Angora Goat First Aid
By By Dr Mackie Hobson BSc(Agric),BVSc

WOUND TREATMENT, ABSCESS TREATMENT

Topical disinfectant -  example ‘Chlorhexidine’ ‘Iodine solution’      

Gloves latex

Swabs -  clean wound and surrounding skin                                         

20ml syringe (x1) - flush wound with disinfectant

xylocaine spray - (topical anaesthetic)                          

Needle holder                    

Tissue forceps- (hold skin margins to suture effectively)

Suture material, example ‘Clinisorb’, Catgut

Superglue Example ‘Vetbond, Surgical lock, Surgibond glue’

Pair Scissors

Topical wound spray Example ‘Panthox or Terramycin’

 Antibiotic (non-POM) to use only if wounds contaminated

 Needles 25G 5/8 per (inject antibiotic as above)

10ml syringe  inject antibiotic

20ml syringe (x1) - flush wound or abscess with disinfectant

Surgical masks if dealing with an abscess

kidney dish (keep instruments -in disinfectant, sterile)    

Barber scalpel No.24 (x10)

Formalin 3-4% to disinfect shears and floor if abscess cut

POISONING

Activated charcoal

Stomach Tube + funnel

WEAK ANOREXIC GOAT

Stomach + tube + funnel (Above)

Vitamin B Injectable

Oral rehydration Example lectade, Diakur

BLOAT

Vegetable mineral oil (20-200ml) or ‘Bloatgaurd’ (10ml off label)

Stomach tube (as above)

LAMENESS

Asperin (10mg/kg)

Bandages

Topical Tick treatment

Hoof clipper

For absence see above

ACIDOSIS

Vegetable oil and Activated charcoal (above)

Vit B1

Antibiotic (penicillin)

Probiotic ‘Rumix or Protexin, Biorem’

Calcium carbonate , Bicarb 30-60g per goat

PARASITE TREATMENT

Roundworm and Tapeworm remedy

Tick treatment

Lice treatment

Drench gun

EYE

Terramycin eye ointment

Thermometer