mama boer goat sick

[Livinwright Farm]

peppermint is a natural stomach soother... so that may be what they like about it... aside from the mouth cooling action
You could also mix in some vanilla(3 of my goats LOVE anything that smells of vanilla), or cinnamon, or mashed berry(strawberry, blueberry or raspberry).

 

[elevan]

Sorry guys / gals but it's not my general practice to give the goats extra special treats or to flavor their meds so they'll take it better. But to each their own as they're all good suggestions. I always wear the same pair of jeans when I give red cell and red cell is the only med I have such a mess with :/ I definitely see the benefit when dealing with horses but for a pygmy goat that gets no more than 80#, I can deal with a head lock between my knees.

I pulled the kids because she was so weak. they are doing very well on the bottle. i have been giving her red cell everyday. She however does NOT like the red cell and shakes her head and yes Elevan it does look like a blood bath on me. But thats ok i don't mind. The vet said i was not the only person with this problem due to the drought down here he's been very busy. He raises cows and hes been de worming them every month because of the parisites. it's just been a bad year not normal for here. i had one more that we caught in time the swelling was just starting but both are doing good. I have also wormed the whole herd. Thanks again for all yall's help

Don't forget to redo a fecal (and deworming if needed) in a couple of weeks.

 

[20kidsonhill]

mine like the red cell, I just mix their dose into their grain.

Are you using a drenching syringe? That will help.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail....-441a-a2ea-348b93077098&gas=drenching syringe

 

[elevan]

I have picky goats...won't eat meds mixed with their grain. And yep I have a drenching syringe. At least 2 goats are a struggle to get that into their mouth and then I look like a bloodbath I've got one that sees a syringe and opens wide and loves meds but the other 10 are fighters. No big deal when you have small goats and know how to hold them really but you do end up with stuff on your hands and other areas at times...and then I wipe my hands on my pants - that doesn't help