Ivermectin Pour on

[Kaitie09]

So I bought the pour on today to worm the goats (2 boer does and 1 pygmy doe), and to treat a rooster with scaly leg mites. As I was reading I found that it does not work very well on goats for intestinal worms (but I also heard otherwise). Now, when I was feeding them I was giving the one a good looking over and found lice eggs. I checked the other one and she too has some eggs. It went unnoticed because their fur is white. Now I'm thinking that I should use the pour on to treat the lice.

I'm So Confused!!!!

I have not opened the bottle so I can return it for the injectable/oral version. However, my one doe is extremely skittish. It takes 4 people to hold her to do her hooves. The only thing I can to it briefly touch her while she is eating, and even that has to be quick or she runs. That is why I chose the pour on in the first place. The other two are fine with being touched.

I'm just looking for a clear answer, and dosage. Thank you!

 

[bcnewe2]

I suggest drench, it comes in a sheep bottle so follow the weight size on the bottle. But if you choose the injectable its a cattle wormer so you just have to cut the dose age down to goat size.
I prefer the drench. I don't like giving shots much.

Any of them should work on your keds or lice.

Forgot to say pour on doesn't work for sheep but not sure about goats. I'd probably error on the side of it might not work on goat either.

 

[elevan]

I'd recommend the injectible. Give it orally for worms. Inject for lice. This is how we do it on our farm.

Ivermectin is one of the most worm resistant chemicals out there (next to Safeguard), which is probably why you heard it didn't work. It still works in some areas, though at a higher dosage. If your area (farm) is resistant to ivermectin then I'd chose a different dewormer.

http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-parasite-mgmt

http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2607-lice-and-goats

 

[Kaitie09]

Sorry I did not reply sooner. I have gone and exchanged the pour on for injectable. I pulled what I thought was lice off the one goat, turned out it was just a chunk of dandruff. I checked her over and did not see anything else, but did rub them all down with DE and gave them a good brushing just in case.

ETA: Ivermectin is still used in my area, they just recommend to switch it with a different wormer ever other year.