BoSe dosage for goats

[savingdogs]

My goat vet suggested having my pasture (which is, as of yet, non-existent - we live in the woods) tested before giving BoSe. His thoughts were that even though we live in a deficient area that they should be getting enough selenium from the pelleted ration. And, that the risk of over doing it outweighed the risk of deficiency. I should add, he is a specialist and not a companion animal vet and came highly recommended.

I'm new to goats so I'm still learning about this stuff, but the BoSe injections seem like routine maintenance for most of the folks on this forum. Anyone ever actually had an issue with overdose or deficiency? I'd love to hear from those with experience.

I work in a mixed veterinary clinic (I'm on the dog and cat side) but asked my boss the large animal vet about Bose for my new baby dairy goats. He says we don't need it here but "Goat people think they do." I do know another area vet prescribes it for their clients so if I really want it, I would have to go to them. Since I have faith that I work for an excellent veterinarian, I'm going to see what happens going without it. I'll keep you all posted!
I am giving mineral supplements and feeding good food. I hope I'm making the right choice.

 

[helmstead]

Since I have faith that I work for an excellent veterinarian, I'm going to see what happens going without it. I'll keep you all posted!
I am giving mineral supplements and feeding good food. I hope I'm making the right choice.

The wait and see approach is fine - we did this, too, until finally the results of not bolusing hit us in the face (I was scared to death of injecting selenium and putting copper rods down their throats!). The results after we began...just 30 days later and then breedings down the road, proved the need to our herd.

Hey! Since you work for a vet...ask if they'll send off serum for you to TEST your goat's circulating levels! Unlike copper, which requires a liver biopsy, selenium is one you can actually check on easily to see if you need it.

 

[()relics]

....to me a "mixed animal vet" doesn't know either....I have a horse vet...a goat vet....and a dog vet...Each has there own specialty....a ruminate is a far cry from a Tabby...my goat vet has a full blood boer herd. His kids show to the state and county level. He is a large animal vet....I tried the "other" vets and found that if they were honest with me that they really only knew what they read about goats....No On The Ground Experience...If your vet won't give you the medication/vacine/supplement that you request...GET A NEW VET...I tried to order BoSe from my dog vet...she said she couldn't do that because I wasn't trained in its use...Got a new vet for the dogs...I asked my horse vet to order it She said how much do you want? Do you want me to mail it or drop it by?....my goat vet stocks it on his shelves...you simply pick it up and pay the lady.....Most people here speak from experience...On The Ground Experience....most vets speak from their books if they aren't sure....Enough Said

 

[cmjust0]

Our vets had Bo-Se on hand, and sold me a bottle without so much as a question. Every vet's different, though.

My advice to anyone with goats is that if your vet's a 'fraidy cat when it comes to using things off-label or "trying" something every now and then...find a different vet. I say that because, eventually, you and your vet are just gonna have to try some stuff to keep a goat alive.

For instance...my vet gave me phenobenzamine for our UC buck. They use it in cats to relax the weewee muscle. Had anyone ever tried in on a goat before? Well, if they had, I sure couldn't find a reference to it... Could it have killed him dead as soon as it hit his system? Sure. Did it work? I dunno, really..

He's alive. I know that. Otherwise....

But now we know that phenobenzamine won't kill a goat immediately.