Thanks I'll have to look at the bottle I'm not sure the name she cut her leg on a piece of old bob wire and it got infected I have her in a smaller pen with no mud or water just grass hay and grain for her to eat and she by herself away from all my other goats plus it's a lot easier for me to keep an eye on it.
Thanks so much I have did all that already she doing a lot better and is letting me change her gauze by myself with out any problems. WallabyOfChaos Songster 7 Years. If she hasn't been vaccinated against tetanus, a shot of tetanus antitoxin may be a good idea as well.
Durvet it says 1ml for lbs for 8 days. Remember, goats have higher metabolism than cattle. That means they get rid of any medication faster. So they need a higher dose in order to actually do any good, or else the medication will be out of their system too soon, which does no good. It is why wormer is given in much higher doses, antibiotics are the same way too. Almost every single medication we give our goats are actually given 'off label'. It means the companies that make the stuff haven't done official testing on goats.
So the bottle's dose is the dose for cattle or swine or whatever. If you want technical goat dosage information from a university, this will help. The stuff you have is called "Procaine Pen. G" on this chart. It doesn't give dosage in mL per lb, instead, it gives the dosage in units Procaine Pen. The math isn't that hard when you know the bottle of stuff you have likely has , per mL.
In fact, I just did the math, and the dosage for a 25lb goat is still 1. I can't share all my scribble here, but it is easy enough if you try yourself. Multiply the weight 25lbs by 20, units to find the total number of units you need to dose. Then divide that result by , By the way, how much does your gal weigh?
If you need a second person to double check the dosage you calculate, that is helpful for us to know. She weights 25 lbs that's the kind of penicillin I have thanks for your help. Post reply. Insert quotes…. Similar threads C. Advice needed for injured piglet. Replies 2 Views May 12, ChickenMa If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose, and continue with the regular schedule.
Do not give the goat two doses of penicillin at once. Thd antibiotics are given for the management of diseases. The use of penicillin antibiotics for goats is based on an accurate diagnosis and an adequate course of treatment. Many diseases in goats have similar symptoms but require different types of treatment. The use of professional veterinary and laboratory services can reduce treatment time, vet bills, and losses.
Good housing, hygienic conditions, and healthy nutrition are important in the maintenance of healthy goats. These factors are equally essential in the treatment of disease in goats.
If you need advice on how to maintain your goat house, you should check out my article on the best floor for goat house. Sick goats need more water and energy than healthy goats but they have a low appetite. Fresh green leaves provide a good source of vitamins to goats. Stress is another common medical issue in goats. A stressed goat might start to grind their teeth. Dillon August 16, Goats.
Can you give penicillin to a goat? How do you give a goat penicillin? How much penicillin do you give a goat? What are the symptoms of overdose? These animals had diarrhea after high milk eating. One kids died after 15 min.
Fourteen kids had signs such as ataxia, depression, hind limb paralysis, hyperesthesia, mydriasis, decreasing of respiratory rate, tachycardia and falling. Two kids died after 4 h. Supportive treatment was carried by ORS powder and furosemide administration. The kids returned to normal state after 24 h. Group A and B showed depression. Thus, Hipracilina can be toxic in kid goats at nearly folds dose. It seems that this toxicity is related to penicillin compound.
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