Coccidiosis treatment for pregnant goat?

[Goatgirl47]

What kind of cocci dewormer would be safe to give my Alpine doe, Annie? She is almost 3 months along in her first pregnancy, confirmed bred back in September via Ultrasound.

Thanks!

 

[OneFineAcre]

I've never treated a goat over 4 months old for cocci

 

[Southern by choice]

What is the coccidia load?
Most adult goats will have some oocysts... that is normal.

 

[rosti]

If this is the same poster/doe I saw on another forum with a very similar question, I'd say call your vet and find out because nobody seems to know.

 

[OneFineAcre]

If this is the same poster/doe I saw on another forum with a very similar question, I'd say call your vet and find out because nobody seems to know.

I don't think it's because no one knows.

First off, what is a "cocci dewormer" ?

Does the goat need a coccidiostat or a wormer. They aren't the same thing.

 

[Goatgirl47]

Running a fecal isn't really an option - we don't have a microscope and the local vet has made mistakes before when running a fecal for us. So I am not positive that she has coccidia.
I was reading an old thread a couple weeks ago and the goats in it had the same type of problem that I am dealing with in this doe, and turns out they had coccidia.

Annie's been too thin since she was 2-3 months old and we've had multiple fecals run on her since then. This past summer she had barber pole worms (while the summer before she had a different type of worms which cleared up after a dose of SafeGuard), we treated her for it, and a different vet that lives far away from us (we only have him come here when we need multiple things done, or else it would be much too expensive) ran a fecal on her and she didn't have BP any more.

The only reason we bred her is because she was looking pretty good and was just shy of 90 pounds. About a month after breeding she started looking thin again. We've tried many different kinds of feed (as well as BOSS, kelp, loose minerals, etc) but it just hasn't worked. I'm stumped. It wouldn't hurt to treat her for coccidia, would it (assuming the treatment is safe for her unborn kid)?

@rosti - I am probably the one, lol. We have talked to vets about it, and had fecals run, but nothing has really helped! I would sell her but I don't want to pass her on as a problem to someone else if she isn't in good health. Once (if ever) we get this cleared up she will be culled though.

 

[Goatgirl47]

I don't think it's because no one knows.

First off, what is a "cocci dewormer" ?

Does the goat need a coccidiostat or a wormer. They aren't the same thing.

I want to treat her for cocci. Sorry, I am not very familiar with it and it's terms as this is my first time.

 

[Southern by choice]

You can mail out a sample it is like $5 or $7

If you wormed for BP did you follow up? Most dewormers treat 4th stage only

Have you copper bolused her?

 

[Goatgirl47]

Our vet told us it was a one time thing (?), so no, we did not treat again. We used Prohibit.

We've copped bolused her (she has a very rough looking coat in addition to being thin) a couple times in the last few months, unfortunately it hasn't made a difference.

I just read that one of the symptoms of cocci is diarrhea, if that is true in all cases then I guess this is not what she has. *sigh

 

[lalabugs]

You can send out a fecal. Here is the website.
http://www.midamericaagresearch.net/instructions.php