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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Emperzar on February 23, 2017, 05:31:40 pm

Title: Louse Treatment for Goats
Post by: Emperzar on February 23, 2017, 05:31:40 pm

Hi, new to the site here but I have an elderly goat in poor condition with lice infestation. Can you recommend something I can use? Vet being very unhelpful.

Title: Re: Louse Treatment for Goats
Post by: DavidandCollette on February 23, 2017, 07:32:18 pm

I understand that people go to their country stores etc and ask for lice treatment for their dogs. So I understand

Title: Re: Louse Treatment for Goats
Post by: Anke on February 23, 2017, 08:53:10 pm

Cooper's Spot-on, same dose as for sheep. Repeat three weeks later to catch any that hatched in-between. available in Agri Merchants, now generic. Don't say it's for goats, but for sheep. Not licensed for goats.

Title: Re: Louse Treatment for Goats
Post by: Goatmamma on March 31, 2017, 07:25:05 pm

Hi there, I use Eprinex but as it's not licensed for goats you need to get your vet to write a prescription for it, I then bought it online. Even the smallest bottle will last me years but it's very effective.  ;D

Title: Re: Louse Treatment for Goats
Post by: Polyanya on April 04, 2017, 04:14:21 pm

We use Spot-on for our sheep but it does say not to be used for milking sheep (for human consumption) so bit flummoxed really.