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     Barbara Howard Advanced Member Username: bhoward Post Number: 108 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 206.157.148.141 Rating: N/A |
Hi, I can tell you how to lance and clean CL lumps then you can order Case Bac and Autogenious vaccines. Case Bac protecs the ones that do not have CL and Autogenious keeps the ones with CL from having more out breaks you vaccinate every 6 months. Barbara Howard Capri-Medic jamesa@mrtc.com 606-522-3388 KY | ||
| Barbara and Barry Neiderhiser New member Username: barbbarry Post Number: 53 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 207.144.116.134 Rating: N/A |
Be very very careful when using formaldeyhde! I used it on what turned out to be a salivary cyst and it killed the salivary gland in this goat and took over 6 weeks to heal and several visits to the vet and treating of the wound 4 times a day until it was healed. I will never ever put a goat through this again! I would have the abcess contents tested. I sent a sample to PHL Assoc (1-800-444-4210 ext 7931) and had it analyzed. It was found to be pseudomonas and klebsiella and they gave a list of medications and how effective they were to treat these bacteria which was very helpful to our vet. If it is CL then PHL can create a vaccine specific to this CL. I have had success with an herbal medicine that is put in the feed. The abcess dried up and she is yet to have another 2 months later. You can buy the herbal preparation from www.7mfarm.com You need to be sure that it is CL that you are dealing with. We have had abcesses due to ticks, salivary cysts, and thorns! Be very very careful if you use formalin/ formaldehyde. It will KILL any tissue it comes in contact with- such as muscle, glands, etc.) | ||
| Ed Musgrave New member Username: jstfarmn Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 64.12.116.9 Rating: N/A |
I am not a vet, however I know CL is not the end like so many believe. Simply inject 1cc of formaldehyde into the cyst, make sure you are in the cyst not through it. In about three weeks it will harden and fall off. Treat where it falls off with Iodine. The cyst is the disease walled off from the animal. In september Colorado Syrum company is coming out with a vaccine for CL in goats. It is being tested in the field right now. Then we wont have to worry about it anymore. Good luck. PS, if you ask your vet, they will give you formaldehyde. You can also order it for $12.00. It think there is a link on www.tennesseemeatgoat.com. I may of spelled that wrong, so google it. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1035 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
This website will give you contact info for your county extension agent http://texasextension.tamu.edu/ My vet sends blood samples to our state lab. Here you can find a list of Texas Animal Health Commission Office & Lab Contact Information http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/agency/contact.shtml Contact the office or lab nearest you and ask if they do blood testing for CL in goats. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Ainslee Cara Love New member Username: loveboergoats Post Number: 6 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 68.241.75.110 Rating: N/A |
How would I find an Ag extension agent? Also, the only vet I can find within 60 miles of us that works with goats doesn't know where she should send blood samples for testing. Do you know a lab she can send it to? | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1034 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 64.102.64.115 Rating: N/A |
First test all of the goats, you can pretty much assume the ones that came from the same herd HAVE CL, so do any of their kids. Vaccinating CL positive goats will not do any good and the vaccine itself can cause very large abscesses at the site of injection. You may wish to consult with your vet and a knowledgeable Ag Extension agent regarding options. At this point consider your whole herd infected. Many abscesses occur internally in the lungs, in the digestive tract and the bacteria is shed and spread by coughing, sneezing, and fecal contamination. The one with the abscess in her udder has given the disease to her nursing kids. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Ainslee Cara Love New member Username: loveboergoats Post Number: 5 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 68.241.204.12 Rating: N/A |
I recently posted a message for a goat that had a cyst on her neck. Well, we've now found another with a cyst on her utter that has busted open. We didn't catch it to put her with the other until it had already ruptured. So, we now have two goats probably with CL and I have no idea where to go from here. Do we go ahead and slaughter them? Do I vaccinate the rest of the herd? Should I seperate their kids with them as well? And do I need to test the rest of the ones that came from these goats' same herd? I'm lost! Please help! |