Goat. Pink eye????

[cassie]

@cassie the goats eye isn't getting better but not getting worse. Can I give her penicillin. She is a year and a half. Not sure on weight 75 to 100 is my guess. And how much. This is in the muscle right?

Injections for goats should be given under the skin, not in the muscle, no matter what the label says. That way you are less likely to get it in the vein or puncture a nerve. These instructions were given to me both by the goat vets at UC Davis and by my own vets. It's been a long time and I forget the dosage, but I would guess about 5cc's. The penicillin won't hurt but I am not sure it would do much good either. It takes some time for the eye to clear up. The fact that it is not getting any worse is a good sign. When I had to treat pinkeye I just used topical medications. The only time I gave an injection it was into the eye itself. Not the eyeball. You pull down the lower eyelid and inject into the spongy tissue at the bottom where the lid meets the eye. I am not suggesting you do this. It takes some skill and it isn't much fun either for the goat or for you. If you can consult with a vet that treats cattle, do so. They have a lot of experience with pinkeye. Whenever I got pinkeye in my goats it was shortly after my neighbor brought in a load of cattle and put them into the pasture next to me.

 

[Mvan42]

Thanks.. I know the vaccine i give them was under the skin. My neighbor said they squirter penicillin in their cows eyes.. I just worry..

 

[cassie]

I just thought of something. Pinkeye can be caused by a number of different organisms. One of them is chlamydia. Chlamydia is susceptible to the tetracyclines. If you are going to use an antibiotic, use LA200. It does sting but I don't think you have to give it every day. Also, do not use penicillin and LA200 together. They are incompatible.

 

[cassie]

Thanks.. I know the vaccine i give them was under the skin. My neighbor said they squirter penicillin in their cows eyes.. I just worry..

I have known people to do that. In fact my neighbor treated his cows for pinkeye that way. By the way, if you do decide to use LA200, put it under the skin, not in the eye.

 

[Mvan42]

I have known people to do that. In fact my neighbor treated his cows for pinkeye that way. By the way, if you do decide to use LA200, put it under the skin, not in the eye.

Thanks so much.. I am currently in quarantine do to exposure to a possible positive case of covid. Hard for me to get anything right now. And hubs has no clue about this stuff.

 

[Mvan42]

Ok so her ymeye is a blueish and not as dark as before. But it has a red bloodish looking ring around it. Kinda looks swollen not the eye just the tissue around.

I am not her biggest fan so I am unable to get a picture.. lol. She runs when she she me coming.. the other goat had a runny eye its all better. Not cloudy or runny now.. I will see if my daucan get a pic. She isn't made at the kids yet.. lol

 

[Mvan42]

@cassie. Thank you for all the advice... her eye is almost clear now just a small amount of film still over her eye. No swelling and redness that I can tell. She won't let me get within about two yards of her. I think she's made at me. Lol. But she has her eye. Thats the important thing.. The antibiotic ointment once a day and pink eye spray worked..

 

[cassie]

@cassie. Thank you for all the advice... her eye is almost clear now just a small amount of film still over her eye. No swelling and redness that I can tell. She won't let me get within about two yards of her. I think she's made at me. Lol. But she has her eye. Thats the important thing.. The antibiotic ointment once a day and pink eye spray worked..

I was glad I was able to help. I am even gladder the goat has recovered.

 

[Mvan42]

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