oaksandiron
Ridin' The Range
(edited for typos)
Hi, all, I am giving a fair amount of background info, but there are actual questions should you hang in there and read to the end!
I have been working closely with my vet to work out an effective deworming regimen for the animals I have on the land I have. One of my new does registered a 3900 fecal egg count, even though her FAMACHA and body condition were low but not alarmingly so. On our vet's recommendation, and with the disclaimer that her life was in jeopardy, we dosed her with both Cydectin and Safeguard. She survived, is out of the woods, and a retest resulted in a fecal egg count of zero (which is really >50).
Now, we are instructed to deworm the entire goat herd (8 altogether) the same way, with the exception of 2 of the healthiest-looking and highest FAMACHA to help counteract thdevelopment of resistance.
My only doe in milk also got tested, and even though she looked good, her numbers were high (around 1800.) I decided to deworm her because I knew her numbers were high, she is lactating, and being bred back this fall.
THE MAIN POINT of all these words is to ask: what is the withdrawal time for cydection and fenbendazole? The best I could come up with is maybe eight days, but it was not real confident, and the primary issue is that there does not seem to be a known withdrawal period for fenbendazole and "should not be used for lactating does."
Should I start keeping milk again after 8 days? Or should I just dry her off?
Hi, all, I am giving a fair amount of background info, but there are actual questions should you hang in there and read to the end!
I have been working closely with my vet to work out an effective deworming regimen for the animals I have on the land I have. One of my new does registered a 3900 fecal egg count, even though her FAMACHA and body condition were low but not alarmingly so. On our vet's recommendation, and with the disclaimer that her life was in jeopardy, we dosed her with both Cydectin and Safeguard. She survived, is out of the woods, and a retest resulted in a fecal egg count of zero (which is really >50).
Now, we are instructed to deworm the entire goat herd (8 altogether) the same way, with the exception of 2 of the healthiest-looking and highest FAMACHA to help counteract thdevelopment of resistance.
My only doe in milk also got tested, and even though she looked good, her numbers were high (around 1800.) I decided to deworm her because I knew her numbers were high, she is lactating, and being bred back this fall.
THE MAIN POINT of all these words is to ask: what is the withdrawal time for cydection and fenbendazole? The best I could come up with is maybe eight days, but it was not real confident, and the primary issue is that there does not seem to be a known withdrawal period for fenbendazole and "should not be used for lactating does."
Should I start keeping milk again after 8 days? Or should I just dry her off?