Runny nose

[HB Sheep & Goat Farm]

Unless she develops a temp or other symptoms I would not treat it yet and I would never throw a partial antibiotic dose at an animal. You will do nothing more than kill off the lower end bacteria making room for the stronger ones to grow. Same as when you do a partial course of wormer or underdose medications. You make room for resistant bacteria and parasites.

IF you decide to treat this, treat it all the way and not just a single dose.


btw, my goats get runny noses all the time. Wind, dusty hay, cold temps, it's a Tuesday, there can be a million reasons. Also unless SICK many animals can fight off a small cold just like we can and come through it with a stronger immune system.

When you say that my dosage was partial I would like to know how much YOU give them. And here at my farm I raise goats and sheep, and then I buy and re sell goats and sheep. When you have all sorts of goats and sheep coming and going, you treat a runny nose as if it is a cold or shipping cough or whatever. Bc one sick goat can cause many many many sick animals.

And on the vet Rx I have used and used and used the mess and I think it's a waste of money. You are much better off to go ahead and buy an expensive antibiotic.

 

[HB Sheep & Goat Farm]

Sorry double post

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well, I'm not sure how you can dose a med without knowing the weight of the animal in question. And I dose LA-200 at 4.5 mL/100 lbs, which is what is listed on the bottle.

 

[HB Sheep & Goat Farm]

Well, I'm not sure how you can dose a med without knowing the weight of the animal in question. And I dose LA-200 at 4.5 mL/100 lbs, which is what is listed on the bottle.

The OP said it was a yearling ewe which I consider to be older than a lamb and should be anywhere from 80-100 lbs and I never give that much la 200 for 100 lbs

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well, a yearling ewe of what breed? A yearling Babydoll Southdown would be much smaller than a yearling Columbia or Suffolk. And the proper dose for LA-200 is 1 mL/22 lbs body weight, which works out to 4.5 mL per 100lbs. If you're dosing less than that you're underdosing.

 

[Fiberfling]

Well, a yearling ewe of what breed? A yearling Babydoll Southdown would be much smaller than a yearling Columbia or Suffolk. And the proper dose for LA-200 is 1 mL/22 lbs body weight, which works out to 4.5 mL per 100lbs. If you're dosing less than that you're underdosing.

You might PM her and give your instructions to her/him. You are certainly very informed.

 

[Southern by choice]

No reason to give an anti-biotic, clear runny nose-common. I woke up with one this morning JK- Clump poop, how much water is your goat getting, any change in feed, type of hay etc? Do the clumps contain the "berries" and is coming out formed together or is it solid clump?

 

[alsea1]

LA 200 is pretty strong I have read. Only need to give it every 72 hours.
Anyone have trouble with it causing problems at the injection site