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Baby buckling...
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BlueMoonFarms
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And here are a few clean shots after his bath. You can see the bald patches even better now, but at least he is healing up nicely
taylorm17
Loving the herd life
I just saw this thread. This most recent pictures looks a lot better than the fist ones you posted! I don't now much about this stuff, but you seem to have done a great job and I'm sure that little guys is very happy, no matter the circumstances, that you are his new mama! I am hoping for full recovery soon. Good job!
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Good news, he is putting on weight. Bad news? The vet could not get out in the snow the other day and so now has to wait until Monday...However, now he has the sniffles!
I put some Neomycin 325 in his water since its an antibacterial, I figured it couldn't hurt right?
Anyway, will this work until monday? Or should I go out and get a different antibiotic?
I put some Neomycin 325 in his water since its an antibacterial, I figured it couldn't hurt right?
Anyway, will this work until monday? Or should I go out and get a different antibiotic?
Goat Whisperer
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Wow! Glad you got him! Poor guy!
No idea about the antibiotics. Have you taken his temp?
Have been following this thread
No idea about the antibiotics. Have you taken his temp?
Have been following this thread
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I have not taken his temp yet as it is a two person job with any of my goats, but thankfully apart from the sniffles hes been acting fine.Wow! Glad you got him! Poor guy!
No idea about the antibiotics. Have you taken his temp?
Have been following this thread
themorethemerrier
Chillin' with the herd
Do you have any VetRx you could give him for his sniffles until the vet comes tomorrow?
Keep us posted...Cheering for this little guy and cheering you on!
Keep us posted...Cheering for this little guy and cheering you on!
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I used it until the dog ate it...Do you have any VetRx you could give him for his sniffles until the vet comes tomorrow?
Keep us posted...Cheering for this little guy and cheering you on!
Pearce Pastures
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Poor guy. Lucky he has you
He will put on weight gradually so just go slow and easy with the food. Free choice hay, a daily ration of feed, minerals, and he will come along.
With the external parasites, be sure to retreat in a few weeks to catch any rehatch.
As far as the sniffles, don't give him an oral antibiotic in his water---there is no way to tell if he is getting the right dosage and underdosing is just as bad as overdosing.
Start by taking his temp. If elevated and you can't get him into the doctor, get your hands on some Tylan from a farm store and some aspirin. VetRx is good too for symptoms, though it won't treat the underlying illness itself.
He will put on weight gradually so just go slow and easy with the food. Free choice hay, a daily ration of feed, minerals, and he will come along.
With the external parasites, be sure to retreat in a few weeks to catch any rehatch.
As far as the sniffles, don't give him an oral antibiotic in his water---there is no way to tell if he is getting the right dosage and underdosing is just as bad as overdosing.
Start by taking his temp. If elevated and you can't get him into the doctor, get your hands on some Tylan from a farm store and some aspirin. VetRx is good too for symptoms, though it won't treat the underlying illness itself.
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Ok! the vet came out and said that he is in good shape compared to the pictures and is very optimistic that he will recover.
She disbudded him for me since his horns were past what I was comfortable doing myself, and then gave him a penicillin shot for his cold.
She listened to his lungs and said that he did not have anything other then a slight cold. Yay!
The verdict on his horns...They were possibly tipped or rubbed down? But not dusbudded previously as we had all thought. Something was done to his horns though.
She does think he is two months old, possibly three if he was nutritionally stunted.
Hes currently sleeping it all off which is good. I'll update you all on how he does from here on
I do have tylan powder so I will keep it around in case he does get worse and the vet is not able to get here that day.
Thanks for letting me know about the powder! I will make sure to not do that for a kid again.
His next de-worming date is the 23rd, I have the whole thing already planned out, and then when the vet gives him the all clear then i'll be shooting him up with ivermecton to cover anything that Valabzin did not cover.
She disbudded him for me since his horns were past what I was comfortable doing myself, and then gave him a penicillin shot for his cold.
She listened to his lungs and said that he did not have anything other then a slight cold. Yay!
The verdict on his horns...They were possibly tipped or rubbed down? But not dusbudded previously as we had all thought. Something was done to his horns though.
She does think he is two months old, possibly three if he was nutritionally stunted.
Hes currently sleeping it all off which is good. I'll update you all on how he does from here on
Poor guy. Lucky he has you
He will put on weight gradually so just go slow and easy with the food. Free choice hay, a daily ration of feed, minerals, and he will come along.
With the external parasites, be sure to retreat in a few weeks to catch any rehatch.
As far as the sniffles, don't give him an oral antibiotic in his water---there is no way to tell if he is getting the right dosage and underdosing is just as bad as overdosing.
Start by taking his temp. If elevated and you can't get him into the doctor, get your hands on some Tylan from a farm store and some aspirin. VetRx is good too for symptoms, though it won't treat the underlying illness itself.
I do have tylan powder so I will keep it around in case he does get worse and the vet is not able to get here that day.
Thanks for letting me know about the powder! I will make sure to not do that for a kid again.
His next de-worming date is the 23rd, I have the whole thing already planned out, and then when the vet gives him the all clear then i'll be shooting him up with ivermecton to cover anything that Valabzin did not cover.
