Red Cell Dosage for Sheep?

[Stacykins]

Dosing instructions, per animal:

60 cc each animal over 60 lbs

30 cc each animal under 60 lbs


Ingredients: complete mixture to dose approximately 20 sheep (of varying weight)

1 cup of garlic barrier
(if you do not have Garlic Barrier use crushed garlic which is sometimes available at discount food stores at a lesser price and it won't clog your drench gun- Garlic Barrier from the gallon jug is better). If you use crushed garlic use 1 1/2 cups. Commercial chopped garlic will clog your drench gun if not run through a blender before mixing with other ingredients

1 cup of apple cider vinegar

1 cup of black strap molasses (cane or sorghum molasses may work, but does not contain much iron, do not add commercial iron unless you are expert at dosing small animals)

liquid or capsule pro biotic (1/2 human dose for each animal being dosed, follow directions on package label for human dosing) Empty capsule contents in with other ingredients (discard capsule casing after emptying)

Liquid B-complex (1 human dose for each animal being dosed, follow directions on package label for human dosing)

We have found that our animals do not go off their feed after dosing and are much friskier the following day.

Some people use only the Garlic Barrier to accomplish worming, but our approach (recipe) to treating our sheep is designed to be a little more comprehensive, especially during breeding and lambing season.

If your sheep get bottle jaw, use Cydectin* then follow up w this recipe a few days later (omitting the Garlic Barrier). Vinegar is a natural disinfectant that also has a positive dosing effect on worms.

*There are wormers on the market that will cause spontaneous abortion and should be avoided. Valbasin is one of them.
Many shepherds will use a different worming chemical each time they worm due to worms becoming resistant to these commercial chemicals after repeated dosings.

When administering this recipe, do not lift the sheeps head up to high. Aspiration may occur with any oral dosing. If it does, allow your animal a few minutes to clear their throats and then continue with the dosing. Individual sheep take to dosing easily, some resist. Remaining calm and firm while dosing assists with completing your maintenance worming and care.

One of many benefits to this recipe is that the parasites cannot become resistant to it, it repels flies, it rejuvenates your sheep quickly, and is basically an organic treatment.

Our sheep are grown for consumption and sale and the pleasure of nurturing God's gentle creatures. They are dorper/khatadan cross breeds.

Use this recipe at your own risk. I am not a vet and do not consider myself expert at worming sheep. This recipe is only a regimen that we use. I accept no liability for anyone's voluntary use of this formula.

Do you think this recipe would be alright for goats?

 

[carolinagirl]

Thank you very much for that recipe!

 

[Rvrfshr]

Stacykins;

I do not know if this would be beneficial to goats.

Goats utilize and need copper more than sheep, but I would defer to the expertise of an experienced goatherd since goat parasites are more difficult to control than Dorper/Khatadan crossbreed parasites which have an inherent resistance to parasites if they are not dosed with commercial parasite poisons.

You may wish to pose this question on the goat forum.



I am not a vet and do not consider myself expert at worming sheep. This recipe is only a regimen that we use. I accept no liability for anyone's voluntary use of this formula or reliance on my opinions.

 

[Rvrfshr]

Thank you very much for that recipe!

You are welcome.

A suggestion for you is to verify my opinions by comparing them with others who care for these animals. We're all in this together and each of us can help each other by educating ourselves.

 

[Rvrfshr]

Do you think this recipe would be alright for goats?

Goats require copper. Add the Red Cell to this mixture, it contains copper.

Copper will kill sheep. It has a cumulative effect and will build up in the liver of your sheep until it is toxic enough to kill them.

 

[Caribbean Farmer]

There is a similar product to Red Cell called Red-Glo, also for equine care, from the same company. I am pretty sure Red-Glo does not have the copper in it.

 

[Caribbean Farmer]

liquid or capsule pro biotic (1/2 human dose for each animal being dosed, follow directions on package label for human dosing) Empty capsule contents in with other ingredients (discard capsule casing after emptying)

Liquid B-complex (1 human dose for each animal being dosed, follow directions on package label for human dosing)

Can you give a source for these items? What brand name or type do you like for the probiotics and the B-complex?

 

[Sheepshape]

Bottlejaw usually resolves in a few days and is a non-specific sign of anaemia.

I like the sound of the 'garlic drench'....but hubby hates garlic....hee,her....so instead of methane,they'll burp garlic fumes???

 

[kliles1299]

I have Icelandic sheep, which are not sensitive to copper. I have a ewe that's very skinny and anemic. (She's been wormed recently.) Has a very healthy appetite. I was thinking of trying some red cell. Any thoights/comments?

 

[norseofcourse]

I have Icelandic sheep, which are not sensitive to copper. I have a ewe that's very skinny and anemic. (She's been wormed recently.) Has a very healthy appetite. I was thinking of trying some red cell. Any thoights/comments?

Icelandics may not have as much of a problem with copper as many other breeds, but I wouldn't give Red Cell. (If you do, get small bottle - it has a taste my pony didn't like, and my sheep are even pickier...).

I've been through parasite problems with my Icelandics. They need extra food and extra protein to build back up, so I've added things like alfalfa or small amounts of sunflower seeds, feeding a lamb or sheep separately if necessary. It's good that your ewe has a healthy appetite.

Even though she's been dewormed recently, it may not have been as effective as it needs to be. Last year, with a lamb, I went through three different dewormer classes before one worked. I would have a fecal count done if it's been at least a week since the deworming. If she needs dewormed again, use a different class of drug, and get a good weight on her (calculated if you don't have a scale) so you can get the dosage as correct as possible.

To figure weight without a scale:
Measure (in inches) the sheep's girth just behind the front legs.
Measure the sheep's length, from point of shoulder to point of rump.
Multiply: girth X girth X length, then divide by 300.
(This is from Storey's Guild to Raising Sheep, the book has a picture, too)

Good luck with your ewe!