BUGS in Goat's fur/hair!!! ?????

[Livinwright Farm]

Hey, I have checked/looked at images for fleas and for lice... it doesn't appear to be either... these look like little elongated amber flies, and they are throughout my goats' hair! All the goats' eyelids and gums look deepish pink to red. Any ideas?!?!
Edited to Correct with this: I was able to pull one of the pests from Cali's hair... it IS lice! UGH!! Now, What can we use & how much, on our 3 pregger does?
I know what to use for the bucks.

 

[AlaskanShepherdess]

Mites? I'd give them a good DE dusting....

 

[glenolam]

Flies? Because amber, elongated bugs are usually mites (others, please correct me if I should have said lice!).

For treatment of mites, lice, creepy crawling skin things you inject 1% ivermectin subq at a dose of 1cc / 110 lbs (although I've injected it at 1cc / 60 lbs on a buck who was really bad).

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I was able to pull one of the pests from Cali's hair... it IS lice! UGH!! Now, What can we use & how much, on our 3 pregger does?
I know what to use for the bucks.

(reposted to ensure you all saw)

 

[glenolam]

Ivermectin is fine to use on pregnant does - same doseage too. Just be sure you repeat the dose again in 10 days to ensure you killed off the babies that are hatching now too.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

We went and got some Y-TEX Python dust... now to dust everyone everything! Why us? Aren't lice supposed to die off in the winter?!

 

[KellyHM]

We're currently dealing with Stick tight fleas. Ivermectin doesn't work on them.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Ivermectin is fine to use on pregnant does - same doseage too. Just be sure you repeat the dose again in 10 days to ensure you killed off the babies that are hatching now too.

Totally agree and dont forget to get python dust for "Dairy" goats for the hay/straw on the ground!!

Good luck!! I would dust the chickens as well...they are in the same barn correct???

 

[helmstead]

Winter is the WORST time for these critters. I use Ivermec OR Cylence if they're not due to be dewormed...

And dust the crap out of the loafing areas...

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Ivermectin is fine to use on pregnant does - same doseage too. Just be sure you repeat the dose again in 10 days to ensure you killed off the babies that are hatching now too.

Totally agree and dont forget to get python dust for "Dairy" goats for the hay/straw on the ground!!

Good luck!! I would dust the chickens as well...they are in the same barn correct???

The only Ivermectin we could find in the store was Pour On, and it specifically mentioned not using it on pregnant or lactating animals... Will be dusting everyone and everything tomorrow immediately after removing & refreshing their bedding!

And dust the crap out of the loafing areas...