How to Check Goats Eyelids for Worms

Due to the grazing nature of goats -- feeding on leave and trees, for example -- worms move onto goat skin with relative ease. Goats also feed on grass and weeds, where worms also live. Because goats are highly susceptible to worm infections, checking their eyes is essential to their survival. Do your best to feed goats away from trees and shrubbery and keep hay -- and other feed -- off of the soil.

Things You'll Need

  • Magnifying glass
  • Latex gloves
  • Ivermectin
  • Syringe
  • Safe-Guard paste
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Instructions

    • 1

      Examine each eye carefully. Look for discoloration. If a goat's eyes -- one or both -- lose its dark pink pigmentation and become light pink, consider the eye infected.

    • 2

      Inject the goat with Ivermectin. Use 1cc of Ivermectin for every 15 lbs. of weight. According to the National Institute of Health, Ivermectin is a medicine designed to eradicate the body from worm infestation and prevent blindness as a result infection. Follow labels and instructions carefully.

    • 3

      Feed the goat Safe-Guard paste. Inject the paste into the mouth at a rate of 2.3 mg per pound of weight. Safe-Guard paste is a deworming agent that reduces worm reproduction. Feed the goat the paste for up to eight weeks, depending on the level of infection. Follow labels and instructions carefully.

    • 4

      Check the goat's eyes once every seven days. Inspect eyes daily if you are treating a goat for a current worm infection. Call a farm veterinarian if an infection lingers or worsens.