CuriousSheep.NET, Common Medication, Intro to Raising Barbados Blackbelly & American Blackbelly

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Common Medications

+Some medications may only be obtained by prescription

Anti-Inflammatory

Banamine (Flunixin Meglumine)

Injectable Anti-inflammatory and Antipyretic(Fever reducer), Intravenous or Intramuscular injection

Medication is sold as 50 mg/mL, Suggested dose is 2 mL per 100 lbs body weight

Store at 36 - 86°F

4 day Withdrawal** period

Antibiotic

Baytril 100 (Enrofloxacin)

Injectable microbial, subcutaneous injection

Medication is sold as 100 mg/mL, suggested use is 1.5 - 2.0 mL per 100 lbs body wt over 3-days

Freeze or store above 104°F (Warning)

28 day Withdrawal** period

Liquamycin La-200 (Oxytetracycline), Terramycin

Injectable Antibiotic, subcutaneous injection

Medication is sold as 9 mg/mL, suggested dose is 5 mL per 100 lbs body weight

Store at 59 - 86°F

29 day Withdrawal** period

Penicillin G Procaine

Injectable Antibiotic, intramuscular injection

Medication is sold as 300,000 units per mL, suggested dose is 1 mL per 100 lbs body weight

Store at 36 - 46°F

No Withdrawal** period

Paraciticides
See Deworming & Parasites (Bottom of page)

Topical Antisceptic

Iodine Wound Spray

Topical antiseptic for minor cuts & abrasions, naval treatment, and bruises.

Sold as an alcohol based solution of 1% Iodine (regardless of what they say, they all have alcohol)

Store at room temperature away from sunlight (Dark bottle)

No Withdrawal

Vaccine

Enterotoxemia C & D Antitoxin

Injectable vaccination for the prevention and treatment of enterotoxemia (sudden death disease) caused by Clostridium perfringens types C and D in calves, cattle, lambs, sheep, and baby pigs.

Subcutaneous injection

Vaccination sold as 250 mL vials, suggested use is 3 ml for lambs, 10 mL for all other sheep

Store out of direct sunlight between 35-45°F

21 day Withdrawal** period

Rabdomun™ (Rabies)

Injectable Vaccination, Vaccination sold as 10mL vials, inject 2 ml IM at 3 months of age or older with a 2nd dose given 1 yr later, then annually.
Store at 2-7oC

21 day Withdrawal** period

Tetanus Antitoxin

Injectable Vaccination (7-14 days) administered for animals suffering a deep cut

1500 units is a preventative injection

Store at 36 - 44°F

21 day Withdrawal** period

**Withdrawal period - The amount of time needed for the medication to diminish and the animal becomes safe for slaughter.

Resource Guides

Sheep & Goat Medicine

by DG Pugh

Elsevier Health Sciences
September 2001
ISBN-13: 9780721690520

Sheep Medicine
by Philip Scott