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maddy

  • Joined Jul 2012
ITCHY SCURFY MANGE
« on: March 02, 2017, 03:46:58 pm »
One of my nubians has very scabby heels and the hair has rubbed off.  I hate the ivermectic injections which I have had a couple of years ago as they must sting loads. 

Is noromectin ((for cattle) okay to use on goats as a pour on solution or would you suggest Spot On or similar?

Thanks

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: ITCHY SCURFY MANGE
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2017, 05:49:33 pm »
Heel mange - Eprinex for cattle pour-on, same per kg dose rate as cattle, no milk withdrawal. vet should have it. Use a syringe minus needle to dribble in between shoulder blades.

bj_cardiff

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Carmarthenshire
Re: ITCHY SCURFY MANGE
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2017, 05:51:19 pm »
I had the same thing in one of my Boar goats and used sudocreme. He was scurfy and scabby around his heels and lost his hair and also the front of his lower leg. By the second day there was a dramatic improvement and the skin felt much better when I rubbed the cream in.

I don't think it was mange though as its cropped up a few times and none of my other goats have been affected.

mart6

  • Joined Sep 2014
  • Notts / Yorkshire border
Re: ITCHY SCURFY MANGE
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2017, 08:42:57 pm »
Vaseline/petroleum jelly does the trick as well, cuts air supply stops them breathing
And i also give them a invermectin based oral wormer Moles have own brand molemec
« Last Edit: March 02, 2017, 08:45:47 pm by mart6 »

Goatmamma

  • Joined Mar 2017
Re: ITCHY SCURFY MANGE
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2017, 06:33:13 pm »
I have one pygmy wether that always had balding/scaly bits on his legs, once I started using Eprinex pour on it was much better. I think he is particularly sensitive to lice as when his brother gets lice he just gets itchy but this goat gets itchy and then sheds some of his coat and gets these dandruffy patches. Know I know to treat them asap once I see them scratching! Hope this helps.

pharnorth

  • Joined Nov 2013
  • Cambridgeshire
Re: ITCHY SCURFY MANGE
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2017, 07:14:04 pm »
Very useful thanks. Spotted exactly the same on one of mine yesterday. I thought first off perhaps a version of mud fever. As it happened had checked them all for visible lice yesterday and seen nothing, but it makes sense. So Eprinex it will be.

 

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