Reeder Custom Guns - I had to dispatch a terminally ill critter at lunch

Not something I like to do at all. I even swung by the feed store for medications in case it was not as dire. But it was heading into shock, in distress.

I have used several arms for this purpose but I find the old .22 LR HP to be as effective as anything and less of a mess. There is the old tried and true M63 S&W I have used, even on a couple of deer that had been hit by automobiles. This time I used my Ruger SP101 .22 8-shot. It's been my go-to for a while. It was handy, while the S&W rests in the safe. The .22 WMR is so loud from a handgun and at 5X the cost, it's simply not needed for this work. On really big animals though I'd certainly find it superior. Last horse I had to put down I used a .45 ACP in an IWI Jericho, of all things.

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Goats get it easily as they eat very close to the ground. You have to pull down their eyelids, and if it is pink all is well. If it's white they need vitamins and worming. Left unchecked for just a short while they can get "bottle jaw" or plain anemia and go into shock very fast. With a large herd it's easy to overlook some unless you are very diligent with written records. Usually Ivermectin and vitamin B does well, with some copper thrown in.

The anemia test probably would work on people if you could draw down their eyelids. lol

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we used ivermectin to treat for parasites ... I had about a gallon of it. I started teaching the shepherds about pasture rotation to cut down exposure to parasites.

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I had to dispatch a terminally ill critter at lunch

Was that AT lunch or FOR lunch?

I think it was parasite induced anemia, no eating.

We had goats die from that ....