A few questions...

SassyKat6181

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1) I trimmed hooves last weekend and noticed some reddish (bloody) spots on the backside of the bucks hooves in the fleshy part. Is this mites? I don't see any bugs. He also has really dry skin, dandruff, on his back/lower neck. I put eprinex pour-on on him and put some in those hoof areas as well.

2) The does also have dandruff, but no sign of mites or lice. They are pregnant, due in July. Since they are with the buck, should I treat them as well?

3) I just got in my order of Copper bolus and Selenium/Vitamin E gel from Jeffers. Can I dose this at the same time?

4) I gave their annual CDT vaccine last weekend in the front armpit area and I can still feel a hard lump in the injection area. Is this normal?

5) They have a loose mineral, just switched to Sweetlix, since they wouldn't touch the Manna Pro. And, I mix kelp in with it. Is there a certain ratio of the kelp that I should use, or should I offer the kelp free choice in another dish?

Thanks for all your help!
 

lovinglife

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I mix the kelp 50/50 with my minerals, be interesting to read what others do. The dairy that I got my Guernsey doe from said that is how they feed it so I just kept it up...

Sorry can't answer your other questions.....
 

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1 - Can you post a pic?

2 - If it's mites or lice then yes

3 - Yes

4 - Sometimes this happens unfortunately

5 - I don't use kelp...
 
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