AboutGoatlady Expertise Specializing in New Goat Owner understanding of goat physiology, goat anatomy, goat care and herd management. *I am not a veterinarian, any advice and information should be verified by your veterinarian before administering to your goats.
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Experience 18 years experience of raising goats and herd management. Active hands on experience with goat herd and research with various Caprine University Research and Extension Centers nationwide. 15 years dedicated to helping other goat breeders/owners with goat anatomy, goat disease and goat health care issues via phone, published goat care articles and internet interaction. The information I have to offer is not only from personal experience and years of research updated often as new information is made available to me, but supported by many Veterinary Research colleges and all medications and information I have to offer on how the medications work and what dosages "I" use, is information I have acquired by discussing directly with the company's veterinarians and staff research experts.
Organizations 5 year active member of International Veterinary Information Service
Publications United Caprine News, Homesteaders Magazine, Columnist for Goat Magazine, Owner and Author of GoatPedia™
Education/Credentials Graduate Programs in Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
Question How long does it take for bottlejaw to improve after worming? We have two goats who showed symptoms of bottlejaw. One we wormed with Ivomec Plus subcuteneously (although I'll never do this again - She screamed and ran around for a couple of minutes- I thought she was dying!) She is looking a little better now, but the bottlejaw is not totally gone. The other we wormed with equine safeguard paste (4x the horse dosage). She hasn't improved at all after 4 days and now she is limping on one of her back feet. Are there other causes of bottlejaw? We are at a loss- don't know what else to do.
Thank you so much!
Michele
even though it stings- some goats more than others, give it to her SubQ is the best route to take, in a 20ga needle in the rear leg- I have heard that some people use a 22ga needle, try using a bigger one - as I said 20ga, since ivomec is rather thick this could be why she hollered so much. Some of my goats may shake the leg a couple times but none of them have hollered except when I used an off brand ivermectin which I think has a different carrier oil that stings more. And each individual goat has it own tolerance for pain.
read my deworming article with photos and explanations of how things work with using the injectable vs oral. http://goat-link.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=46
You need to deworm in 10 days and again for a third time in 10 days so this is 3 times 10 days apart. I have seen bottle jaw improve in a couple days to a couple weeks before improvement depending on the severity of the anemia. Added B12 injections help to renew red blood cells. I use 1cc/100lbs of the B12.
