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     Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 641 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
Do like Don suggests and give the Ivermectin directly then put the bottle in their face to help them swallow and forget what you just did. I deworm kids about once a month to every 6 weeks until 6 to 9 months old. I start dewroming at 8 to 10 weeks old. The i cc per 25 pounds is when using the ivermectin injectable for cattle and swine. For other forms of ivermectin (such as the horse paste dewormer) the general rule of thumb is 3 times the horse, cattle, swine or sheep dose by weight. Ivermectin has no effect on coccidia. To treat or prevent coccidia you can use a sulfa drug such as Sulmet or Albon 12.5% drinking water solution. This is sold in most feedstores for poultry and cattle. Do not add it to the water (sounds easy but goats won't drink the nasty stuff). Give as it comes from the bottle at 1 cc per 5 pounds once a week for prevention starting at 4 weeks old or if treating diarrhea in kids (the most likely cause of diarrhea is coccidia) you give at teh same dose for 5 days. To adequately treat an active case you must dose for 5 days, if you miss start over. SUlfa you can give in the milk. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Don(PaidMbr) (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 172.162.162.57 Rating: N/A |
My guess is that the milk might buffer or dilute the wormer before it can be asorbed into the body. I always worm the recommeded way by squirting the wormer into back of the mouth and make sure the goat swallows instead of spitting it out before I let go. Perhaps you can successfully deworm by adding the wormer in the bottle but at an increased dosage rate and perhaps 3 or 4 feedings in a row. But I do not know the rates or specifics on that. I belive the current rate of giving Ivomec orally is 1cc/25lbs. As for timing with the kids under 1 year, I try to hit them every 4 to 6 weeks. My main concern is reducing the chances of them getting coccidiosis. And the above schedule seems to be effective toward that. A longer span may work for you if they are grazing on pastures that not had many goats on before or you do not have very many head per acre. Higher herd density requires more deworming due to recirculating parasites. Therefore it should be noted that a wormer schedule for one goat raiser may not be suffcient for another raiser. | ||
| (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 69.176.32.158 Rating: N/A |
Is it o:k to put the ivermectin in bottle and just feed with the milk? The kids are 7wks and still taking the bottle, also how often should I worm them? |