🎙️ A clip from Episode 115: 'Goat Predators: What Killed My Goat?' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
It sounds like such a simple question -- when will my goat get better after I deworm them -- but this is a very big, "It depends!" There are a lot of variables involved, plus you can't just give a drug and expect the goat to get better. I'm talking about all the things you need to do in addition to giving a dewormer, as well as the variables involved in your goat's recovery.
I'm sure you've heard people say that they used an expired dewormer in their goats, and it worked -- so you can, too! Whoa! Not so fast! I'm explaining what happens when you give your goat an expired dewormer, why it may or may not help that particular goat.
Fertrell Goat Nutribalancer
We just put out our revised chart of goat minerals, which includes the six most common ones that we get questions about. I just received a question about Fertrell, so here are my thoughts.
For the past few days, I've been talking about the correct usage for the six dewormers that have been studied in goats. Today I'm talking about how you can give two or three of them sequentially to increase their effectiveness.
Morantel tartrate is the wimpiest dewormer and comes in pellet form, which means it is sometimes confused with medicated feeds that contain coccidiostats.
🎙️ A clip from Episode 83: 'Buck Health and Breeding' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
🎙️ A clip from Episode 41: 'Copper Deficiency and Toxicity in Goats' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
🎙️ A clip from Episode 100: 'Goats and University Vet Hospitals' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
🎙️ A clip from Episode 6: 'Natural Parasite Control with Lespedeza' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
Levamisole is known as the dewormer of last resort, and it also has the smallest margin of safety, which makes it double scry. Ideally no one should ever need to use this dewormer once your management is dialed in.
There is quite a bit of old information still floating around online about using Cydectin (moxidectin) dewormer in goats. Here's the latest dosage info according to the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control.
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🎙️ A clip from Episode 106: 'Tetanus in Goats: Transmission, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prognosis' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
There is a lot of misinformation floating around online about dosage for ivermectin (Ivomec). Here is what the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control says.
After deworming: When will my goat be better?
It sounds like such a simple question -- when will my goat get better after I deworm them -- but this is a very big, "It depends!" There are a lot of variables involved, plus you can't just give a drug and expect the goat to get better. I'm talking about all the things you need to do in addition to giving a dewormer, as well as the variables involved in your goat's recovery.
Here is the most recent dosage information for using Valbazen in goats from the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite control.
Can you used expired dewormers in goats?
I'm sure you've heard people say that they used an expired dewormer in their goats, and it worked -- so you can, too! Whoa! Not so fast! I'm explaining what happens when you give your goat an expired dewormer, why it may or may not help that particular goat, and how it can hurt your entire herd in the long run!
Safeguard has a wider variety of incorrect dosage information online than any other dewormer. I've seen people saying you should use everything from three times the dosage on the bottle up to eight times as much! Not only is this incorrect, but it increases the milk and meat withdrawal considerably.
🎙️ A clip from Episode 136: 'Pasture Grasses and Browse' on the 'For the Love of Goats Podcast'! 🐐
