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     Melissa (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.71.108.147 Rating: N/A |
Thanks so much for your help. Sometimes it is hard to get excellant information. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 875 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
Yes. Be absolutely sure you give enough. This dewormer is very safe even at 50 times the recommended dosage. So give AT LEAST 1 cc per 25 pounds orally using the Ivomec (or a generic) Injectable for Cattle and Swine. As you are dosing each one take a look at the lower inner eyelids ( pull the eyelid down slightly with your thumb) and note which goats have the pale pink or white membranes (healthy membranes are a very deep rosy or salmon pink, you won't even have to look closely to see this color). These are the ones that are carrying an especially heavy load. You may want to redose these 2 weeks later. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Melissa (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.71.108.147 Rating: N/A |
So the Ivermectin will be a good choice for my entire herd? Pregnant, lactating, sick and the loafers? | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 874 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141 Rating: N/A |
Levamisol has a rather narrow margin of safety. You must be sure to give an adequate dose but not to go over by much. There is indications that a good deal of resistance is being shown by parasites. It is not recommended for use in sick or stressed animals (such as goats being vaccinated, dehorned, or castrated). It is not approved for lactating animals as residues are left in the milk. This probably isn't a factor unless humans will be drinking the milk. It is not approved in breeding age animals because residues are left in the milk for a long time. There isn't much information about its safety in pregnant animals but it is considered relatively safe in larger animals (cattle). I wouldn't give it to a goat that may be pregnant though. It is probably in cases of overdose that abortions have been seen. The recommended dose for goats is 2 tablets per 100 pounds. There are few dewormers (and few drugs) that are actually approved by the FDA for use in goats. Levamisole and fenbendazole are the only 2 dewormers approved but many others are used off label or extra label with good safety margins and good results. It costs ALOT for drug companies to get FDA approval for drugs in each species and they pick the ones with the best economic return (goats are not high on this list...) There are better choices of dewormers for you goats. I don't recommend fenbendazole (Safeguard or Panacur) as there is alot of resistance to these, even though they are very safe for goats, they aren't very effective anymore. Ivermectin Injectable for Cattle (its easier to use in this very concentrated form and is given orally to goats at 1 cc per 25 pounds) is widely used, is safe for all goats including stressed and sick goats and has a very wide margin of safety. It is my first choice when recommending a dewormer. If you are going to use Levamisol avoid using it in old, sick, or stressed animals, don't use it in pregnant animals or lactating animals that you intend to drink the milk. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Melissa (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.71.108.147 Rating: N/A |
I purchased Levasole boluses at the local Co-op, upon reading my Goatkeeping 101 from Caprine Supply it does not reccommend using levamisole hydrochloride for lactating or breeding goats. BUT their catalong sells the drench but urges caution when measuring as they have heard reports of abortions. I have one doe with twins by side and one doe at the breeders. The rest are neither going to lactate or breed. So what is the story? When I called Caprine Supply they suggested contacting you. |