Severe Bloat (Sad Ending - Page 4)

[Roll farms]

For future reference, Nuflor (or excenel or Naxcel) are the 'big guns'.

I've never had any luck w/ any of the tetracyclines or tylosin, or Pen G for treating URI / very sick goats, *unless* it was something like Tetanus or Listeriosis (which Pen G works great for). I keep Pen G for wounds only, and just in case Tetanus or Listeriosis shows up.

Nuflor for everything else.

I buy a bottle every few years and I am THRILLED when I don't use it / have to throw it away because it's outdated....and I'm also thrilled when someone is sick and I have it on hand when needed.

HOWEVER, if tylosin or tetracycline is all you have access to, it's better than nothing at all...but I'd be getting a bottle of 'big gun' ASAP...my theory is: hope you never need it, but be glad you have it if you do.

Also, goats metabolize much faster than cattle...some vets will tell you something is one shot only or 1 shot every other day...Goats need it daily to keep it at therapeutic levels.

A GOOD vet that you've built a relationship with will sell you what you need to keep on hand, understanding that you may need it at 3 am on a Saturday.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

We will attempt to get the Nuflor tomorrow... can it be gotten through any vet? or does it have to be gotten through a livestock vet.??

 

[Roll farms]

I have no idea...my vet does all animals...

 

[elevan]

We will attempt to get the Nuflor tomorrow... can it be gotten through any vet? or does it have to be gotten through a livestock vet.??

Nuflor is used in domestic animals (dogs and cats) sometimes too...so "in theory" you should be able to get it from any vet...if the vet will sell it to you.

 

[elevan]

Also, goats metabolize much faster than cattle...some vets will tell you something is one shot only or 1 shot every other day...Goats need it daily to keep it at therapeutic levels.

Exactly. Goats are not little cattle. They metabolize more like deer...if you want to have a vet compare them to something.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

We will attempt to get the Nuflor tomorrow... can it be gotten through any vet? or does it have to be gotten through a livestock vet.??

Nuflor is used in domestic animals (dogs and cats) sometimes too...so "in theory" you should be able to get it from any vet...if the vet will sell it to you.

I will try to get it from our local humane society first then... as it is a max of 40 minutes round trip... not a 3 hr round trip like it is to our primary care vet.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

If your primary vet just treated the kid that died of pneumonia, he(she?) should have NO problem giving you the meds you want. Is there a closer vet to you that perhaps he can call in a script for?

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Is there a closer vet to you that perhaps he can call in a script for?

This is why I mentioned the potential possibility of the humane society.
There is a vet right near the humane society, but they have made it abundantly clear that they will not help us in any way when it comes to our goats.

If the humane society can't get the script/s for us, then our choices are either a vet 2 hr round trip away or our primary care vet that is 3 hrs round trip away... Like I posted on another thread earlier this year, the northern half of NH has virtually no vets willing to help with the everyday farm needs(like scripts to have on hand at the farm), and even fewer vets willing to help with livestock emergencies. I believe the phrase is, "it's like pulling teeth".

Calling the H.S. now... woke up late(thankfully not too late for giving kids their medication).

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Since the question seemed to get passed over, I will re-ask: IF it is pneumonia, would it be safe to give Momma(has a week or two left before kidding) a dose of Nuflor or Tylan200?? Nothing on either drug states to not give it to pregnant or lactating, but neither say it is safe for pregnant or lactating either....

 

[Roll farms]

Yeah, I'd give it to her...better than letting her (and the kid(s) die...