question about valbazen wormer

[FD2N4P]

i used valbbazen on a doe today that has had a cough for over a yr. i was told by the vet a number of times that he didn't think it was lung worm. i have watched her get worse when running . i decided to finally do something.my question is do i have to treat her again in about ten days. she is a pet.no babies and no bucks. ...i would appreciate your help.........sue

[BlueHeronFarm]

I do not have experience with lungworm, nor do I know it's life cycle -- but my opinion is that another dose won't hurt her.

We use Valbazen for tapeworms. The second dose causes a lot more shedding - but that may be to do with the life cycle of the tape.

[susanne]

Originally Posted by FD2N4P

he didn't think it was lung worm.

i believe to make a diagnosis without having a fecal check (bearman technic for lung worms) is plain wrong and not a good practice.
i would send a fecal sample to a lab and specify what to look for.
coughing can have so many reasons. could be dusty barn/paddock/hay, could be scar tissue from an old pneumonia, other parasites like strongyles, that needs to be coughed up to complete the life cycle.
life cycle of the common goat lung worm is five weeks. i would repeat treatment twice, three weeks apart if diagnosis is confirmed.

[fishhead]

Have you checked her temp to rule out pneumonia?

I used a lungworm medicine other than Valbazen last winter on my goats. The name escapes me now unfortunately. It helped the coughs quite a bit.