Medications & Products Must Have List
- Bottle Feeding baby goats: I highly recommend using a human baby bottle with Dr. Brown's Original Nipple, Level 4 (9m+), 6 Count. I've bought and tried several types of bottles and nipples and this one is the very best (preferred by babies & me!):
- Dr. Brown's Original Nipple, Level 4 (9m+), 6 Count may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link:
https://amzn.to/4vr9Mxs
- Baby Bottle to use with these nipples: Evenflo Feeding Classic Plastic Standard Neck Bottles for Baby, 8 Ounce (Pack of 12)
may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link: https://amzn.to/4iJQool
or buy 6 pack with this link: https://amzn.to/3YxEuH9
Product #3
GROWNSY Instant Baby Bottle Warmer, Precise 4 Temperatures Control | Night Light, Midnight Feeding | Warm Water Dispenser for Formula in Seconds | 72H Smart Thermostat, Easy Keep Warm may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link:
https://amzn.to/42MjkHO
or for 2-bottle warmer: https://amzn.to/4k4Tg0b
Twin Baby Bottle Warmer, Grownsy 10-in-1 Fast Bottle Warmer Accurate Temp Control, with LCD Display, Timer, Defrost, Sterili-zing, Keep 24H, Double Bottle Warmer for Breastmilk & Formula
https://amzn.to/4k4Tg0b
Product #4 (sanitize, sanitize, sanitize)
Bottle Sterilizer, Baby Bottle Steam Sterilizer, Electric Baby Bottle Sanitizer with Timer for Baby Bottles, & Parts may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link:
https://amzn.to/4m5WKBw
Product #5
Liquid Vitamin B-Complex given orally: Use always when deworming because dewormers strip vitamins from the body; during stressful situations & illness. I also use for does before kidding & kids after birth. 4-6 mil for adults; 1/2 ml newborns; 1-3 ml for 1 week kids up to 3 months.)
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Nature's Answer Liquid Vitamin B-Complex Supports Healthy Energy Levels | Promotes Healthy Nerve Function | All-Natural Tangerine Flavor | Gluten-Free & Benzoate-Free 16oz may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link: https://amzn.to/4fRuJMK
Product #6 Baby Aspirin for pain & fever
(given for pain, swelling or fever (kids) above 104.5 or (adult goats) above 103.5) give 1-81mg aspirin to goats less than 10 lbs. Over 10 lbs, give 2-81 mg aspirin or as recommended by Vet.
St. Joseph Aspirin Pain Reliever, Chewable Flavored, Low Dose, Orange, 108 Count may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link: https://amzn.to/4jDE3Dz
Product #7 Eprinex & Nu-Stock
(I use this when there is a lice problem along with Eprinex. Apply Eprinex along the spine. Apply a generous rub of this ointment on any areas where lice are chewing such as sores or hair loss areas and reapply Nu-Stock 2-3 days in a row to heal and get rid of lice or mites)
Product #8 Pierce's All Purpose Nu-Stock Ointment, 12 Ounces each, 2 Tubes may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link: https://amzn.to/3RxjRKB
Product #9 : Probios Oral Gel for Ruminants Plus Natural E Tube, 60cc Provides comprehensive digestive support and enhances nutrient absorption in ruminants, maintaining gut microflora balance and reducing digestive upsets. There are other probiotics on the market but I choose this one because it has Natural Vit E included and is very economical compared with the smaller tubes. Some give one form or another of probiotics at all times, however, I especially use them for newborns; when deworming goats and after a course of antibiotics has been finished to help restore the gut flora. may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link:https://amzn.to/3RP8Lkq
Product #10 Aquaphor—Healing ointment that seals and softens wounds and scabs to promote faster healing. May be used on udder if skin is drying out. may be purchased from Amazon by using the following link: https://amzn.to/4e4VMls $15.99
Product #11 Nutricost Colloidal Silver 8oz 150mcg - Cobalt Blue Glass Bottles, Bio-Active Colloidal Silver. Keep a bottle of this in your barn refrigerator at all times. It is effective for all eye ailments such as pink eye or goopy eyes. It also may be given orally to build immunities in a goat which is struggling with illness. For eyes, saturate the cotton puff and gently wash outside of eye. Then, drop a few drops in each eye, 2 times daily until healed. Benefits some have experienced:
Product #12 Syringes & Needles: these are the syringes & needles I use and keep all on hand:
1 inch 18 gauge needles for medium thick medications
1 inch 16 gauge needles for thicker medications
needles and syringes may be purchased from Amazon by using the following links:
Product #13 Biomycin (now a prescription is required to purchase all antibiotics) (does not sting like LA 200) (Antibiotic - if they don't carry it, LA 200 is the same thing, except it stings when given)
#15 C& D Antitoxin: If you don't buy anything else, buy this. (NOT the vaccine, the ANTITOXIN, it will be in a 250 ml bottle ... when you need it, you'll need it immediately, not in an hour or a day)
www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=4AB21064-C5C1-4E0D-B525-163FF936450B
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=177DD401-EE37-4EEC-899B-AEB38B98E6D3
#17 Specto-guard Scour Check (for pigs) - for ecoli in goats (is a prescription)
www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07677-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5
#18 Vit A, D, & E injectable (if they carry it at farm store, I usually have to order it from Valleyvet.com)
www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07807-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5
#19 Valbazen (Albendazole) dewormer (DO NOT USE IF DOE IS PREGNANT)
Albendazole ORAL dewormer (white class dewormer)- Works to prevent and protect against tapeworms, liver flukes, stomach worms, intestinal worms and lungworms, as well as major roundworms. This may be purchased from Amazon using this link: https://amzn.to/4pHVF5c
#21 Baycox (Toltrazuril) oral 5% for Coccidiosis. Toltrazuril is an effective, fast-acting antiprotozoal drug effectively used extra-label to prevent and treat coccidiosis in goats. Here's the link to order from Amazon: https://amzn.to/45kZy6x
#22 Blood Stop powder - Rarely used but must-have for hoof trims especially.
