Dairy withdrawal?

[Southern by choice]

I would assume nothing... lol... the problem with an off label drug is data. Most things are off label for goats anyway but there are at least more common off label drugs used in goats that there is better info on.

You should present that to your vet and maybe he/she can help figure out something.

Personally I wouldn't use it in my soap either but I am probably a little more overkill than most.

 

[Honest Omnivore]

I have an Alpine/Nubian doe that has frequent (3x a year?) mastitis in one chamber. When I use "today" it clears up but all the milk? So sad! Like your doe, "Millie" provides about 50% of ours (three NDGs contribute to the other half). After the first 12 hours or so, the antibiotic is usually calmed down enough that I can get a yogurt culture to grow in it - I make it into yogurt and feed THAT to my dogs/chickens. It's less messy than straight milk, and (I tell myself) the yogurt culture off-sets the antibiotics.

*BAD ADVICE FOLLOWS - read at your own risk*

I don't like to use antibiotics, I try to give my body a good 10 to 14 days before I seek medical attention. Overuse of antibiotics of one of the major reasons I've poured myself into this sustainable farming! Off label use without testing to determine what kind of bacteria you're fighting is borderline irresponsible (IMHO) but all this logic is at war with my skinflint upbringing!

Because there are times that my livestock have an infection that is likely bacterial or yeast/fungus. I keep thinking that if I mix the antibiotic laced milk with Greek style yogurt, 50/50 and FREEZE it before the antibiotics can attack the good bacteria, the resulting combination might make a nice treatment for a hot-spot or other skin lesions and easily visible nasties. I want to try this, freezing it in ice cube trays first to make cubes, as a five or ten day treatment for a skin issue. My first victim would be our Neo Mastiff, who has had a festering mess on her elbow for over a year. IM antibiotics killed off the initial problem, but it started getting inflamed again and 'breaks out" like a teenager's acne, at somewhat random times. Plus, I think I'd rather treat it locally at the site rather than systemically through oral or injected antibiotics. And if she licks it off, no problem! Hmmm, maybe adding a little local honey to it could increase the antibiotic action?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

You might be on to something there. Please let us know how it works!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Meloxicam is an anti-inflammatory not an antibiotic
Like comparing apples to oranges

 

[OneFineAcre]

I would assume nothing... lol... the problem with an off label drug is data. Most things are off label for goats anyway but there are at least more common off label drugs used in goats that there is better info on.

You should present that to your vet and maybe he/she can help figure out something.

Personally I wouldn't use it in my soap either but I am probably a little more overkill than most.

I would ask the vet too
But they can't likely give you a definitive answer

 

[OneFineAcre]

Found an article that said 15 days for meat and 5 days for milk but that was for cattle. Would you assume 5 days or less? Or more?

I would go with 5
But that's just me
This is a non steroidal anti-inflamatory