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Always read the instructions that come with the medicine
Or, ask the shopkeeper, an animal health technician, an extension worker, experienced farmer or veterinarian to read and explain them to you
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Make sure the medicine can be used for goats
For example, medicine for chickens cannot be used for goats
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Medicine needs to be kept cool and in the shade
Make sure that the medicine was kept cool and in the shade in the shop before you bought it
Make sure that you keep the medicine in a cool place away from sunlight
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It is important to give the right dosee.g. bigger goats take bigger doses
Too little may not work, and too much may be harmful
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Various ways of giving medicine...
By injection (Photo: Leslie Harrison)
By pour-on (Photo: Leslie Harrison)
In the mouth (Photo: Leslie Harrison)
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Disposable needles and syringes used for injecting should be new and in their original packaging so that they are clean and the germs are killed
Use a disposable syringe and needle only once; then discard them
Do not use the same needle on different animals
Collect dirty needles in an empty cold drink can
When it is full, ask an animal health technician to take it away to destroy it
Drop the used syringe in the pit toilet
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Give the medicine as many times as the instructions say, or it will not work properly
For example, some injections need to be given for 3 days. If you do not give the medicine for 3 days, you will have wasted your money and the animal will not get better
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For the medicine to be effective, it must spread through the goat's body and the body fluids, including the milk
This means that there is medicine in the body parts and body fluids, including the milk
Taking in animal medicine can make humans sick
Read the instructions so that you can tell how many days to wait after giving the medicine before you may slaughter the animal for meat or drink the milk from the animal
The period to wait is called the medicine's withdrawal period, which is given as days or weeks
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