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E07ADD-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5
#26 UltraCruz® Goat and Sheep Ammonium Chloride: given to male goats only to prevent urinary calculi. Dosage:
- give only 1/2 teaspoon daily to each male goats' feed portion. Urinary calculi is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Ammonium chloride is used in goats to acidify urine and help prevent or manage urinary calculi (stones), a common condition in wethers and bucks. It works by lowering the pH of the urine to create an environment where certain types of stones are less likely to form. Here is the link to order on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4gQLWXK
#27 Goat Scale: to weigh your goats before administering dewormers, etc. 220lb Max. 25.6" x 17.7" Wide Platform. Here's the link to order from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3R90GHa
#28 GOAT MINERAL FEEDER
Goat Minerals are Vital for GOATS to be healthy. Provide Free Choice goat minerals in a mineral feeder. Sweetlix or DuraFerm are the best goat minerals I have found. I have tried many goat mineral feeders and Sydell is the very best! Here’s the link to order from Amazon: https://amzn.to/4vShccT
#29 For Easy Bottle Feeding goat kids: Premier 1 Lamb 'N' Goat Kid Prima Orphan Feeding Bucket – 2.5 Gal, Square | 4 nipple holes. Square, see-through bucket for easy milk monitoring & cleaning. For orphan lambs & goat kids. I love this for feeding my babies. I leave the kids with their mama the first week. The second week I switch them to a hand held bottle. From week 3 on, I feed them from this Milk Bucket. I place 2 large frozen water bottles in the bucket along with the milk they will drink. During high heat, the water bottles are replaced 3 times per day to make sure the milk remains cold at all times. They drink smaller amounts, more often than feeding warmed milk from a bottle, as they would do from their mother. They self regulate how much milk they drink. It works wonderfully for me!
Here's the link to order yours: https://amzn.to/4fjCNG3
Prescription Medications
- Must Be Approved By A Veterinarian
Bo-Se - Selenium supplement -- to prevent selenium deficiency and white muscle disease in kids (Vet Prescription required)
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E079F3-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5?
Thiamine (B1) - for goat Polio or Listerosis
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=B465119F-11A6-4B99-BC0F-94C4A030DE4B
Vitamin B12 - for anemia
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=AF962A86-50A8-4DDB-BB05-79BC60808FD4?
Dexamethasone - for inflammation after injury or infection as well as to treat aspiration of birth fluids in kids
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30E072E9-7B6A-11D5-A192-00B0D0204AE5
Nuflor (Vet Prescription required) - Super D Duper Antibiotic - for pneumonia and severe illness – this drug is not to be used lightly as it kills ALL bacteria, good and bad, and can severely depress the immune system of a goat with a small infection that could easily have been treated with Biomycin. ALWAYS USE BIOMYCIN or LA200 FIRST unless otherwise directed by Vet. Nuflor is off-label for goats, but the only antibiotic that will treat some illness quickly and efficiently.
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Goat Medications and First-Aid Must-Haves:
The Short List
- A digital rectal thermometer should be in any farm first aid box. Note: Normal adult goat temperature:
and kids normal is up to 104.5 Here's is where you can order a good thermometer: https://amzn.to/4wrsjKWNigerian Dwarf 101.5 – 103.5 - Vetericyn or Banixx, anti-fungal/anti-bacterial sprays are a good first line of defense when a wound occurs. An inexpensive bottle of contact lens saline solution works well for flushing out the wound first. Hydrogen peroxide and betadine solution are also kept for wound care. A bottle of rubbing alcohol is useful for cleaning up the scissors, tweezers, clippers or other non-disposable instruments.
- For When the Kids are on the Way:
- Lubricant, paper towels, and disposable exam gloves, puppy pads are handy to place under doe while kidding and cleaning up kid after birth.
- Other necessary items:
- a goat milking stand is a necessary item to have when caring for goats and to perform maintenance such as hoof trimming
- Broad Spectrum Dewormers: Valbazen(DO NOT use if goat is pregnant); Prohibit (levamisole); Cydectin
- Epinephrine: is indicated for emergency use only in treating anaphylactic shock. (prescription required)
· Baycox or Toltrazuril 5% Liquid Solution for prevention of coccidiosis in young kids
- Goat specific minerals(must be feed free choice at all times)
- Blood stop powder or ointment: keep this product on hand and us it any time a hoof is trimmed too closely and causes capillary bleeding or when disbudding causes continued bleeding after the area is sterilized with Betadine.
- Syringes 1 or 2 or 3 sizes of needles to use according to how thick your medication is.
- Hoof trimmer. I have hoof trim shears and also Hoof Boss.
- Antibiotic ointment
- Goat Care forms to record when and what you do to your goat.
- Goat bloat treatment
- Goat Drench Nutrients
- Ammonium Chloride: use in daily feed portion for male goats only to prevent urinary calculi (1/8 teaspoon per buck or wether)
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