What to file goats horns with?

I called a local vet to ask about dehorning. $47 I was told. I asked about anesthesia and was told I could have them use it?! No good estimate of price. They were just going to cut off horns.

For them to come here is $70 (because I need to be shown how to do a blood draw to test for cae). And for a fecal they want $28. I feel the fecal is way overpriced and I am sure the dehorning would be too when all is taken into consideration.

About the blood... I had a ram lamb with scurs that we tried to clip the tips off of because they were growing into his head. Well, I got hold of the horn base with the clippers and he jerked back at the last second. The whole horn came off. Went to do the next one, same thing. There was a ton of blood, same as in your photo, and he was definitely in pain, shaking his head quite a bit. We put pressure on the wounds (very sensitive) and then sprinkled with corn starch. I also poured peroxide on the wounds for a few days after that. He hated me for months, but he was just fine. So fine, in fact, that his horns grew back thicker and sturdier and still trying to grow into his head. Sent him to the processor soon after that.

IMO, if you are planning to keep this goat long-term, you should get her de-horned properly and save yourself the hassle of trimming, banding, and more blood in the future.

The goat does need to be sedated for complete removal and the sinus cavity will be open. It is worth it. When the removal is done the iron is used to cauterized.

This is our story... well actually Millies... in this post I did a "spoiler alert" because photos are graphic, the other photos are up but the graphic ones are hidden.
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/de-horned-2yr-old-doe-week-3-update.28257/page-2#post-358403

That looks like a rough procedure. You made it look easy, though. And I'm sure in the end worth it.

I wonder about banding working on a horn that is wide but not so thick.....seems like the band would put lots of pressure on the sides and not enough on the top and bottom? I wish it was him who knocked off the horn instead of the doe.

Can you band it if it is wide but thin?

Well the man and I went out with a gigli saw and it just broke off about 3/4 way through. Not as much blood as with the doe. We had the blood stop powder. He didn't stop eating his grain, tough guy. They are brittle but didn't feel wobbly b