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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: princesspiggy on March 17, 2012, 04:39:06 pm

Title: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: princesspiggy on March 17, 2012, 04:39:06 pm: our young billy has lost hair off both his back legs. no other goat has tho. is there a routine parasite treatment for goats?
would louse powder be ample?
id rather inject tho.
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: Anke on March 17, 2012, 06:17:32 pm: You couldn't just put something on for lice and hope thats it. It could be just that's how he rubs against his pen side? I think there are different treatments for different parasites. But these things are quite difficult to treat, if nothing obvious I know people have had success with Camerosa ointment. But I never had to deal with anything like that.
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: princesspiggy on March 17, 2012, 07:21:33 pm: its on his hock area both legs, looks at like "eczema". they r bedded on straw.
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 17, 2012, 09:18:01 pm: I use Spot on
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: princesspiggy on March 17, 2012, 09:19:24 pm: spot-on for which species - goat?
iv only bought for dogs/cats and rabbit b4.
ta
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 17, 2012, 09:21:16 pm: I use the dog one.
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: fifixx on March 18, 2012, 07:45:15 pm: Try googling Neem oil - I've found it great for mange and mites
Title: Re: routine parasite med for goats
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 18, 2012, 07:57:20 pm: Quote from: fifixx on March 18, 2012, 07:45:15 pm
Try googling Neem oil - I've found it great for mange and mites
wonderful for human headlice too - blended with tea tree essential oil.

When our Reggie had some lice the Vet prescribed an injection of Invermectin I think it was, he was due worming same time so she said it would do the lot in one go. which it did.