Essential Goat Medications:
Written by and Copied with Permission From Tara Tickel
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From Tractor Supply or your local Farmer’s Cooperative:
Fortified Vitamin B Complex https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07806-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 ProBios Gel (OR Goat's Preferred Probiotic gel, OR Jump Start Microbial gel - they are all basically the same thing) https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=A2343BF1-6AB2-4573-8731-3BF809BD6136 Pritchard nipples 2 or more. They are red with a yellow twist cap - fit on just about any coke bottle) https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07B54-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Blu-Coat (wound dressing) www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E078C2-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 OR Alu-Shield https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E077ED-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 6ml syringes 3 ml syringes 1 inch 18 gauge needles 1 inch 16 gauge needles Biomycin (Antibiotic - if they don't carry it, LA 200 is the same thing, except it stings when given) www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E0751F-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 C& D Antitoxin no, that's not huge accidentally. If you don't buy anything else, buy this. (NOT the vaccine, the ANTITOXIN, it will be in a 250 ml bottle ... when you need it, you'll need it immediately, not in an hour or a day) www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=4AB21064-C5C1-4E0D-B525-163FF936450B Coppasure Copper Bolus - for supplementation of copper https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=177DD401-EE37-4EEC-899B-AEB38B98E6D3 Specto-guard Scour Check (for pigs) - for ecoli www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07677-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Vit A, D, & E injectable (if they carry it, I usually have to order it from Valleyvet.com) www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07807-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Valbazen wormer https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07949-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Blood Stop powder - I've never had to use it, but a must-have anyway https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07ADD-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Prescription Medications - Must Be Approved By A Veterinarian
I order prescription medications from ValleyVet.com - they send a faxed request to the vet, the vet just signs off and the meds come straight to my door. Links to medication are provided. -- be sure to call your vet in advance to let them know what you are ordering and why: Sulfa Med: for treatment of cocci in kids and adults (40% sulfadimethoxine) https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=77EABD27-5727-428A-A945-3FA5E22A6BA8 Bo-Se - Selenium supplement -- to prevent selenium deficiency and white muscle disease in kids https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E079F3-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Thiamine (B1) - for goat Polio or Listerosis https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=B465119F-11A6-4B99-BC0F-94C4A030DE4B Vitamin B12 - for anemia https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=AF962A86-50A8-4DDB-BB05-79BC60808FD4 Dexamethasone - for inflammation after injury or infection as well as to treat aspiration of birth fluids in kids https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E072E9-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Nuflor - Super D Duper Antibiotic - for pneumonia and severe illness – this drug is not to be used lightly as it kills ALL bacteria, good and bad, and can severely depress the immune system of a goat with a small infection that could easily have been treated with Biomycin. ALWAYS USE BIOMYCIN or LA200 FIRST. Nuflor is off-label for goats, but the only antibiotic that will treat some illness quickly and efficiently. BURNS like the fires of hell when going in (this drug will *very rarely* be used, and is quite exensive, so if your vet is willing to dispense this drug when needed, you can forgo purchasing) https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07A12-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5 Draxxin- antibiotic- Draxxin is also used for pneumonia and severe illness. The amount used is minimal per pound. If you are close to a vet then getting is dispensed when needed might be advisable. A bottle of this is also very expensive. Banamine - for pain - you'll RARELY use this one, but when you need it, you NEED it https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=78DB03F7-1971-449E-B815-5F7182E048EA |
