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Guide for Goat Medical Supplies for your cabinet

Must have on Hand

 

Thermomieer-digital prefered

 

Baking Soda to balance Rumen PH

 

Blood Stop or Cayenne Papper

 

Milk of magnesia - yes goats get constipated

 

Pepto Bismol - administer small amounts

 

Alcohol

 

Peroxide

 

Molasses

 

Platic 16oz Bottle - bottle feeding or to mix anything to feed a goat

 

Small feeding tube

 

Large feeding tube

 

Polypropolene Glycol

 

Disposable sterile scalples

 

Variety of different needle sizes

 

Variety of different syringe sizes

 

Drench Gun

 

Calf Sulpher Boulce (small)

 

 

 

Nice to have

 

Surgical gloves

 

Tube of Probiotic paste or Yogurt - to rebalance the rumen

 

Antibiotic cream - Neosporin (tm)

 

Aspirin or Baby Aspirin - only aspirin, not ibuprophen products

 

Gauze

 

Plaster of paris - broken limbs

 

Vasoline

 

Plastic bottle to administer a enema if needed

 

Olive or corn oil for enema treatment that is not responding to the warm soapy water

 

Diaper ointment or hemorrhoid cream for topical skin abrasions, the hemorrhoid cream reduces topical swelling from a difficult kidding, the daiper ointment is great for pizzle rot

 

Olive or corn oil for enema treatment that is not responding to the warm soapy water

 

Benadryl (childrens is fine and either capsules or liquid-) for allergic reactions to bee stings, bites and hay allergy breathing problems

 

Coffee for kid saver fomula

 

 

Injectable Medications

Penicillan Procaine G - 1cc/25 lbs SubQ and Always draw back on the plunger before injecting Penicillin

 

Vitamin cB omplex  -1cc/25lbs  Sub Q -Fortified if you can get it because it has more thiamine

 

Tylan 200 - 1cc/25lbs SubQ for pneumonia or take needle Off and drip in eye a couple drops per eye for pink eye

 

LA 200 -

 

BoSe -

 

Tetanus Antitoxin - Sub Q - entire bottle for adult goat injuries, 1/2 bottle for kids

 

C & D Anti toxin  - 1cc/5lbs SubQ not the same as CDT- for enterotoxemia symptoms in kids and may save the life of an adult goat.

 

Ivomec Plus - 1cc/40lbs SubQ dewromer and mites