Evergreen160
Chillin' with the herd
I need to worm today using Ivomec and it seems like it would be a lot easier to give it SQ then orally. Is that ok? What is the dose if giving it by injection? Thanks!
Ivomec - Can I give it SQ?
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I am new to this, but I know we always gave the horses their wormer orally, and when my goat friend helped with my goats he did so orally also. It is harder but I know it was safer that way. And we had to de-worm a stubborn old horse years back..so not fun..and took some time.
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Evergreen160
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I found this: http://goat-link.com/content/view/58/46/#.UaJiHZVNWtx And I haven't found anything that explains WHY it would be safer to give it orally. Thoughts?
bcnewe2
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They make both injectable and drench (that you give orally). I would use the injectable orally but not the drench sub Q. It wasn't meant to be injected.
The dose in on both bottles. They make an actual sheep ivermec drench you can use on goats but the injectable is a cattle meds. Use the same weight scale, adjust it for goat size.
I would think oral IS safer because it would be easier to mess up a shot.
The dose in on both bottles. They make an actual sheep ivermec drench you can use on goats but the injectable is a cattle meds. Use the same weight scale, adjust it for goat size.
I would think oral IS safer because it would be easier to mess up a shot.
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Evergreen160
Chillin' with the herd
I'm a nurse so no problems with shots here 
I decided to give it SQ after reading some bad outcomes with giving it orally. Note - I am only talking about the *injectable* version of Ivomec. I dosed it at 1cc per 40lbs.
I decided to give it SQ after reading some bad outcomes with giving it orally. Note - I am only talking about the *injectable* version of Ivomec. I dosed it at 1cc per 40lbs.
elevan
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The reason folks don't like to give Ivomec via SQ is that it contains a stinging agent so the goats tend to react rather dramatically to it (as it stings like a dickens). De-wormers also tend to work better in goats when given orally as opposed to any other route as their metabolism is much higher, it's best for the med to make direct contact with the parasite (internal parasites).
Here we use Ivomec SQ for lice and orally for internal parasites. You have to decide what works best for you and your farm though.
Here we use Ivomec SQ for lice and orally for internal parasites. You have to decide what works best for you and your farm though.
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Evergreen160
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My goats barely reacted to me giving the shots so it must have not stung too much. I wish there was some real evidence as to which is the better route *sigh* but such is life with goats. I just don't like the idea of giving it orally and having it work so well that my goat hemorrhages. And he shot is made to be time release over days when giving it SQ. You do almost have to double the dose for goats. We will see! Thanks for everyone's input!
Mamaboid
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When we first got our goats, we were doing SQ when worming...then we wormed our Nubian Doe. She screamed, broke through the head stantion on the milking stand and hurt herself trying to get away from the stinging..this was all AFTER I had removed the needle, so I know it wasn't the needle its self, but the fluid. Since then, we use oral method. We don't worm very often, only as needed so thankfully we don't do either method very much.
