Nasty coughing...

[rockdoveranch]

This is a link to the University of Maryland Extension site that lists
Anthelmintics and doses Commonly Used to Control Parasites in Small Ruminants.

I have found it very helpful over the years.

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable.html

 

[helmstead]

This is a link to the University of Maryland Extension site that lists
Anthelmintics and doses Commonly Used to Control Parasites in Small Ruminants.

I have found it very helpful over the years.

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable.html

All that does is list the manufacturer's suggested doses, which PRODUCERS have found, oft, to be ineffective through actual use and fecal sampling.

 

[elevan]

All farms - all regions - have a different resistance level to drugs. A farm in Indiana might have a worm resistant to a specific dewormer that is still quite effective in Texas. We all need to remember that.

And I agree Lungworms are not that common of a problem.

 

[Roll farms]

The ONE confirmed case we've had of lungworm...Didn't clear up w/ oral cydectin or ivomec. But 3 injections of ivo at the rate stated (suggested by our vet) did clear her up. She did have scar tissue / cough for the entire rest of her time here, but the Bearman (sp?) fecals showed fewer ea. time of treatment and the cough was much less pronounced.

Incorrect info or not, injecting it worked for her....but the best route is to work w/ a vet to try and clear it up / verify it IS lungworm. And make sure they know what kind of fecal to run...and follow up to see if the treatment is working.

I've had a couple others w/ coughs similar to Bre's who I've treated the same at the first sing of a cough, who've cleared up much quicker.

Maybe I just got lucky...

 

[Goatmasta]

I will only say that every vet I have every used (many) have all admitted they have less than a day in school on goats. The best vet I every had admitted that I knew 10x more about goat health than he did. I don't trust my goats to a vet and the vet only. The truth is that they are not very knowledgeable about goats.

 

[elevan]

That's why you need to do your due diligence in finding a vet. My vet HAS goats, so I trust them. Large livestock vets CHOOSE to take extra courses or apprentice under another large livestock vet. They get paid less than small animal vets and so are becoming a dying breed so to speak.

 

[rockdoveranch]

We live in a county of only 18,000 people and there are 5 vet clinics all of which do large and small animals. I had a vet once tell me that the best thing I was going to get from my visit with him with a lamb was the names and phone numbers of people in the surrounding counties that owned sheep and goats. He advised me to start networking with these people and others who have sheep to get the best possible advice on sheep health as he knew nothing about sheep.

We were there because a lamb was limping. At the time I did not know they had scent grands between their claws. The vet did not know that either. Turns out the treatment he gave us was correct for an infected scent gland.

This same vet is the only vet in his county and our surrounding counties that has rattlesnake anti-venom. An important thing for us rural folk to know.

A good vet is one who tells you up front he knows nothing about sheep and goats and can direct you to people who do.

We have a new vet clinic in the county and the staff tells me they know sheep and goats. I will ask a lot of questions at our next dog visit.

I also believe you can get great advice from rural feed store owners.