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Lenhart
Exploring the pasture
I think I'm going to get the 49-N1 Neomycin Sulfate. The woman I got them from- I HIGHLY doubt she gave them any vaccines/shots/dewormers/ etc. because they were pretty much just goats for slaughter she had a lot of them, and they were cheap. (We did not get them for slaughter just for family pets) Should I get anything other than the antibiotic for my girl? Vaccines, etc?cmjust0 said:First of all...really, really sorry you lost him.
As for the meds, look at Jeffer's item 49-N1 -- the 1pt bottle of oral neomycin. That's a good med to have on hand.
And in looking around, it appears that both Jeffers and Valley Vet are out of the smaller bottles of Scour Halt.. There may be a manufacturing issue. PBS Animal Health appears to have it, though...it's item 37-120. PBS also has oral neomycin...item 13-142.
I know of one producer that mixes the two on advice from his vet, and his vet is a goat producer.. The idea is that certain strains of bacteria may be more resistant to either neomycin or spectinomycin, and that the two meds mix OK, so you just give both and cover more bases.. I haven't had a reason to do that, but I wouldn't hesitate, and I *do* keep both products in my cabinet.
PBS also has Di-Methox, which is probably something else you'll want to think about soon if you don't have anything yet for preventing coccidia.. They appear to be out of the injectable (which you use orally), but they do have the drinking water solution.. It's not cheap at $40/gal, but you'll be giving just a few MLs at a time, so it'll last forever..
And then there are syringes to be bought, and needles, and you might want to think about getting a broad-spectrum antibiotic beyond PenG (like Bio-Mycin 200, for instance).. Or any number of other things I can think of that are handy to have around..
That's me, though... I could spend *hours and hours* looking through vet supply catalogs and websites and never get bored..
