GOAT MED CABINET


May 2020- updated 

This list is what i have on hand at all times. Sometimes I need, mostly I don't but it's there in an emergency. All meds are in a special fridge away from foods / milk / eggs.


Emergency list for basic Goat Care
For every one that has goats will one day need below:

Nutridrench
Bloat Release
Ammonium Chloride (urinary calculi)
Baking Soda (daily or emergency)
Tums
CD Antitoxin (24HOUR-2 week protection)
Activated Charcoal
Probios
Red Cell/ Geritol
Pepto-Bismal
Milk of Magnesia
Scour Halt
Vitamin B complex (over the counter)
Thermometer
Syringes for dosing 1 cc - 5cc - 12 cc




Wormers 
(Safeguard, Panacur, Ivomec, Strongid, Cydectin, Valbazen, etc)
Current rule of  thumb is give 2 types of wormer. after a fecal taken.
and because of resistance to many types of wormer - doses are off label and 3 x the norm except with Moxidectin (in the ivermectin family)

Coccidia

Sulmet, DiMethox, Baycox (Toltrazuril)
Very difficult to get these days - need a vet prescription


This list is when you are getting more serious 

(breeding, herds, milking):

Lactated ringers 
Propylene Glycol
Cal-mag  citrate (oral calcium)
Calcium boro- gluconate
Mineral oil
Selenium E gel (paste)


CD/T toxoid (vaccine) - both CD and tetanus 

CD antitoxin (emergency)
Tetanus Antitoxin (2-3week protection)

Oxbow alfalfa products (one mixed dose is a days worth of nutritients)

Copasure (worming and deficiency) Copper wire particles that adhere to the abomasum

Bo-Se (use only in areas you know are deficient) 

Trocar 
(last ditch attempt at saving frothy bloat-never used it but was really really close to needing it) 

18 gauge needle - can be used to release bloat if no Trocar

Banamine (pain /swelling relief)
Metacam

Penicillin  (over the counter) There are many types of penicillin -order the version with the most thiamine in it.  

Vitamin B complex 
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B1 - Thiamine
Iron - ferrodex

Antibiotic (need vet) some antibiotics are not for food animals. know the difference.
Baytril
Ceftiofur
LA 200 (can still get over the counter)

Tubing (kid size, adult size) - for tube feeding

EPINEPHRINE

Syringes
3ml
6ml
12ml
35ml

Needles
22 gauge x ¾
28 gauge x ½
18 gauge x 1 inch or ½ inch
(luer lock syringes and needles. I like better)

Milking issues
Ketones powder or strips
California Mastitis kit

TODAY
TOMORROW 
(udder infusions/ mastitis treatments)

Kid feeding 
Benebac
Milk Replacers
Bounce Back







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