Hykue
Chillin' with the herd
So, I decided tonight was the night to treat my goat that has such itchy skin. I grabbed my enormous canister of Dri-Kill, which I had asked about using on goats when I bought it. The vet said it would work on goats, too (I bought it for my very old dog who got lice when she got sick near the end). I didn't think much about it, but when I read the label it only mentioned lice and keds (in sheep), it doesn't actually say that it works on mites. Of course, I didn't read the label until I was 3/4 done rubbing it into Dot's hair (or is it called fur?). Anyway, I'm not worried it's going to hurt her or anything, as the vet said it was ok for use on goats, and he used to have goats himself (although I don't think he likes them much). I'm just not sure it's going to do any good, either. I was thinking to inject some ivermectin as well, but I don't have any needles (syringes, yes, needles, no . . . I didn't know what size when I was last at the store), so that will have to wait until next time I'm in town. It seems that rotenone is no longer available in the States? Maybe not here, either, this was one old looking canister of powder - the vet literally brushed the dust off before he handed it to me. It is still effective, though, because it killed all the lice on my dog. Anyway, my point is that maybe no-one knows. Does anyone know if rotenone works for mites, too?