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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT USING SAFE-GUARD By: "GoatWorld Message Forum Users" Post your own message! About the Authors Please Help Rate This Article 5 = Extremely Useful 4 = Very Useful 3 = Somewhat Useful 2 = Okay but not enough 1 = Not At All Useful Rated 4.3 by 10 responses. I just got home with a tub of Safe-Guard. The lady at the feed store said to turn the dial twice for about an 80 lb. goat. I have a three year old, a two year old and two six month old pygmy goats. Was just wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on how much to give. Also, how often do I do the worming treatment? This all depends on what is going on with your goats. If they have a bad problem, I would worm them, then do it again in a couple of weeks. If you are in a dry area you may not need to do it again for 2 or 3 months. Look at their gums - if they are pale pink to almost white they are probably pretty wormy and you will need to do a follow-up. If they are pink or get real pink about 2 weeks after deworming you can watch the gums. And also if they look nice and sleek this time of year and you wouldn't need to worm again for a while. If you live in a wet area or have a big rain you can get a good worm kill by deworming 2 weeks after the rain. Their hair should be shiny and feel sorta soft. You can learn to pretty much tell by looking if they are wormy - if you start paying attention to their hair and gums. Babies will look pot gutted. The only way you can absolutely tell is to do a fecal sample. If you over-use a dewormer, eventually the worms will become resistant to it. Look on the side of the tube at the recommended dosage and figure out how much you would give to the weight of your goats, then give 2 to 3 times that amount for a goat. It is very hard to overdose with a wormer. I have a friend that accidentally gave a whole tube to a doe and she had no ill effects. I had a very young foal and I forgot to take the little cap off (of the wormer) so had to push really hard; whoops! Cap and all (was dispensed). I telephoned my veterinarian and said, "My god, I gave him a whole tube, lid and all! What's going to happen?" The vet replied, "Oh nothing. You just have a really well wormed horse. But I was sure I killed him. Just so you know, my goats have wormed themselves many times. I have always followed a practice of using Safe-Guard on kids up to about three months in age. A day or two after the doe gives birth, I most often worm her immediately using either Safe-Guard or Cydectin. The kid receives Safe-Guard only for the first three months simply because I figure some of the other wormers are too harsh for the young kid to handle. And one should note that Safe-Guard, while considered a very "safe" white wormer, does not have the potency of many other brands of wormers such as Ivomec, Cydectin, Panacur, Valbazen, etc. yet it can be quite expensive. Still, I feel it is a very good wormer to have in your goat medicine chest.

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