Oxytocin goat: instructions for use and dosage, when to give and analogues

The veterinary drug "Oxytocin" is used in agriculture to help animals give birth. This medication is a pharmaceutical analogue of the same name, a hormone synthesized by the hypothalamus that controls the birth and lactation process. "Oxytocin" is administered to a goat to cause her contraction of the uterine muscles. The injection is given after an accurate calculation of the dosage, so as not to harm the animal's body.

Composition, active ingredients and release form of the veterinary preparation

A veterinary hormonal preparation is sold in the form of an injectable ampoule solution.The solution looks like a clear, colorless liquid. Auxiliary components - water and preservative methylparaben. You can buy "Oxytocin" in ampoules of 2, 5, 10, 20 ml, as well as in vials containing 50 and 100 ml. In 1 ml of the drug is 5 or 10 units of the hormone. The toxicity of the drug is low. Oxytocin does not harm the animal if the dosage is observed.

When should I use it?

The drug "Oxytocin" refers to hormonal agents, in certain cases it is used as an antagonist. The purpose of the hormone is to enhance the contractile function of the uterine muscles. The drug is used for animals in late gestation to increase the tone of the uterus, stimulate the birth process and lactation. Goats in their last gestation period receive frequent oxytocin injections.

After the injection, the goat's labor activity is accelerated, and after childbirth, milk is more actively produced, it passes through the ducts of the mammary glands faster.

Indications for the use of the drug "Oxytocin" in veterinary medicine:

• weak birth process;
• pathologically weak or absent uterine tone;
• weak advance or stuck fetus in the birth canal;
• insufficient or no lactation after lambing;
• inflammatory process in the mammary glands, mastitis;
• uterine bleeding;
• inflammatory process in the mucous membranes of the uterus;
• Stuck placenta inside the mother after the completion of the birth process.

The active effect of the hormonal medication lasts about 45 minutes. If necessary, the veterinarian decides to re-administer oxytocin.

How to use the drug for goats

The instructions for use indicate that subcutaneous, intravenous and intramuscular injections of oxytocin are acceptable.It is permissible to combine the hormone with novocaine, however, in veterinary practice, this combination is rarely used. Oxytocin is not administered to goats by the epidural method, which is not very convenient, since the drug is consumed 2 times faster with intramuscular injection than with epidural. The intravenous dose for a goat is 2/3 of that injected into the muscle or under the skin, as can be seen in the table. The hormone begins to act almost instantly. Dosage is given in IU.

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Method of administration	Subcutaneous administration	Intramuscular administration	Venous injection
dose	10-15

The farmer can't always call the vet, so he needs to know how to inject Oxytocin into a labouring goat.

Sequence of actions:

1. Open the ampoule. Fill syringe with solution.
2. Tie up the goat so it doesn't kick.
3. Find the sacrum muscle by touch.
4. Gently inject the solution into the muscle tissue.

The birth of a goat lasts from half an hour to 10 hours. The shorter the birth process, the better. If the contractions are weak, the fetus does not move along the birth canal, then insufficient uterine tone should be suspected. That is, the muscles of the uterus cannot cope with the advancement of the cub. This phenomenon often happens if the pregnant goat has not been walked enough.

Oxytocin injection is given 10-12 hours after the first contractions. After the birth of the baby, it is necessary to wait for the placenta to come out. Usually, the placenta appears after at least 20 minutes after birth, a maximum of 4 hours.Do not attempt to remove the placenta on your own. If she does not come out after the specified time, then the goat is injected with oxytocin.

Contraindications and side effects of Oxytocin

Oxytocin is a harmless substance when used correctly. So that it does not cause serious harm to the animal, contraindications must be taken into account. This is:

• individual hormone intolerance;
• kidney failure;
• sepsis;
• pathology of the heart and vascular system;
• narrow pelvis in goat (caesarean section required);
• wrong position of the baby in the womb (high risk of hypoxia and damage to the uterine cervix);
• physical anomalies of the fetus, the size of his body, not corresponding to the patency of the mother's pelvis;
• tumors in the mucous membranes of the uterus;
• deformation of the uterine walls;
• past cesarean delivery;
• goat's lactation period.

When the dose of the drug is exceeded due to excessive tone, uterine bleeding opens. To prevent the fetus from dying, saline is administered intravenously to normalize hormonal balance.

In the absence of individual intolerance and following the instructions for using Oxytocin, no side effects are observed. Otherwise marked:

• spasms of the muscles surrounding the bronchial branches;
• failure of the rhythm of the heart muscle;
• strong but short-lived drop in blood pressure;
• excessive tension of smooth uterine muscles;
• allergic reaction.

Special Instructions

After applying oxytocin, you can safely use goat milk and meat. The hormone does not impair the quality of livestock products. In the process of administering the drug to the goat, the worker should not eat, drink, smoke.

Injecting person must follow standard hygiene and safety practices for handling liquid medicines.

Both before and after all manipulations, you need to wash your hands with a hygiene product. The syringe used must be sterile. The vials remaining after using the solution cannot be taken away for domestic needs, they must be disposed of with other glass containers. In case of accidental contact of the solution with the skin or mucous surface of the eyeball, the affected area must be washed with plenty of water.

A person who is sensitive to the hormone oxytocin should beware of contact with a hormonal drug. A person who accidentally swallowed the solution or experienced an allergic reaction to the active substance should immediately go to a medical facility, taking with them the instructions for using Oxytocin.

Storage rules

Oxytocin preparation should be stored in a hermetically sealed container, in a dry, shaded place inaccessible to children, where the temperature is not lower than 0 °C, not higher than +25 °C. Food and animal feed should not lie nearby. The hormonal solution is good for 2 years, subject to the rules of storage. After depressurization of the container, unused residues of the drug must be disposed of. Expired medication must not be used.

Analogues

Pharmaceutical manufacturers offer drugs with a similar principle of action:

• "Oxytocin-MEZ";
• Oxytocin-Richter;
• "Syntocinon";
• Oxytocin-VIAL;
• "Oxytocin" from "Grindeks";
• Oxytocin-Ferein;
• Pitocin.

You can't buy "Oxytocin" in the form of tablets or spray for animals. As tablet analogues, one can name the drugs "Demoxytocin" and "Desaminooxytocin".

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