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Saturday, 02 June 2007 |
Goat Medicine Cabinet Goat First Aid KitQuick reference Guide to the Goat Medicine Supplies to have on hand
These are things I keep in mine along with the dosages I use- and divided into Must Haves, Should Haves and Nice to Haves - Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it! Basics you can get at drug stores:Must Haves - Thermometer- a digital one for humans is just fine.. they have cheap ones at walmart.
- Box of baking soda for rumen pH
- Cayenne pepper (for stopping bleeding from injuries)
- Molasses or karo syrup for kid saver formula
- Peroxide for cleansing wounds
- Alcohol for cleaning injection sites and needles and tops of injectable bottle stoppers
- Milk of Magnesia - for constipated goats or goats who have eaten something you need to get rid of
- Pepto Bismol- in small amounts for coating the stomach lining- too much will stop them up
- A Tube of Activated Charcoal (found at Jeffers, Feed stores or ValleyVet)for neutralizing the gut should the goat eat anything toxic
Nice to Haves:
- Antibiotic ointment like neosporin- for injuries
- Baby aspirin do NOT use- Ibuprofen, tylenol or advil.. ONLY real 100% aspirin - regular strength if you can't find the baby
- Gauze for wounds
If you can find cast supplies get them- if not gauze and plaster of paris will work for broken legs - Benadryl (children's is fine and either capsules or liquid-) for allergic reactions to bee stings, bites and hay allergy breathing problems
- Coffee for kid saver formula
- Surgical gloves can be found in Walmart pharmacy department for a small package- buy larger packages at online supply houses.
- Yogurt with live bacteria in it for rumen flora to use in case you do not have Probiotic paste
- Olive or corn oil for enema treatment that is not responding to the warm soapy water
- Tide Powered Detergent for treating frothy bloat- add 1 tsp to half gallon of water give orally
- Vasoline
- Diaper ointment or hemorrhoid cream for topical skin abrasions, the hemorrhoid cream reduces topical swelling from a difficult kidding, the diaper ointment is great for pizzle rot
- Hair color or hair perm bottle for administering enemas
Injectable Over the counter meds to grab at the feed store: (or order through Jeffers or ValleyVet Supply) Must Haves:
- Bottle of Penicillan Procaine G - for injury and infection (dosage is 1cc/25 lbs SubQ and Always draw back on the plunger before injecting Penicillin)
- Bottle of B vitamin complex (fortified if you can get it because it has more thiamine in it )- for stress and getting well (Dosage SubQ 1cc/25lbs)
- Bottle of Tylan 200 (not LA200) The generic is called tylosin 1% (not Tylan50 either -)- for pneumonia and pink eye (Dosage 1cc/25lbs SubQ or take needle Off and drip in eye a couple drops per eye for pink eye)
- Tetanus Antitoxin for injury, disbudding, castration, puncture wounds as a preventative for tetanus (Equine origin 1500 units per vial has approx 3.5 ccs in it, I use half vial for kids at banding time and an entire bottle for adult goat injury- SubQ)
- CD Anti toxin which is not the same as CDT- used for enterotoxemia symptoms for babies and adults and can be a life saver to a potentially fatal situation (dosage 1cc/5lbs SubQ)
- Ivomec Plus dewormer- used at the rate of 1cc/40lbs SubQ
Should Haves:- Dewormer - Ivomec Plus Injectable or Valbazen (Ivomec Plus dosage 1cc/40lbs SubQ, -
- Valbazen (Dosage-1cc/ 10lbs Orally) Use ONLY in NON pregnant does and wethers kids and bucks
- Sulment or Dimethox- as per package instructions
- Syringes and needles in combinations of sizes- some 3 ml syringes, 6 ml syringes and a few 20 or 30 ml syringes (All luer lock- look at goat-link article on injections to see what I mean) and a couple with the long tip for oral administering- Needles in sizes 18 gauge and 22 gauge as short as you can get them.. try for 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch.. trey not to have 1 inch you don't need them that long.. more needles than syringes in case you drop some..
- Tubing Catheter for tubing weak kids found at most online supply houses
- MFO or CMPK oral calcium supplement
Nice to Haves- Red cell or Goat Nutri-drench - as per package instructions
- Electrolyte mix- as per package instructions
- Iodine - gentle iodine is fine
- Furall Spray - spray for injuries
- Biosol- (neomycin sulfate) for bacterial stomach disorders like E coli -(Dosage 1/4 tsp per 25lbs orally)
- Probiotic Paste for rumen flora
- Betadine for cleansing wounds
Injectable things that require ordering 'usually Rx' (prescription meds) - BO-SE (Not MU-SE)- for avoiding white muscle disease and as a therapeutic for the immune system of a sick goat (there is no substitute)( Dosage 1cc/40lbs)
- Banamine - for pain and fever (can use aspirin if you don't have this) (Dosage 1cc/100lbs SubQ)
- Thiamine - for goat polio and listeriosis (there is no substitute) (Dosage depends on the strength of Thiamine- it comes as 200mgs/ml and 500mgs/ml,1cc/100lbs SubQ for the 200 mg/ml strength)
- Epinephrine- for possible anaphylactic shock
- Bag of Ringers Lactate and IV set up which you will use SUBQ in the case of a severely dehydrated goat who is so sick it is not moving around much and can be closely monitored OR use the ringers lactate as a sub Q injection over the ribs 10ccs at a time with 15 mins in between injections to replace needed fluids.. grab 2 bags to have on hand.
Preventative things that if you need them and do not have them on hand you will more than likely lose a goat over it: Epinephrine CD Anti toxin Tetanus Anti toxin Tubing Catheter Large gauge needle as large as you can get 16 gauge if possible - for bloat emergency ONLY For pregnant does- Always have on hand CMPK or MFO for possible ketosis or hypocalcemia- no time to get some after the fact- replaces needed calcium Quick measurement guide: 1 ml is equal to 1cc - they are the same thing 1 teaspoon is equal to 5 ccs 1 TBSP is equal to 15 ccs Where to buy online supplies: Valley Vet Supply 1-800-468-0059. www.valleyvet. com. Jeffers Livestock Catalog 1-800-533-3377. www.jefferslivestoc k.com PBS Livestock Health Catalog 1-800-321-0235. www.pbsanimalhealth .com Caprine Supply 1-800-646 7736. www.caprinesupply. com. |
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