Valbazen dosage?

[MePreach]

What is the correct dosage for valbazen and do you give it several days in a row? Thanks

[christij]

1 cc per 10 lbs.

[susanne]

if you give it to your kids it is 1 c per ten pound once and in interva of tre weeksl . if you want to worm your goats with it, make sure it is still effective in your area.

[fishhead]

My vet prescribed 1.5 ml for 50 pounds and 2.25 mls of valbazen for 75 pound goats. Does it come in different concentrations?

We are in MN so maybe the lungworms haven't developed any tolerance.

[susanne]

Originally Posted by fishhead

My vet prescribed 1.5 ml for 50 pounds and 2.25 mls of valbazen for 75 pound goats. Does it come in different concentrations?

We are in MN so maybe the lungworms haven't developed any tolerance.

isn't this th sheep dosage?
no, it does not come in different concentrations.

[deafgoatlady]

valbazen :
Valbazen will kill tape worms, but it is not safe for pregnant animals. Valbazen will kill liver flukes also, but again, is not safe for pregnant does. Safeguard is the only wormer currently approved for goats, and unfortunately it no longer is effective unless used at a triple dose three days in a row.

[fishhead]

Originally Posted by susanne

isn't this th sheep dosage?
no, it does not come in different concentrations.

I have no idea. She raises goats so I'm assuming she knows what works in our area.

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

She raises goats so I'm assuming she knows what works in our area.
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Actually this isn't true, few folks fecal sample, most people guess. Vicki

[oceanmist]

Originally Posted by Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians

She raises goats so I'm assuming she knows what works in our area.
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Actually this isn't true, few folks fecal sample, most people guess. Vicki

that is so true and unfortunate especially since she's getting her info from a vet...
the only real solid way to find out if a wormer is working it to test before and after a treatment...

doing fecals yourself is pretty easy from what I hear and probably cheaper if you have more than a couple of goats..

Misty

[nehimama]

What happens if a pregnant goat is dosed with Valbazen? Birth defects? Unwanted abortion? Just wanting to know.

NeHi

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

Goats don't implant the babies immediatly into the uterus, 7 to 11 days...one study says 14, it's my winter study. If wormers, meds, are given during this time the kids won't implant. Valbazen and Ivermectin Plus have flukecides in them. So the real answer is the first 3 weeks of pregnancy nothing is safe to give to a pregnant doe, the rest is wives tails or conjecture, or coincidence How a warning to not use something during the first part of pregnancy in a breed of cattle, turned into never using valbazen ever when a goat is pregnant shows how the internet works. And why Ivermectin Plus is not in this list shows the error of thinking. Besides all does should be wormed or fecal sampled before being bred, so there is no reason to worm a just pregnant doe anyway, but if I did need to I certainly would be picking either of these anyway. Well unless I had liverflukes! Vicki

[red hott farmer]

Mepeach I see your in NE Alabama I am in west North west Georgia 5 miles from Ranburne. and Valabazan did not work for me. I used it 1 cc for every 10 Lbs three times in a row spaced 10 days apart. and she still had Tapes. you can I used another med. for tapes 5 days ago and She is looking alot better now. Today was my heaviest milking day yet. Maybe I beat those tapes.

[fishhead]

Originally Posted by oceanmist

that is so true and unfortunate especially since she's getting her info from a vet...
the only real solid way to find out if a wormer is working it to test before and after a treatment...

Misty

She IS the vet and has her own clinic so I'm assuming she has taken the time to bring in fecals from her herd of 70 goats and either have her staff or run them herself to see if valbazen works and at what dosage.

[oceanmist]

Originally Posted by fishhead

She IS the vet and has her own clinic so I'm assuming she has taken the time to bring in fecals from her herd of 70 goats and either have her staff or run them herself to see if valbazen works and at what dosage.

never ass-u-me anything!

make sure, get your own fecals done... JMHO

Misty

[motdaugrnds]

The only valbazen I've managed to find is a "drench". Where on earth do you get the injectibles?

I've been using Ivermectin Plus and thought that took care of tape worms as well as heart/lung worms. Am I wrong?

Goodness, there are as many posters saying not to use something as are saying to use it. Sure fecal samples are the best way to know, still we ought to be able to agree on what is safe to use on dairy goats and what is not safe. This information on worming dairy goat is sure confusing at times.

[Alice In TX/MO]

This is an ancient thread.

[motdaugrnds]

Maybe you can point to a current and more clear thread Alice?

[Alice In TX/MO]

Dewormer dosages:
http://www.dairygoatinfo.com/f28/worms-wormers-21389/

[mekasmom]

I give Valbazen 4cc/100lb just like ivermectin.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Under dosing creates stronger worms. The correct dose (as I understand it) is 1 cc per ten pounds of goat. A 100 pound goat should receive 10 cc.