Boy have I had the questions lately! It's been such a rough winter and spring for all of us people and goats...
I think I have a mite problem. All my goats are now itching. First I thought it was lice, because I did see some lice on them. I've probably been too concervative with my treatment, because I hate having to use a dewormer option on the goats when they don't need it. I used a pour on treatment for those that I could see lice on. Now I don't see lice, or anything actually one them. However, I do see LOTS of itching, hair patches missing on one doe, scaly skin on some. Even the week old babies are scratching a lot. I have one more doe due in a as little as 4 days.
#1 How young of goats can I treat with Ivermectin pour on and oral?
#2 Is Ivermectin pour on combined with oral the thing most likely to take care of the problem, even though I don't know for sure what kind of pesky varmit this is?
THANK YOU!
-trying not to panic in Minnesota :)
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Paula Kirk said:
I am having similar itching goats. I think I have a copper deficiency which seems to be getting better with dietary changes, but my wether has terrible dandruff and all of my goats (4) have been scratching like crazy for the last couple of days. I can't see anything that looks like lice but I shaved them this evening. I gave them all Safeguard a couple weeks ago so would it still be safe to give them an Ivermectin pour on? If so, what about dosage?
This is the response I got this morning from the vet. It isn't altogether discouraging. Perhaps if I can do something to get most of the paperwork completed beforehand, so if I had an emergency I could get through fast, it would be worth it. It is likely that even if I had trouble at the border in an emergency, I'd still take less than 3.5 hours to get 46 miles down the road. I'll be checking into the Zoo Sanitary Certificate next. It would be so great if somehow this could work out! :)
Hi Patricia,
Unfortunately, we aren't licensed to practice in MN and would have trouble bringing our instruments and supplies down across the border. So, coming to your farm would not be a possibility.
As for you coming here, I called over to our guards at the crossing at Pigeon River and they said that if you had a Zoo Sanitary Certificate, it would not be a problem. You won't be able to bring across anything that is sick, but you could bring across goats that are kidding or need herd health.
They said if you need more information to look at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Website www.cfia.ca or call Dr. Wayne Cross at the Thunder Bay CFIA branch (should be on the website.
Other than that, they said you should call the American side to see what restrictions they have.
We would be happy to see you if you are able to jump through all of the hoops at the border.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Hoping it's an American vet you've found just to make things easier:-)
I did a quick search and found a three veterinarian practice, one a goat owner :) that is only 46 miles away from me. I sent an email detailing my situation. They are a mixed animal practice that makes farm calls. I will be checking often for a reply. :) Oh, if only it would be possible...
Hmmm...I don't know!? I'll have to check into that and see if there's one available anywhere. There must be, because just over the border there are sheep farms, and cow dairies, and even a cow dairy/gouda cheese maker. That's a very interesting thought. Thanks for thinking of it. :)
Great! :) I'm waiting for it to get here...Not being able to just run down the road and pick up supplies is really frustrating sometimes. In the same way that a child seems to be getting sick on a Friday night, the goats seem to need something I don't have on a Friday, so I end up ordering and waiting all weekend for it to ship, so about a week after I need it *sigh* finally it's here. I really need to get my passport straightened out so I can go into Canada. Then it really will be just up the road and I'll be able to find hopefully some of the things I need. We are 1 hour from Thunder Bay, Canada and 2.5 hours from Duluth, MN. Distance to a vet who will see goats, 3.5 hours. This group has been a life saver.
Patty Meyer said:
Oh, great! Thanks Deborah. I have a sticky note on my computer reminding me of the Nu-stock. I didn't know if that could be helpful if I couldn't put it everywhere, so thanks for the tip. :)
With the Ivermectin pour on, do I just put it on the topline, and no matter where the mites are it will kill them?
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