penicillin is not only for humans and is routinely used for many infections in many animals, including goats. Shipping fever complex is actually not an infection, rendering the penicillin as nothing more than a painful shot. I believe thiamine, exercise, and fresh water is the preferred medication for shipping fever complex. For more information, go to mylamb.com for profesional advice.
No human medicineI would take caution in giving any animlas human medicine, unless prescribe by a vet.
IF it is shipping fever, and IF penicillin is the treatment, the VETERINARIAN will prescribe the dosage.
The dose rate that your veterinarian has prescribed - the bottle should also have a label on it indicating what the dose rate is for the different species of animal it is registered for - this will also depend on whether it is a short-acting or long-acting penicillin.
To give penicillin you need to know what the illness is, what breed of goat you have, the weight , age and gender of the goat. Remember when giving medication it is always important to first talk in person with a livestock veterinarian.
Whatever. One mL per 100 lbs. of body weight is a good rule of thumb that covers just about any critter.
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It will depend on the weight of the goat and whether it is a short acting or long acting penicillin - the vet that prescribed you the penicillin will be able to tell you the dose rate.
Only occassional
In the triangle muscle area on the neck - but make sure you are not in a blood vessel by drawing back on the needle.
Whatever the VETERINARIAN recommended.
An average dairy goat will give 1,083 lbs of milk per lactation.
You give the exact amount prescribed by your veterinarian. If your veterinarian has not prescribed penicillin for your puppy, you should not give any to your puppy. Penicillin is a drug with known side effects, including severe gastrointestinal bacterial infections from killing off the beneficial bacteria in the gut.
With in six months a goat can give birth a baby goat after mating
Not if it is given at the correct dosage - the disease that you are trying to treat is more likely to hurt the goat.
Healthy puppies need no penicillin. If they're sick, the veterinarian will decide which antibiotic to use.
You should not give horses Penicillin for a cold, as a cold is caused by a virus and Penicillin is an Antibiotic and is not designed to treat a cold. You must let the cold run it's course, just like in a human.
If you are using Diatomaceous Earth as the wormer, you will give 1 tablespoon per day.