De-worming A Goat With Chewing Tobacco

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Today I was talking with a farmer who use's chewing tobacco to de-worm his goats. I have heard of this before but never tried it. To me nicotine is poisonous.

Has anyone ever tried this before?

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yes I've heard of it, never tried it!!!!! They say it's good for bee stings too:lol:
 

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A lot of old-time farmers used to give it to their livestock as a dewormer. I remember an old landlord of mine who handled horses in world war 2 told me I needed to feed my horse a pack of cigarettes every now and then. I'm skeptical about it. :/
 

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Im sure the tobacco in WW II was completely differant from the tobacco today...with all the additives and poisons in it. I would not do it.

Maybe if it was raw tobacco leaves from the plant itself??? Then maybe...but a pack of smokes with bleaches and amonia's...and God knows whatever else. Id be scared Id poison them.

The wormers cost about the same as a pack of ciggarettes do.

I would buy the wormers. IMO!! :idunno
 

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The fellow I talked to today when I got some goats milk for my babies says he keeps a bag of loose chewing tobacco in his house for his goats.

He claims he has no problem getting them to eat it and he's never had a worm problem with his goats. He also claims the tobacco kills off all types of worms that would plague a goat.

Other than him I don't know of anyone else doing it. I was under the assumption that tobacco wasn't good for goats because of the nicotine.

So how does chewing tobacco compare with cigarette's for quality.

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Try it on yourself, you'll give your goatie a heck of a bellyache. Wormer is not THAT expensive...
 

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Chewing tobacco??? That one I dont know...I thankfully dont chew!!!:lol:

Im sure it has validity of some sort?? I would just be weary cuz of the chemicals used in tobacco's.

Thats just me...but I dont know whats in chewing tobacco. But I know they have warnings for mouth cancers to on chewing tobacco now...and its not the nicotine thats the issue its the chemicals.

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tortoise said:
Try it on yourself, you'll give your goatie a heck of a bellyache. Wormer is not THAT expensive...
I don't plan on trying it myself. This is merely a topic to find someone who actually use's chewing tobacco for their goats and what they know on how it helps them.

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I'll with draw the question in this post & go elsewhere where it can actually be answered.

Point is knowledge

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