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HANDY HINTS -
submitted by Sandy Larocque |
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2
quarts warm Water 1/2
teaspoon Pickling Salt 1/4
teaspoon Salt Dissolve
well, cool and give to animals that have lost fluids. Helps restore lost
body salts. Has been used in goats and calves to fight dehydration. If you
have a kid scouring feed this instead of milk for a feeding or two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emergency
Colostrum 3
cups warm Goat Milk 1
Egg, beaten 1
Tablespoon Honey or Karo Syrup 1
teaspoon Cod Liver Oil Use
only in an Emergency. Does Not contain any antibodies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mastitis
Test Solution 1
gallon Distilled Water 4
teaspoons Liquid dish Soap like Ivory 1
teaspoon lye (Red Devil) 1
box Navy Rit Dye Mix
completely. To use put 1 teaspoon milk from one teat and 1 teaspoon
solution into a plastic quart lid and swirl around. Slimy or curdled
means mastitis. Repeat for other teat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pink
Eye Treatment 10
cc of 100 mg/ml Gentamycin 10
cc of 2 mg/ml Dexamethasone 10
cc of Distilled Water Put
into a small spray bottle. Clean the face with Listerine and spray mixture
once a day. Flies feed on the drainage and will spread it to other animals
and to the other eye, so clean the face well. One time will usually do it.
Some times 2 or 3 times if the eye is completely white. It is the
fastest cure. Gentamycin used in the eye is considered topical and is
accepted for food animals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Uterus
Infection 20
cc Oxtetracycline 40 cc Warm Distilled or Sterile Water Pour
into a douche bag and insert the tip into the uterus. Empty entire
contents of bag into the uterus. Repeat this every other day for three (3)
treatments. You can use a hot water bottle with the douche tip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mastitis
Treatment 5
cc Pfr-Pen G Penicillin 25
cc Sterile Water This is comparable to name brand mastitis treatments. Using a syringe with a teat dilator insert into each infected teat changing dilators as to not cross contaminate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mites Mix 1/4 cup copper sulfate with 1 litre water. Put into a spray bottle. Spray affected areas several days in a row. Mites will disappear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hoof Rot Mix 1 bag of range minerals with 1/2 of a 400 gram bag of Super Iodized Salt. Feed free choice to goats on pasture. This will help prevent hoof rot from starting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "These
hints are not intended to replace veterinarian advice." |