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Old 12/30/05, 03:36 PM
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Old 12/30/05, 04:06 PM
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I have a yearly problem with lice and since I have chemical problems, regular dusts can not be used. I went the route of Ivermencin both by mouth and injected. I used DE dust and cinders. I tried combing them but the comb wouldn't go through the coat. I bathed them with a natural killer but it didn't get them all. I looked for Sulpher and could only find some for plants. I even tried feeding garlic. I still have a problem. But, it won't be as bad in the spring and summer.
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Old 12/30/05, 04:09 PM
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I forgot to mention- worming them with Ivermectin injectable (you inject it sub Q, under the skin) also gets rid of lice.

Reason I said to wait until spring is that the lice will be in the bedding and manure, so the goats will probably get reinfested right away again unless you clean the barn out, which most people don't do until spring. clipping their coats short (something you should not do until weather is warm, will also more or less get rid of them, and combining clipping with Ivermectin and a barn cleaning is pretty effective for a longer time period.
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