worm problem. I lost my first bottle baby to cocci, then a ND kid to cocci, then a Boer doeling to worms that showed them selves in bottle jaw. Her 1/2 sister was able to recover from bottle jaw twice. Since Mayish (would have to look for exact dates) I have wormed with Panacur for 3 days (Vet A). Wormed with cydecten once (Vet B); this was for the entire herd, only one was showing signs beside being white (the doeling who later died of bottle jaw).
Then she presented with bottle jaw; so I got Ivomec plus, gave Vit B+ and red cell. She died shortly after the first dose. I continued to dose the herd orally 1 cc per 25 lbs, once then 10 days later then 10 days after that then 30days later. After the second dose another doeling presented with bottle jaw. I quickly gave Vit B+, red cell, and injectable iron. The bottle jaw went away, continued doing red cell once a week. Color has yet to return. The rest of my herd was nice and pink until two days ago, done a fecal (a herd sample) came back with stomach worms, 1 small intestine worm (gave me the name can't spell it though) and 1 cocci. Vet B said to not worry about cocci since it was an adult herd and only one showed. Gave me cydecten and said to worm at 1cc per 50 lbs, and again three weeks later, wait one week after last dose and do another fecal. He also told me that Ivomec would not kill the worms.
All of my goats have white eyelids and gums except for my Boer buck and pygmy doe.
Every one is active, eating and drinking fine. All are at a good weight except for my two Boer doelings, one is only about 15 lbs under weight the other (who had bottle jaw) is about 30lbs under weight for her age. They both eat 2 lbs a piece of alfalfa pellets and grower (18%) all the hay they can eat. I am still giving these red cell once a week, and am starting to give the rest of the herd a week of redcell and vit b then will go to once a week, until color returns.
I leave them on pasture with full access to the barn 24/7 (except for the small boer doelings who I stall at night). I clean out the barn weekly, clean water and feed buckets. I will be able to rotate pasture in the spring, but cant now...Is there anything else I can do for my babies, I feel so bad for them ):
Then she presented with bottle jaw; so I got Ivomec plus, gave Vit B+ and red cell. She died shortly after the first dose. I continued to dose the herd orally 1 cc per 25 lbs, once then 10 days later then 10 days after that then 30days later. After the second dose another doeling presented with bottle jaw. I quickly gave Vit B+, red cell, and injectable iron. The bottle jaw went away, continued doing red cell once a week. Color has yet to return. The rest of my herd was nice and pink until two days ago, done a fecal (a herd sample) came back with stomach worms, 1 small intestine worm (gave me the name can't spell it though) and 1 cocci. Vet B said to not worry about cocci since it was an adult herd and only one showed. Gave me cydecten and said to worm at 1cc per 50 lbs, and again three weeks later, wait one week after last dose and do another fecal. He also told me that Ivomec would not kill the worms.
All of my goats have white eyelids and gums except for my Boer buck and pygmy doe.
Every one is active, eating and drinking fine. All are at a good weight except for my two Boer doelings, one is only about 15 lbs under weight the other (who had bottle jaw) is about 30lbs under weight for her age. They both eat 2 lbs a piece of alfalfa pellets and grower (18%) all the hay they can eat. I am still giving these red cell once a week, and am starting to give the rest of the herd a week of redcell and vit b then will go to once a week, until color returns.
I leave them on pasture with full access to the barn 24/7 (except for the small boer doelings who I stall at night). I clean out the barn weekly, clean water and feed buckets. I will be able to rotate pasture in the spring, but cant now...Is there anything else I can do for my babies, I feel so bad for them ):
