Administer penicillin with care.COUNTRYSIDE: I read Mary Garcia's article about goat pneumonia in the Jan/Feb 2001 issue. Mary gave the advice to give sick goats penicillin penicillin, any of a group of chemically similar substances obtained from molds of the genus Penicillium that were the first antibiotic agents to be used successfully in the treatment of bacterial infections in humans. as soon as you notice anything unusual; however, I think it is important for the goat owner to monitor the goat's health to make sure it is really sick before starting on penicillin. Use an animal thermometer thermometer, instrument for measuring temperature. Galileo and Sanctorius devised thermometers consisting essentially of a bulb with a tubular projection, the open end of which was immersed in a liquid. , smear some KY jelly or Vaseline on the tip, insert it into the goat's rectum rectum: see intestine. rectum End segment of the large intestine (see digestion) in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. It is 5–6 in. (13–15 cm) long and lined with mucous membrane. , and hold it for three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. . A normal temperature will be 102-103 [degrees] F--if it's higher there is clear reason to use penicillin. There may be other times to inject penicillin--however, if in doubt, check with your vet. When you do need to use penicillin, make sure you use enough to wipe out the infection completely. When penicillin was first used in the 1940s, 1cc per hundred pounds was adequate to kill the bacteria. Over the last 60 years bacteria have mutated and become resistant to penicillin. Thus it is now recommended that 5-7.5cc per hundred pounds of body weight be administered even though the label still reads, as Mary quoted, 1cc per hundred pounds. By using a larger dose, you can be sure that you do not encourage the semi-resistant bacteria to continue to multiply and pass on their penicillin resistance to million of their descendants DESCENDANTS. Those who have issued from an individual, and include his children, grandchildren, and their children to the remotest degree. Ambl. 327 2 Bro. C. C. 30; Id. 230 3 Bro. C. C. 367; 1 Rop. Leg. 115; 2 Bouv. n. 1956. 2. . It is also important to give penicillin to sick animals for at least five days, even though they may feel better in a few days. If an animal remains sick, or gets sick right after you finish the penicillin treatment, your animal probably has a virus or a penicillin-resistant strain of bacteria. Ask your vet for advice on what to try next. Search your area for vets who are willing to give advice over the phone and thank them by patronizing their business. -- Sara Ekberg, PO Box 116, Melbeta, NE 69355 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Goat Medicine by Mary C. Smith and David M. Sherman (Williams & Wilkins, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-8121-1478-7), the normal temperature of a goat is in the range of 101.5-104.0 [degrees] F, with Angoras reaching 104.5 [degrees] F on a hot humid day. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion