Health Cheat Sheets
The following table of information is being created from information I obtain from various sites online and numerous newsgroups. My goal is to add to the list as I notice useful information on the administration of vaccinations and medications to goats.
Vaccinations
| Preventive for: | Product | Initial or Annual | Dosage | How often administered | Administer |
| Tetanus and Enterotoxemia 2 in 1 | C & D Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine | Initial vaccination | 2 mL | Initial followed by booster 2-3 weeks latter | Subcutaneously |
| C & D Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine | Annual booster | 2 mL at 6 wks before kidding | once | Subcutaneously | |
| Tetanus only | Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine | Initial vaccination | 1/2 cc | Initial followed by booster 2-3 weeks latter | Subcutaneously |
| Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine | Annual booster | 1/2 cc at 6 wks before kidding | once | Subcutaneously | |
| Mastitis - E.coli | J-5 | Initial vaccination | 1 cc | day 0, 14, and 28 for three doses total | Subcutaneously |
| annual booster | 1 cc | day 0, 14, and 28 for three doses total | Subcutaneously | ||
| Mastitis - S. aureus | Lysigin | Initial vaccination | 1 cc | day 0 and 14 | intramuscular |
| annual booster | 1 cc | day 0 and 14 | intramuscular | ||
Antimicrobials
| Treatment for: | Product | Initial or Annual | Dosage | How often administered | Administer |
| Internal and External Parasites and Liver Flukes | Ivermectin Plus | as needed | 1 cc/40 lbs | day 0, 10, and 20 for three dose total | Subcutaneously |
| Antibacterial, etc. | Sulmet 12.5 % | as needed | 1 cc/5 lbs | day 1 of 5 | orally |
| 1 cc/10 lbs | day 2-5 of 5 | orally | |||
| 3, 6, and 9 wks of age for kids | 1 cc/5 lbs | day 1 of 5 | orally | ||
| 1 cc/10 lbs | day 2-5 of 5 | orally | |||
| Pneumonia | Tylan 200 | as needed | 1 cc/20 lbs | day 1 of 5 | Subcutaneously |
| Mastitis | Penicillin G | as needed | 1 cc/15 lbs | twice per day from day 1 to 14 | Subcutaneously |