Building your Goat Kit on a Budget
Owning livestock requires you to have a certain amount of first aid and veterinary knowledge and equipment on hand. But the cost adds up. Here's a simple plan for building your goat emergency kit for $40 a month or less over 1 year.
I've added links to some products. The links are not intended as an endorsement of the seller or product, they are for your convenience so you can see what I am talking about. You can do your own shopping and price comparisons.
January
3ml syringes, 20 gauge needles, 2 thermometers - $33
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/luer-lock-syringes-3-ml-box-of-100
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/poly-hub-needles-box-100-20ga-x-1
Thermometers can be purchased from any pharmacy and some dollar stores.
February
B complex, replamin gel, probiotic paste - $32
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/fortified-vitamin-b-complex-100-ml
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/replamin-gel-plus
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/goats-prefer-probiotic-plus-paste-80-cc
March
Sulfadimethox, 18 gauge needles - $39
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/di-methox-injection-40-250ml
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/poly-hub-needles-box-100-20ga-x-1
April
Biomycin, CDT with cooler and ice pack - $37
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/bio-mycin-200
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/bar-vac-cd-t
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/soft-sided-cooler
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/extra-ice-pack-1
June - Warm weather warning, when buying products online be aware of temperatures during shipment.
Moxidectin/Quest, Nutridrench, Iodine - $33
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/quest-gel
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/goat-and-sheep-nutri-drench
Iodine is sold at your local pharmacy as well as in some big-box grocery stores.
July - Warm weather warning, when buying products online be aware of temperatures during shipment.
Weak kid tube/syringe, Universal antidote gel (charcoal/kaolin), blukote aerosol, drench gun, vet wrap - $30
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/weak-kid-syringe
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/uaa-gel-universal-antidote-gel
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/dr-naylor-blu-kote
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/sharpvet-feeding-syringes
Vet wrap is sold at many feed stores in the equine section.
August - Warm weather warning, when buying products online be aware of temperatures during shipment.
12ml syringes, kopertox - $38
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/luer-lock-syringes-3-ml-box-of-100
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/kopertox
September
Ivomec injectable, penicillin - $34
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/injectable-ivermectin-for-cattle-and-swine
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/pro-pen-g-injection-500-ml
October
Tylan200 - $42
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/tylan-200-injectable
November
Colostrum gel, terramycin ointment, redcell - $31
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/colostrum-oral-gel-for-goats-30ml-tube
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/terramycin-eye-ointment
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/red-cell
December
Copper boluses, CMPK drench, mineral oil, vaseline
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/copasure-for-sheep-and-goats-4-gram-12-capsules
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/durvet-cmpk-d3-40-oral-drench-12-oz?rfk=1
Mineral oil and vaseline can both be procured at your local grocery or pharmacy.
