As a rule , given plenty of fresh air , uncontaminating water and appropriate food and shelter , goats are easygoing keeper . They really are quite hardy . But sometimes accidents and sickness chance , and when they do , it ’s good to be prepared . In addition to canonic first - aid supply , here is a listing of things I like to keep in my goat medical specialty thorax at all clip .
Over-The-Counter Items
All of the following detail can be bought either at a feed store or drugstore and do not want a prescription .
Fortified Vitamin B Complex
One of the more coarse and most easy remedied goat illnesses is goat polio , which is a deficiency of aneurin ( Vitamin B1 ) . In a true infantile paralysis example , you will desire to have straight antiberiberi factor , which is available only by prescription drug , but if your goat is in an early stage , you could often deform them around with the more readily available Fortified B Complex . When we have Capricorn off provender for more than one repast , we generally boost them with a big shot of this .
Broad Spectrum Antibiotic
Our common choice to keep on mitt is Biomycin 200 . It is a low - burn conceptualisation of the same antibiotic in LA 200 , oxytetracycline . This antibiotic is our go - to for wound or pneumonia cases . ( As with all drugs , talk to your vet about right usage / dosage , withdrawals for milk and heart , etc . )
Kaopectate Or Pepto Bismol
If you only have a few goats , just practice the people rule . If you have a elephantine ruck , you’re able to get bulk sizes at the provender store . We rarely employ these drugs , but they are good to have on hand if your laughingstock get into eldritch plants that cause stomach upset or if you have scouring small fry . A day or two of scour might not impact an adult too badly , but can really take a toll on kids .
Clostridium Perfringens C&D Antitoxin
If you are favourable , you will never need this , but I wouldneverbe without it . This is the counterpoison to enterotoxemia , which can very quickly claim a kid ’s life , even after they have get their first vaccination of the toxin . Order this and keep it in your fridge . If a goat gets entero , this is the only thing that will save it . It ’s an inexpensive insurance policy .
Electrolytes
If your goat is scour , off provender or otherwise losing hydration , thing can go from bad to worse in a hurry . We like to use electrolyte packet boat ( which we call “ goat - orade ” ) from the provender store , but in a apprehension you could employ Pedialyte . The livestock electrolyte powder can be hive away prospicient - term , unopened , so we always seek to keep a few on hand .
Prescriptions
The chase must be find from a vet . If you could explain why you are asking for it , they should be willing to release it to you .
Thiamine
Have this on hand for goat polio , as described earlier . If you have a full - blow case , you need to use just unbowed B1 . You will be reach a spate of it , and the fortified group B would have to be move over in too high of a dose to be pragmatic . Our veterinarian commit us with this , as it is just a vitamin . Yours may not . If not , part your goat on the bastioned B and take it to the ex-serviceman as soon as potential .
Banamine
This pain reliever is great to have on hand for accident if your vet will match to it . We do n’t need Banamine often , but when a goat ’s in obvious pain , it ’s a relief not to have to tot up to its distraint by transporting it 30 statute mile to the vet . As with all drugs , talk to your veteran about proper usage / dosage , withdrawals for milk and meat , etc .
Other
In gain to the medicines listed , we keep boxes of syrinx in both 3cc and 12cc size , plus flock of 1 - in needles for administering of any of the above medications . We also keep a 50cc soaking hit man and , as noted at the start of the clause , many received first - aid items , like vet wrap and blood stop powder .
Keeping goats , like all other endeavor , is easy and more enjoyable when you are groom . Stock your medicine storage locker now to help further your preparedness .
