Supplies and Equipment for Goats
Basic Supplies
- feed buckets/pans
- hay feeder/rack (we use a rack for alfalfa and horse hay bags for grass hay)
- water bucket (we like automatic ones)
- mineral feeder (for loose minerals)
- rake
- pitchfork
- broom (goat berries are hard to rake!)
- horse brush
- hoof nippers
- hoof pick
- hoof rasp
- digital thermometer
- stethescope (goats are prone to pneumonia)
- bandage or surgical scissors
- dog clippers & blades
- large dog kennel for transportation
- collar (we like the plastic chain ones from Caprine Supply because they will break if the goat gets caught on something)
- leash
- dog scale or weight tape (to correctly dose medications)
Medical, Grooming & Nutritional supplies
- probiotic paste
- banamine (for fever, pain & inflammation)
- antibiotics: Nuflor for respiratory issues
- Vetricyn Pink Eye Spray
- Coppertox (for hoof rot)
- Cut N Heal
- alcohol wipes (for cleaning injection sites & the thermometer)
- syringes & needles 1, 3 & 6 ml. syringes. 18, 20 & 22 gauge needles 3/4 to 1” long
- large (12, 15 or 30 ml) syringes for medications or a reusable drenching gun
- Goat Nutri Drench
- Red Cell (to treat anemia)
- Fortified B Complex - injectable or paste (to prevent goat polio if the goat is sick and goes off feed)
- Selenium & E gel
- Replamin Plus Gel
- Horse shampoo
- triple antibiotic ointment
- Super 7 Naval Dip (if breeding, for umbilical cords)
- Tetanus Antitoxin (in case of injury)
- CD&T antitoxin (in case of overeating, to prevent enterotoxemia)
- dewormer (Ivomec injectible or other)
- rubber exam gloves
- blood stop powder (for hoof trimming)
- activated charcoal
- electrolytes
- milk of magnesia
- pepto bismol
- vegetable oil
- Toltrazuril (for coccidiosis)
- BoSe (prescription injection for Selenium deficiency. May or may not be necessary. Discuss with your vet.)
- copper bolus (For copper deficiency. May or may not be needed, depending on your area and your loose mineral. Discuss with your vet.)
- epinephrine
- Vet RX