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Thermometers (I keep 2-3 on hand because you can never find them when you need them!).

My favorite online supply stores are Jeffers and Valley Vet.īasic First Aid Supplies for Your Goat First Aid Kit: Online Vet Supply Store: Online pet and veterinary supply stores are ideal for those hard to find items like blood tubes, specialty supplements and even vaccinations. I’ve included links for several of the products below.

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Plus you don’t have to spend your whole day driving around to different stores. But, feed stores are a great place to get some basics like needles and syringes.Īmazon: Obviously, you can buy pretty much anything on Amazon! It can be a great place to shop for items that you can’t always find locally. For instance, goat supplies are limited at my local feed stores. However, even at a good feed store, quantities and varieties of products can be really limited. I’ve generally found that smaller local feed stores carry more medical supplies than chain stores like Tractor Supply. Local Feed Store: Depending on your feed store, they may or may not carry a good assortment of medical supplies. Target or Walmart: Some of the basic supplies like thermometers, gloves and scissors can be purchased at a super store like Walmart or Target. Here are the primary items I am currently keeping on hand: Where to Buy Supplies for your Goat Kidding Kit:īuying your kidding supplies ahead of time will help ensure that you have everything on hand when you need it! Here are my favorite places to buy supplies:

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It takes a while to build up your kit and you will learn as you go! In order to stay organized, I keep an on-going list of my supplies on my Medical Supply Inventory List in my Animal Management Binder ( get your free copy). Let’s talk about what I keep in our goat first aid kit! This is why it is vital to have a knowledgeable goat mentor!Īll that being said, preparing for an emergency before it happens is always, always a smart thing to do! Do your research, reach out to as many knowledgeable professionals in the field as you can, and start getting prepared!Īlso, I have to warn you that I am in no way prescribing or diagnosing! Again, I am not an expert! This is purely informational content to share with you what we keep on hand, so please don’t sue me.

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Surprisingly, a lot of vets are also in the dark about how to treat goats! I would be very hesitant to blindly trust a vet without ensuring that they have studied and understand the complicated physiology and treatment of goats. Nothing makes you more humble about your knowledge than a sick animal! The more you learn, the more you realize how very little you actually know! What you do need to do is to be committed to educating yourself and willing to constantly continue learning. You don’t have to be an expert to own animals.

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Administering without a plan or full understanding of side-effects, long-term repercussions or how a product works is never a good idea. This is especially true regarding antibiotic and wormers which animals can easily develop resistance to… but that’s another topic for another time.īasically: it’s okay to keep things on hand that you aren’t experienced with, BUT please consult someone who is very knowledgeable before administering. I would also caution people about keeping products on hand that they don’t know how to use or don’t feel comfortable using. Our first aid kits are rather fluid because I constantly change my mind based on new research and techniques, or I will find products that work better for our animals. Let me preface this by saying that I am in no way a veterinary expert nor will my first aid kits ever be “complete”. Full Disclosure Link **īefore your stock your goat first aid kit… ** I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you from purchases made through links in this article. You can also check out what we keep in our chicken first aid kit and out goat kidding kit! So today, I’m sharing exactly what I keep on hand in our goat first aid kit.

Seriously, it’s such a game changer! Be sure to pop on over and read why!Īfter my post about our first aid kits, I received a lot of questions from people who wanted to know exactly what we kept on hand in each our first aid kits. Here’s what we keep in our goat first aid kit!Ī couple weeks ago, I posted about the wonderful new method that we discovered to store our (non-refrigerated) animal first aid supplies using 5-gallon buckets. Stocking a goat first aid kit will help you be more prepared for an emergency, illness or injury.

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