goatboy1973
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The pure fainter will faint most of the time. It is quite comical. Youtube has some great vids of them in action. The half fainter may or may not faint. I have seen both ways.
New goat owner looking for advice!
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elevan
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A note on minerals...Purina brand in particular - I have come across it with incorrect ratios, so always check the label.
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I know, it always makes me laugh seeing them faint, but only if they are not in pain. I've been searching around here for a decent mineral, tractor supply only has the block, and some loose mineral just labeled "general". There is a feed place roughly 30 , minutes from me that should have a decent selection, i'm hoping to make it down there tomorrow.
OneFineAcre
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The Nigerian buck is very nice looking in the picture. I can't see his feet, but his legs are very correct. Sharpe at the withers, up-hill.
Very nice.
Very nice.
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I'm trying to give them the ivermectin orally, but they are flat out refusing it, wont open their mouths, resisting, ect. could I just put the ivermectin on say a piece of bread and give it to them? I don't know if that will hinder the effectiveness of the ivermectin. opinions?
goatboy1973
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Sounds like you need a drenching syringe. Here's a trick I have used that I learned in vet tech school to help intubate dogs once they were under anesthesia. Take a roll of vet wrap that's open in the middle and force their mouth open and put the vet wrap roll or a block of wood to hold their mouth open and then squirt it down their throat with a regular syringe minus the needle if you don't have a drenching syringe. Then once the Ivomec is in their mouth, take the block or roll out of their mouth, squeeze their mouth shut, tilt their head up in the air, and blow forcefully in their nostrils while taking your free hand and massage their throat in a downward movement. They have no choice but to swallow it. Good luck!
P.S. They won't eat the bread soaked in Ivomec because it smells and tastes like Ivomec. Good thinking outside the box though.
P.S. They won't eat the bread soaked in Ivomec because it smells and tastes like Ivomec. Good thinking outside the box though.
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