The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: maddy on August 13, 2013, 12:44:38 pm
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Hi, 2 months ago I wormed my adults with Oramec, 1 month after that took samples to vets for FEC check - all came back clear.
Yesterday I was skipping out and caught one of Audrey's poos whereupon there was a tiny white wriggling piece of cotton lookalike. I duly took this to the vet who said all was clear and he could find no eggs or wriggling worm and not to worry!!
Now what do I do?
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I don't know enough to be sure but is it possible the worm was in the soil and has moved into the stool from the surrounding ground or a nearby ditch/stream? I'm sure someone else with more knowledge than I have will be able to say if this is the possible reason :thinking: .
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I've just found a wriggling white worm too! I watched it being poo'ed out so off to vet....
Ah, the life of a goat-keeper!
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Let me know what your vet says! I don't understand if the sample is clear and you've wormed why there is a worm?
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The life cycle of a worm is 10-14 days. So if your goat has had a worm problem then worming 14-21 days later would be recommended.
BUT all animals carry a few worms in the gut.......this is normal. What your Vet probably meant was the worm count was considered clear as it was within normal parameters !
Oramec is an excellent product..............but worming too often is also not good because of a resistance to the wormer can build up.
I worm only 3 times a year................. May, Sept/Oct, and January.
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Vet said it was probably a section of tapeworm and not to worry