Pale eyes

Bubbas Boys · #1 09/05/13, 08:43 PM

We are new to goats. We have our 3 wonderful Nubian doelings. They are eating like crazy and acting great. I have been reading posts about looking at eyes to look for signs of worms. They look light pink to me but dont have anything to compare to. They all 3 look the same. Should I just worm them? They have never been wormed according to breeder we got them from.

Alice In TX/MO · #2 09/05/13, 08:52 PM

Here's the chart:

http://buckeyevet1.homestead.com/Haemonchus.html

Bubbas Boys · #3 09/05/13, 09:01 PM

Well none of the signs there are anything at all like our girls. Thanks for info. I also looked st the lower eye lids. Think we are good. For now!!! Haha

Minelson · #4 09/05/13, 09:29 PM

Since you are new and the goats are new I would take a poop sample to the vet for a fecal test. Call around to get the best price and find a vet that knows goats. That way you can start a relationship with your vet which can be important down the road if you ever need rx meds. Also, hopefully the vet will know what dewormers work the best in your area. I would run it by here though first to make sure the vet knows goats. For instance...if the vet says to inject the wormer then he/she is wrong....goats get injectble wormer orally.

And I don't recall seeing pictures of your goats. That is a rule here...you must post pictures or you don't really have them