
02/13/13, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,224
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Selenium for nursing doe
Both of my recently freshened does are doing great.They are eating like elephants and the babies are growing fast. I do have a question about selenium. I always have questions about selenium! 
My doe that has 9 day old triplets is seriously deficient in selenium, her hind feet are getting curved up like elf shoes - again. I plan on giving her selenium tonight 1 cc per 40# sub Q. Do you see any problems with that? I'm afraid if I don't she will be in a bad way soon, she's making ALOT of milk.
My other doe who had a single buckling 16 days ago could use a worming. She's a Togg and gets to looking wormy faster than the other goats. I would be using ivermectin paste. Neither has been wormed since kidding. I know alot of people worm immediately after kidding so I'm pretty sure there would be no problems there. I hate to do too much to the new mothers and try not to stress them at all.
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