I love your 'disclaimer' at the beginning! It's so true and people do tend to entrench themselves in "their way is the ONLY way" Very well said! I had a Vet completely attack me on one of my posts for the herbal dewormer and it ultimately came down to ... You do you boo, I'm doing this for PREVENTION not treatment and if they need a chemical dewormer I have NO problem administering it. I'm just seeking a more natural and less abrasive deworming preventative approach! I'm going to try these balls for mine soon! They seem so easy!
In my professional life, I dealt with unraveling that mentality with patients every day. People become conditioned to one way of thinking and if they aren’t exposed to new ideas (or if they aren’t ever exposed to the alternatives), they think there is only one way to do things. But...there’s SO much that can be done with preventative measures for animals (and humans!) and it’s 100% logical that if we recognize the importance of supporting the immune system and fostering a healthy gut through good nutrition, exercise, clean environment, mental stimulation, etc we are so much more likely to deal with sickness and injury without getting knocked down so bad we can’t overcome it. Good for you for standing up to that vet. Like I said, time and a place. I’m absolutely willing to use chemicals if an animal needs it. But I’ll do my damndest to make sure all my stock is healthy so that doesn’t happen.
I am a little confused how much Molly's to give. Instructions on site said 2tsp small goats, 1 TBS large. Also how much peanut butter, molasses, and oregano do you put in each? Thank you so much.
The dosages are in the product instructions. The important part is the dewormer-- the peanut butter, molasses and oats are filler and can be just eyeballed.
Morning! Is it morning for you? Haha. What time zone are you in? I’m not sure if the Molly’s is safe for sheep because it is specifically for goats but you can absolutely worm pretty much all livestock naturally using herbs. It’s just the question of the right ones that are species appropriate. My dream is to buy all my herbs in bulk so I can mix my own.
I love your 'disclaimer' at the beginning! It's so true and people do tend to entrench themselves in "their way is the ONLY way" Very well said! I had a Vet completely attack me on one of my posts for the herbal dewormer and it ultimately came down to ... You do you boo, I'm doing this for PREVENTION not treatment and if they need a chemical dewormer I have NO problem administering it. I'm just seeking a more natural and less abrasive deworming preventative approach! I'm going to try these balls for mine soon! They seem so easy!
In my professional life, I dealt with unraveling that mentality with patients every day. People become conditioned to one way of thinking and if they aren’t exposed to new ideas (or if they aren’t ever exposed to the alternatives), they think there is only one way to do things. But...there’s SO much that can be done with preventative measures for animals (and humans!) and it’s 100% logical that if we recognize the importance of supporting the immune system and fostering a healthy gut through good nutrition, exercise, clean environment, mental stimulation, etc we are so much more likely to deal with sickness and injury without getting knocked down so bad we can’t overcome it. Good for you for standing up to that vet. Like I said, time and a place. I’m absolutely willing to use chemicals if an animal needs it. But I’ll do my damndest to make sure all my stock is healthy so that doesn’t happen.
I wear one glove and lose a glove all of the time. Thank you for making me feel better. And my goat, too. 😄
Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one :D
I am a little confused how much Molly's to give. Instructions on site said 2tsp small goats, 1 TBS large. Also how much peanut butter, molasses, and oregano do you put in each? Thank you so much.
The dosages are in the product instructions. The important part is the dewormer-- the peanut butter, molasses and oats are filler and can be just eyeballed.
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Funny-smell ya later😂! Do those natural remedies work for sheep?
Morning! Is it morning for you? Haha. What time zone are you in? I’m not sure if the Molly’s is safe for sheep because it is specifically for goats but you can absolutely worm pretty much all livestock naturally using herbs. It’s just the question of the right ones that are species appropriate. My dream is to buy all my herbs in bulk so I can mix my own.
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@@honeycaffena4897 Ha! I’ll remember that now. I think you mentioned it before. 🤦🏼♀️