goat wormer

[the funny farm6]

Does anyone know if I can give ivemection horse wormer to my goats? I got the goat worming pellets, and it is not working. I can't feed them together cause some of them steal the others feed. And if I take them out they don't want to eat cause they want back in with the others. And the wormer pellets are the only thing in the area.

 

[pinkfox]

i know a few that do give the horse safeguard and horse ivomec to their goats...ill see if i can find the dosages

 

[pinkfox]

ok aparently the 1.87% horse ivomec dosage for goats is 3x...so for a 100lb goat dose it as if its 300lbs...

 

[the funny farm6]

Great! I don't know why you can't get goat wormer in a tube like that. So much easyer!

I tried to do the pellets... got everybodys measured out, put the feed down for each goat 1 at a time while trying to feed the others grain, the other goats wanted hers and she wanted theirs. Tried to take them out of the pen 1 at a time and they were upset that they were alone! Grrrrr.

 

[pinkfox]

lol my girls are the same way, give them both the exact same and they still want what the other one has lol. silly goats!

 

[Denim Deb]

Mine play musical buckets at feed time.

Pinky, thanks for that info. I think I need to worm my goats, and haven't been able to find any goat wormer. I knew I could give them the ivermectin, just didn't know how much. Now, I just need to figure out how much they weigh!

 

[mrscoyote]

This is a link to the de-wormer I use. http://hoeggerfarmyard.com/xcart/Herbal-Wormer.html

They like it.

 

[pinkfox]

i was looking into herbal wormers but they seem like a much more frequently needed thing...

no problem on theivermectin...i use 1% cattle injectable for everyone...dosage is a little different for the dogs vs the goats but 1 bottle goes SOOOO much further lol.
my time working as a vet assist definatly comes in handy lol.

 

[the funny farm6]

I am going to go with the ivermecton for horses. It is readly avalable at any farm store and it goes on sale all the time.

How offten do you think I should worm them?

 

[pinkfox]

ive always been told "as the seasons change" so about once every 3 months...and the day after a doe gives birth.

but i think unless your in an area with heavy worm load, or on short grass or the goaties are having signs of worm issues, every 6 months should take care of it...
least thats the current schedual i plan to keep (i HATE overworming any animal) so unless my girls show signs of worms (pale inner eye lids, gums and wormy poops ect...) i dont think worming more than twice a year is nessicary right now.

even with the dogs and cats i only give ivomec every 3 months...i use it for heartworm protection and given the heartworm lifecycle, monthly is overkill at the dosage i use...