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SUPPLIES  AND  MEDICATIONS   NEEDED  PRIOR  TO   BREEDING

The following supplies and medications should be purchased and on hand prior to breeding bucks with does.   Every item has an important purpose. I've written articles that explain their usages.   Items in this first section (non-prescription)  can be purchased  at Jeffers (1-800-533-3377  or  www.jefferslivestock.com) or in some instances your local WalMart.

•        Rectal thermometer (digital).   MUST HAVE
•        Weak kid syringe & Stomach Tube plus extra tubes.   MUST HAVE
•        C&D Anti-toxin injectable       MUST HAVE
•        70% isopropol alcohol
•        Triple antibiotic cream
•        Towels - cloth and paper
•        Q-tips
•        Low-dose  aspirin  (81 mg)
•        Ant killer or bait (livestock safe)   (Amdro is my choice)
•        Mentholatum
•        Enemas, baby (Fleets brand or generic)
•        Milk of Magnesia
•        Wasp spray
•        Ear syringe
•        Duct tape
•        Petroleum jelly
•        Cotton, rolls and  flat
•        Bleach
•        Pepto Bismol
•        Corn syrup (Karo or generic)
•       Dyne high calorie oral nutrition supplement (dog product useable with goats)
•        OB lube (KY Jelly or generic)
•        Benadryl liquid
•        Robitussin DM liquid
•        Splint materials and tape
•        Heating pad, non-digital  (no shut-off timer)
•       Chewable Vitamin C
•        Baking soda
•        Pistol-grip hair dryer
•        Infant gas relief drops
•        Sugar
•        Gentian violet  (non-script but must ask pharmacist)
•        Camphophenique
•        Orasol oral anesthetic gel
•        Paper and pens for record keeping
•        Bounce Back or ReSorb electrolyte powder in bags or packets
•         7% strong tincture of iodine or comparable product
•        Propylene glycol (gallon jug)
•        Sheep halter, adjustable   (Jeffers)
•        Gloves, disposable, latex or vinyl or nitrile (your preference)
•        60 cc syringe and 18 gauge needle
•        1 cc syringes
•        3 cc syringes (Luer Lock and Luer Slip)
•        6 cc syringes (Luer Lock and Luer Slip)
•        22 gauge by 3/4 inch needles (poly hub)
•        18 gauge needles (poly hub)
•        Blood stop powder
•        Prichard teats  (buy name brand; the generics don't last)
•        Toxiban or Universal Animal Antidote Gel (UAA Gel)
•        Tetanus ANTI-toxin injectable
•        CD/T toxoid injectable
•        Pasteurella pneumonia toxoid injectable  (Presponse HM)
•        Vet wrap
•        Colostrum replacer (not  "supplement")
•        Reflector heat lamps with bulb guards
•        150W or 200W clear light bulbs for heat lamp
•        Goat milk replacer (not  soy based)
•        50% dextrose solution
•        Red Cell oral iron supplement
•        Betadine surgical scrub and Betadine solution
•        CMPK or MFO
•        De-wormers (see my article Deworming and Vaccination Schedules)
•        Probiotic paste
•        Water pails:   two-gallon pails with handles & hooks upon which to hang them
•        SWAT fly control ointment
•        Fly trap bags (disposable)
•        Fescue balancer mineral (if tall fescue grass grows in your area)
•        Fortified  Vitamin B Complex - injectable
•        Cai-Pan peppermint udder cream
•        Metro absorbent towel  (holds multiple times its weight in water) (Jeffers carries)
•       CoRid oral solution (alternative to Dimethox 12.5% oral solution)

Make an adult goat stomach tube with plastic funnel attached and C-PVC pipe to thread the tube through; see my article on Stomach Tubing on the Articles page at www.tennesseemeatgoats.com.    MUST HAVE

Save 16 oz  disposable plastic soda-water bottles with screw-on caps.

Accumulate a supply of plastic bags like  WalMart uses to sack purchases.

For YOU:    Mueller adjustable back support with lumbar pad     and velcro closure or similar product.  About $20.00 on Amazon.com.    You will regret it if you don't buy and use this item.

From your vet:

•        Banamine injectable  ( generic)
•        Nuflor or Nuflor Gold  injectable
•        Excenel RTU injectable
•        Lactated Ringers solution   (IV bag)
•        Dopram V    MUST HAVE
•        Oxytocin injectable
•        Lutalyze injectable
•        Dexamethazone injectable
•        Epinephrine injectable    MUST HAVE
•        Vitamin B 12 injectable
•        Thiamine (Vit B 1) injectable
•        Sulfadimethoxazine with Trimethoprim oral solution (kids) and tablets (adults)
•        Dimethox 12.5% oral solution    (preferred over CoRid)
•        Multi Min 90 injectable
•        BoSe injectable
•        Gentamycin sulfate injectable
•        Procaine penicillin injectable
•        Albon injectable
•        Oxytetracycline 200 mg/ml injectable (generic of LA 200)
•        Today (cephapirin sodium) mastitis infusion tubes
•        Mastitis infusion tubes (pencillin based)
•        Gentocin spray
•        Meloxicam 15 mg tablets
•        Baytril 100 injectable*

*NOTE:  Some of these items may be restricted for use with goats, depending upon the end purpose for which the goats are being raised.   In some areas, slaughter-bound goats must be medicated differently from breeding stock, pets, and show goats.  Consult your vet for requirements.  You MUST have a vet.  All antibiotics are now prescription; vaccines are  the only biologicals that aren't  vet script.

When the items in this list are needed, you won't have time to find them and buy them.  Buy them now.     Designate a refrigerator for goat supplies and medications that require refrigeration.   Put medications and supplies that can tolerate normal room termperatures in cabinets with doors closed.  Storing medications and dewormers in a barn is a guarantee of ruining their effectiveness.   Store medications at recommended temperatures and away from sunlight even if refrigeration isn't required.

Set up a work space, including  stove or electric hot plate, and sink with hot and cold running water.   Get everything organized and properly labeled.  I sticker all medications with date purchased, source of purchase, and price.  Be prepared for your first kidding emergency because it WILL happen.

Suzanne W Gasparotto, ONION CREEK RANCH   11.2.25