Please help! I noticed diarrhea in my 6 week old buckling this morning and immediately gave him 3cc's of DiMethox 12.5% for coccidia. Tonight he has mucus-like diarrhea and I'm thinking he should already have relief from it from the dose this morning. Could he have a resistant strain? How in the world do you do a fecal on mucus-like poo? I'm going to try to examine it anyway under the microscope. What else can I get to treat him if he's not responding to the DiMethox?
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Oh wow, good to know! I don't plan on eating my babies so I guess it's okay. I'll keep that in mind though thanks!
Keep in mind that there is no research on milk withdrawal with that drug, so don't use it in milkers. Luckily, adults don't usually have problems with coccidiosis. It is a horse drug, so it was not developed with meat and milk withdrawals in mind. Meat withdrawal is four months!
So three days after the buckling got over it (with Corid) one of my doelings came down with diarrhea. I had ordered and received the Baycox generic sold on eBay so I used it on her. ONE dose of 1.8ml and it was all gone and never came back (it's been almost a week now). That stuff works!
Good to hear! I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that Corid doesn't work with goats. Most goat people don't use it though because they've been scared off by the thiamine depletion issue. But as I said earlier, that's generally only a problem with long-term use. I've been using it for about 5 years, as directed for only five days, and have never had a problem.
Update: the Corid worked! No recurring diarrhea now for 3 days. FYI, the vet where I take my fecals said Corid doesn't work well for goats but works for sheep. Guess she is wrong. I did get some of the generic Baycox and will keep it for future use.
If you just mix it up according to label directions and give the amount listed, that should work fine. I just prefer to give a smaller amount when possible. It seemed silly to me that we needed to dilute a liquid and then give a large amount. But if you are mixing up a powder, you probably need to go with whatever the label states.
Unfortunately I must have been right all along and the coccidia are resistant to Albon (or DiMethox 12/5%) as he is back to mucus diarrhea this afternoon and has been on treatment for 3 days (2nd time). I got some Corid today but I don't know how much to give him-- they didn't have the liquid at TSC so I got the powder. Going to do some research tonight in hopes of finding a thread with this information for goats. If someone knows what the dosage is for goats, please let me know! He is 11 lbs.
Also, I ordered the Baycox (generic compound) from Ebay and will have it thursday or friday. Hope I get this under control way before then. Not sure how long he can go with bad diarrhea :(
I ended up not switching medication. My vet said he probably has a raw intestinal tract and that's why he kept having diarrhea. He finally stopped having it after about 48 hours of Albon. I'm so happy he's feeling so much better and will keep up the Albon for a full 7 days. Also, he told me there is NO difference between the Albon and the DiMethox 12.5%. I guess I didn't give it to him for long enough the first time, and also stressed him out on day 4 (dumbass!). More lessons learned...
OH, also he said it's best to do fecals looking for coccidia using a regular slide and not the McMasters which is what I was using. He said they are easier to see/find on the reg slide.
Julia, how is the little man?
Deborah thank you for your reply. I gave him more Albon this afternoon but I think I need to switch to get something different to work. If you can, will you get the dosage information next time someone is heading out to the barn? That would be hugely helpful!! I'm going to Southern States tomorrow morning and will get some Corid.
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