Hi everyone,
I just got my first two NDG does on Saturday (two days ago), and the one has very flaky skin w/lots of dandruff. I've read this is common, and the breeder just copper bolused and gave them both a selenium/vit E shot before I picked them up.
This morning, I noticed that this same doe had a wet spot on her side (rib cage area), like she had been biting her self, as it was really pink, but not bleeding, but it looked like it was seeping/oozing pus? I thought maybe she was rubbing it on the hayfeeder or water bucket, but since I saw it this morning, I've seen her biting at it. I treated the spot with Bag Balm salve, which I mixed some lavender & melaleuca & frankincense essential oil into, but she still won't leave it alone! There is no lump/swelling or anything. Could she just be doing this because of the stress of moving to a new home? Any experience/advise would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
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I have always doubled the pour-on dosage, even when using in kids who got lice from their mama within a few days of birth. I know I used to worry about over-dosing them when using more than one dewormer, but as long as you use the correct amount of each one, you'll be fine. When people are dealing with multiple dewormer resistance, they actually give three dewormers at once -- one from each class.
I just treated both does w/TSC's Dumor Goat Dewormer, which uses Morantel Tartrate, and I also purchased the Eprinex to use as a pour-on. The label on the Eprinex says that it is for the treatment and control of gastointestinal roundworms (including inhibited Ostertagia ostertagi), lungworms, grubs, sucking and biting lice, chorioptic and sarcoptic mange mites, and horn flies. The dosage for this wormer (that the instructions give for cattle) is 1 mL/22lb of body weight.
Before I treat them with the Eprinex, I just wondered what the dosage would be for my does (the one who has the hot spots is 6yrs old/75lbs), and the other doe is 1.5 yr old/60 lbs....I've read on other posts on this forum, that most people double the amount listed for cattle. I don't want to hurt them by overworming, especially since the TSC dewormer and Eprinex both treat stomach worms.
Hi Deborah....I did check her for lice, but didn't see any, but she wasn't very good about holding still. Her sore has scabbed over, and now she is starting to lick another two spots (right next to the first one). I am still putting salve on it twice per day. The salve doesn't stop her from licking it though! I am thinking it IS lice or mites, and want to treat her for it, but I also think she needs worming internally, because her eyelids look pale pink, plus she is on the thin side. I have Noromectin 1% Ivermectin(injection) on hand, but am considering using IVOMEC Eprinex Pour-On. If I treat her with either of these, will it only take care of external parasites? Or do I need to use something that would work for both internal/external parasites. I already started using Diatomaceous Earth in their pen and rubbed it in their coats. Please help this new goat mama! I'm so worried, especially since her hot spot is worsening. She kidded in mid-August, and is in milk, so I am also concerned about withholding times.
Check her for lice. You'll have to give her some hay or grain or something so that she'll stand still for at least 15 to 30 seconds, and it needs to be in good light. If your eyesight isn't so good, you might want to grab a magnifying glass or reading glasses. Pull the hair apart so that you can see the skin around the neck or shoulders, as well as the area where she's biting. Just stare at one spot for 15 to 30 seconds and see if you see anything move.