Cydectin Pour-On for Cattle and Red Deer, anyone use it for goats?

[20kidsonhill]

We use the cydectin pour-on as a last resort for our goats, we used to use it more often, but since there were so many warnings out about the carrier in the product(a chemical in it) we use it less often. 1cc per 20 lbs given orally. Honestly, a lot of people around us are using it for their goats.

 

[DonnaBelle]

I have Cydectin (moxidectin) injectible.

The bottle contains 200 ml.

It says:

Cydectin Injectable Solution is a ready to use sterile solution containing 1% moxidectin.

Directions for dosage as follows:

The recommended rate of administration for Cyd inj. is 1 ml. for each 110 lb (50 kg) body weight. Be careful to not overdose.

It also says it is for beef and nonlactating dairy cattle. However, as most of you already know, we use a lot of meds off label, with the permission/advice of our vets. I always talk to Dr. Glover before administering anything to my goats.

We have signed up for the three day Goat Boot Camp being offered by Oklahoma State University and Langston starting October 17, 2011. I am going to ask a lot of questions about this very subject. I am so excited because when we attended 3 years ago, we didn't have goats. Now I do, about 17 to be exact......

Now I'm going to go have some cereal with delicious goat milk on it......

DonnaBelle

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Thanks for all the replies.

Jeffers won't ship to me unfortunately. I'm guessing customs would have a fit about 'drugs' coming through too. They do have heaps of great stuff though, might have to get some stuff shipped to a friend in the US who can then send it to me. Goat halters for $3.97 sure beats the nearly $40 they are here!

Not using the pour on orally makes sense. I was wondering what made it absorb through cow hide, I don't think I want to feed my goats solvents. :/

Valbazen not for bred does, good to know. I'm sure that was in something I was looking at recently.

Thinking I might just end up using horse wormer on them. At least I can get that to use now while I look at other options. I'm sure it would be much cheaper long term to splash out and buy a big bottle but right now I'll just have to make do. I need a new engine or a new car in the next month or two before mine dies so that's the priority at the moment unless I want to go clip clopping into town in a pony cart to do the shopping. They aren't broken in yet or I would, much to DH's dismay. I could live without a car but he sure couldn't!

 

[Goatmasta]

Cydectin dosage is 1m/22lbs

PS: given orally

 

[Goatmasta]

by the way cydectin is not recommended for pregnant does

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Thank you, I didn't know that.

I visited a different stockfeed store this morning and actually found something that's affordable, noted the active ingredient to come home and check... it's the same as Valbazen.

It had no warnings on the label mentioning it shouldn't be given to pregnant does but I thought I'd better check anyway, I mentioned it to the fellow who served me who's interested to know what I found. I'll have to tell him when I go back, he says he's sold quite a few bottles and thought it was safe as there is nothing on the bottle saying otherwise.

 

[that's*satyrical]

http://fiascofarm.com/goats/wormers.htm#dectomax

http://www.vkvboers.com/Goat_Med_Doses.pdf

If anything knows anything about this medication it is supposedly safe for pregnant does. The first site says what it is effective against.

 

[that's*satyrical]

whoops wrong thread I thought this was the one looking for the liver fluke treatment!! Going back to sleep now...

 

[Goatmasta]

http://fiascofarm.com/goats/wormers.htm#dectomax

http://www.vkvboers.com/Goat_Med_Doses.pdf

If anything knows anything about this medication it is supposedly safe for pregnant does. The first site says what it is effective against.

Dectomax is basically the same thing as ivermec.