Feral Goat Lice Treatment?

[cassie]

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I will try to get back to your with the pour-on info. Basically, they can have ivermectin orally, but don't absorb/process it through the skin well. And internal ivermectin or anything that kills intestinal worms will also kill blood-sucking pests as it goes through the bloodstream.

And I confess I have no idea what is or isn't available in Canada, I just know that no one anywhere finds Sevin Dust unless they look at garden products. Also, goats can have copper sulfate. I put it in mine's drinking water to be sure they're getting enough copper, because I don't bolus most of mine and I use an all-purpose mineral because the sheep can reach it.
When they're feeling in the need, they will suck down the pretty blue water like a kid with koolaid.
A few people have experienced copper toxicity in goats, and I've always found they live in an area with good natural copper AND give a copper bolus AND a copper rich loose mineral, etc. Most goats are copper deficient, and often badly.
The copper info I have right here as I was just sending it to someone who had bought some goats from me;
https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/35310/PDF
https://www.addl.purdue.edu/newsletters/1994/copper.shtml

I haven't had to look up the pour-on studies for years, since most folks are happy to just give it orally, but I will try to dig them up when I have more time.

I don't have any experience with copper deficiency in goats, but I can tell you I did attend a seminar by the Small Ruminants Assn at the American Dairy Goat Assn convention several years ago. The subject of copper and goats was addressed. Although some time has passed since then, I do remember this. Goats need more copper than sheep but less copper than cattle or horses. If goats are given too much copper the effects are irreversible and deadly. What I am trying to say is this. Do not dose your goats with copper unless you are sure they need it. Ask your vet about how to test for deficiencies. Don't just dose the goats willy nilly.