HOW DO I BATHE MY NUBIAN??

[Ariel301]

I put mine in a milking/grooming stand to wash them so I don't have to hang on to them and have both hands free for working. I use cheap shampoo from the grocery store.

 

[ruminantlover27]

Hmm not sure what their normal ph for skin is, but you should consider if you use a people shampoo it could cause or aggravate skin problems. I would try a quality dog or horse shampoo. As having been a dog groomer for 3 years, I have noticed it sure makes a difference sometimes on dogs.

 

[jodief100]

FYI the (human) kids have been hosed off in the yard.... Yes it was cold water, and yes they totally deserved it. No need to be polite.

Were they leashed while you did it?

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Hmm not sure what their normal ph for skin is, but you should consider if you use a people shampoo it could cause or aggravate skin problems. I would try a quality dog or horse shampoo. As having been a dog groomer for 3 years, I have noticed it sure makes a difference sometimes on dogs.

Agreed. I'm also a groomer and human shampoo can wreck a dog's skin. Unless you're hitting a lot of shows and bathing repeatedly it probably wouldn't be a big deal. Believe it or not Dawn dish soap would be more suitable than people shampoo. It will cut through the dirt and shouldn't irritate skin.

 

[DKRabbitry]

I'm also a groomer and human shampoo can wreck a dog's skin.

I thought it was interesting that you were talking about using concentrated shampoo. I never heard of it before going to my friend's, who is a groomer, place of employment to use her tub. She was showing me all these different things she had to use. I was a little overwhelmed! I opted, on my dogs, for a nice aloe shampoo. Followed up with an oatmeal conditioner. But for the goats, if I did go to wash them, my mind would say just use the dog shampoo. I tend to always get oatmeal based shampoos for home because my older dog tends to get dry skin after a bath and the oatmeal ones help with that. Isn't Mane & Tail actually a horse shampoo that they have taken to selling in the people section? Kinda like Udder Cream you can get at the pharmacy in the lotion section.

 

[dcphotos]

My goat screams and runs into her barn stall when it rains. She would completely freak if she had a bath, but she never smells or seems dirty. I have a little donkey that really needs a bath.

 

[Queen Mum]

I use horse shampoo poured into a bucket of hot water. I use a very wet rag from said hot water and scrub the goat down good with the hot wet rag. Then I pour the remaining water over the goat, and scrub the legs, belly and other parts. (It's usually pretty cool by then.) I use warm water poured over the goat to rinse, and hand squeeze to dry. Then I vigorously towel the animal dry. I trim hooves first, BTW.

The goats actually LIKE their bath pretty well when you use warm water and when you scrub them by hand. You would be surprised how much better they are about the whole process. They just don't like COLD water baths. Who does? I don't.

A lot of soap isn't necessary, BTW. Just enough to get the water good and sudsy.

Follow with a good bug spray.

 

[Teeah3612]

FYI the (human) kids have been hosed off in the yard.... Yes it was cold water, and yes they totally deserved it. No need to be polite.

I too have hosed off the human kids. Sometimes they are just too dirty to come in the house. My mother always sent us to the creek before we were allowed in the house to get the "real" bath.

 

[EggsForIHOP]

I use horse shampoo poured into a bucket of hot water. I use a very wet rag from said hot water and scrub the goat down good with the hot wet rag. Then I pour the remaining water over the goat, and scrub the legs, belly and other parts. (It's usually pretty cool by then.) I use warm water poured over the goat to rinse, and hand squeeze to dry. Then I vigorously towel the animal dry. I trim hooves first, BTW.

The goats actually LIKE their bath pretty well when you use warm water and when you scrub them by hand. You would be surprised how much better they are about the whole process. They just don't like COLD water baths. Who does? I don't.

A lot of soap isn't necessary, BTW. Just enough to get the water good and sudsy.

Follow with a good bug spray.

We do this basically - I tend to use the Vetrolin shampoo for horses as I like how it smells AND it seems to make everyone very shiny AND gets rid of any skin fungus issues, and if it's been REALLY MUGGY or have any noticeable fungus issues going around I add a dab of Iodine shampoo to the bucket. With our heat and humidity, except for LAST YEAR of course, I always see at least one case of muck itch or rain rot or whatever you want to call it pop up out there - Bald spots, itchies, once a year usually in spring right after a long winter of no bathing and a sudden bout of rain. It's a good bet if I can see it on the horses then THEY need a bath AND the goats are getting one since I have all the stuff out already...

Also....I'm lazy....I use the FIRST WATER out of the hose...it's usually pretty warm enough...and a scrubber mitt thing meant for the horses I share with the goats as well. It's like a giant plastic oven mitt that helps to scrub all the ickies off, especially on my white goats! I am ALWAYS surprised at how well they do. OH! I guess because of the horses, I also have a squeegee thing I use to dry them off before I towel them some, kinda helps to speed it up towards the dry ready to shave part that comes next THAT part they don't like so much! Something bout the clippers coming out that sends the goats to acting foolish...but they stand still enough to at least knock off the worst part of the shaggy hair and get them a little cooler in this heat

See...look...Edan took it like a champ AND posed for pics last week

That's a good goat - let me stop long enough to take a picture...and no rodeo either Actually they all were good...it's not as bad as it sounds...you can do it