Essential CD & T give IM to 18 goats/THANKS KIM

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Don't do IM on meat animals unless you have to

Yeah I've heard that before but I don't take any stock in it and I do do IM shots. Some I do Sub Q, some IM.

 

[Suburbanfarmer]

Thanks for this thread! I have to give a couple of doelings their cd/t today. I did a couple of bucklings a couple of weeks ago SQ and I find that IM is soooo much easier for me to give (thus being easier on the goats!). I was going to research to see if I could give this IM. So, thank you for answering my question before I even asked.
-K

 

[SkyWarrior]

I just did the kids' first CD/T shots. I do them SQ. I've learned that they just don't have a lot of space between their skin and bodies. I use a 22 gauge syringe for my goats and dogs and slip it in sideways so it is almost parallel with the skin usually in the side near the shoulder. It doesn't seem to cause pain and if you squirt it in and rub, I've never seen a knot.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[elevan]

Don't do IM on meat animals unless you have to

Yeah I've heard that before but I don't take any stock in it and I do do IM shots. Some I do Sub Q, some IM.

If you give IM then it should be in a non expensive cut of meat...the hip area creates a nice large roast which could be lost if a knot forms in the muscle. You won't see the knot until your butcher deals with the goat and then that knot will have to be cut out and reserved for testing by law.

If your goats are breeders and not intended for market then it wouldn't matter, but just be aware of what may happen if a knot forms in the muscle.