EYES
-- This was given to me by the Chambers
Mid summer and winter are the most prominent seasons for eye problems. The summer eye problems are caused by flies. This can spread quickly in the heard as the flies move from one goat to another. Winter months, chaff from hay gets in the eyes. Treatment is usually success using penicillin, LA200, or scour halt. Each of these contains a different active ingredient. It may take some experimenting to see which bacteria are in your herd.
Adult goats I give 10cc penicillin (long acting version) and administer the Pfizer Puffer to the eye daily. If after three days there is not sign of improvement I will switch remedies.
LA200 can be dropped directly into the eye. It will take a daily treatment of LA200. It is not recommended to inject LA200 in pregnant does.
Some people have reported using Scour halt dropped into the eye. Scour halt seems to take longer to work.
A purple ring will be noticed around the eye. If this is present it is a sign the eye is healing. It may take 2 weeks for eyes to completely heal.