I recently (1 week ago) took in a 6 year old doe that needed a new home ASAP. The people I got her from seemed very caring and had a clean, well-equipped area for their goats. And while this doe, whose name is Daphne, doesn't look bad, she just doesn't look very thrifty. She's a bit thin, and her coat wasn't really plush considering she came from the snowy mountains, and she's not terribly active.
So when I got her home I copper-bolused her and gave her a dose of selenium. Her eyelids were a bit pale so I gave her some Ivermectin orally to treat for worms yesterday. Today when I was petting her I saw a white parasite crawling along the hair on her neck. Is it ok to treat her with a Ivermectin pour-on on top of the oral dose, or should I wait a bit? I should mention that she's possibly about a month pregnant.
Also, she and my wether, who seems to be totally in love with her, have sort of teamed up against my other doe (Juniper) and are really pushing her around and not letting her eat as much. It's got me really worried because Juniper is about 11 weeks pregnant. Should I just let them work it out or find a way to feed Juniper separately?
Here is a picture of Daphne.
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If you think your goat is anemic, I'd want to know why she's anemic. Does she have internal parasites? Some type of injury that caused blood loss? That needs to be fixed first. Once you've taken care of the cause, the goat should be able to rebuild her red blood cell count very quickly.
Thank you Deborah! I did get a second hay bag so hopefully Juniper's getting in there somewhere. I have another question if you don't mind. Do you think those blood cell tonics they sell do any good for rebuilding a goat's health?
Since she had the ivermectin oral yesterday, it would be okay to use the pour-on 24 hours later.
I'd provide multiple places for them to eat if they're not being cooperative. They usually work out these things quickly, but not 100% of the time. It's just one less thing to worry about.