My "medical
kit" includes the
supplies a goat producer may need from time to time.
They are the following items:
Keep in mind that most of these
products are off label for goats,
but work effectively to prevent or treat.
Drugs to have on hand for emergencies:
Some of these drugs are available through your veterinarian only.
Vitamin B1, Rx,
Used to treat and prevent Polio. Any infection can precipitate death of rumen and small intestine organisms that produce all B complex vitamins. Pathogenic organism overgrowth can occur precipitating polio. I prefer the 500 mg/ml Thiamin injectable.
3cc syringes
12cc syringes
20cc syringes
60cc syringes
(1000 mcg B12)
(100 mg B1)
B Complex vitamins: Used for stress and appetite loss due to illness
Scarlet oil-antibacterial, keeps flies off wounds
20 gauge disposable needles 1/2" or 3/8" inch length
Used to treat anemia, appetite stimulant
treat, disinfect wounds.
I recommend the Ideal 50cc Megashot syringe with the glass barrel: get the drench tip too, it can be used for drenching wormer, medication, or Probiotics.
RX.: Drug of choice for pneumonia. 6cc SQ/100 lbs loading dose, followed by 3cc/100lbs SQ per day for 4 days minimum. Cattle regime does not work well on goats. They relapse and die.
Antacid, anti-gas, antibacterial: used to treat bloat which is usually Enterotoxaemia. It is also used in scours to help prevent dehydration.
Wound spray that seals wounds to keep moisture and contamination out.
Tetanus antitoxin:
Used to prevent Tetanus in wounded, castrated, or dehorned animals.
Used to cover wounds.
To dip ear-tags in to prevent infection at application.
Treatment for Enterotoxaemia types C&D.
A live probiotic product in powder form that has 5 live organisms and will keep without refrigeration.
RX- smooth muscle relaxant, helps with pain, fever, respiratory distress, It is anti-prostaglandin (helps prevent loss of pregnancy due to injury or stress) antiendotoxin ( helps to prevent organ damage due to toxins produced by infectious organisms)
Cylence cattle pour on in a stripe down the top line:
kids 2cc,
50-100lbs 4cc,
and over 100lbs 6cc.
Very large bucks 8cc.
OTC for use in pregnancy toxemia and to make Revive.
This is antibodies to Actinomyces Pyogenes, P.
A dextrose product with calcium used in pregnant. Toxemia, or milk fever.
Solution (not the concentrate) OTC ingredient in Revive.
Covexin 8 for the Clostridial diseases. 3cc SQ first dose, and 2cc Sq in 21 days, then once annually.
De-Wormer:
Ivomec or
Ivermectin cattle injectable 2cc/100lbs orally.
Free choice mineral should be available at all times with a 2:1 Calcium
Phosphorous balance. Mineral should contain all trace minerals available.
Vaccine:
Super Poly Bac B Somnus
for pneumonia prevention: This is a cattle vaccine, and is a 1cc dose SQ for
goats, repeat in 14-21 days. It works wonders to protect against Pasturella
hemolytica, Multocida, and A6, Haemophilus Somnus, and Samonella.
De-Wormer:
Synanthic Cattle Drench: 2.5cc/100 lbs is label, it is best if double or
triple dosed to kill tape worms.
vaccine:
CL
There are two types. The Casa bac from Colorado Serum Co., the autogenous
from various laboratories. The one I use is from Novardis (used to be Grand
labs). This vaccine should always be given SQ.
Levasole boluses
Soremouth:
I use the one from the
Texas A&M Experiment Station in Sonora, Texas. They add new variants to it
all the time, when break over occurs, and thus this is a very good vaccine.
This is a list of products and drugs that I use to treat illness and injury. These are things that work for me.
