Ivomec question for a friend

[BoerMomma]

She wants to worm her goats and a couple of them may be pregnant....Can she use the horse Ivomec on them and what dose?

[CaliannG]

Ivomec should not be used until the doe is at least 100 days pregnant.

Eprinex is a better solution.

[BoerMomma]

This is the horsepaste also. The one goat she really wants to worm is one that is not pregnant...I will let her know the pregnancy information.

So what dosage should she give the doe that isn't pregnant?

[harvestmoonfarm]

I've read conflicting information on this - some say Ivomec is safe, others say it isn't. It's all very confusing

[CaliannG]

Every paste is different. She should use the dosage on the tube given by weight, but times 2. If the tube says "1cc per 100lbs" and her goat weighs 150 lbs, then she should give 3 cc.

Tell her to err on the side of more, not less. Goats don't overdose on Ivermectin until 10X the recommended dosage.

[CaliannG]

harvestmoonfarm, Ivomectin is safe in later pregnancy, but not early pregnancy, which is why it is confusing and why people have conflicting ideas. 100 days is the "safety mark".

[Backfourty,MI.]

I always use it 3 times the dosage for a horse on the tube. But like Caliann said you can't overdose them on it unless you gave 10 times too much. More is better than not enough.

[BoerMomma]

Thank you everybody! I will pass this on