Lump by mouth

R

rescueblonde

Loving the herd life
Joined
May 14, 2016
Messages
104
Reaction score
96
Points
108
babsbag said:
If you have a lot of goats you might think about the Pasteurella pneumonia vaccine; it has made a huge difference in my herd.
Click to expand...

Yep, mine have always gotten this vaccine. The older two does (1yr & 2yr old) got the vaccine with the breeder. The babies had not been vaccinated.
 
babsbag

babsbag

Herd Master
Joined
May 10, 2010
Messages
7,886
Reaction score
9,317
Points
593
Location
Anderson, CA
They need to have a yearly booster; I do it the same time as the CDT, about a month before freshening begins and then some of the immunity should be passed to the kids. I don't usually do the kids until I do all the does.

Is everyone responding to the antibiotics?
 
R

rescueblonde

Loving the herd life
Joined
May 14, 2016
Messages
104
Reaction score
96
Points
108
babsbag said:
They need to have a yearly booster; I do it the same time as the CDT, about a month before freshening begins and then some of the immunity should be passed to the kids. I don't usually do the kids until I do all the does.

Is everyone responding to the antibiotics?
Click to expand...

Yep, they've always gotten it yearly with me. Obviously not the new ones though because I've only had them for a couple weeks.
They're responding to antibiotics slowly but surely
 
R

rescueblonde

Loving the herd life
Joined
May 14, 2016
Messages
104
Reaction score
96
Points
108
Update!
Last night it was no longer swollen but had some dried blood on it. I cleaned it as I do everyday and when the dry blood washed off, it revealed a hole. The abscess is cleared out but there is a decent sized hole. It's scabbed over today so I cleaned it as usual and plan to mention it when I go into the vet's office today to pick up more antibiotics.
 
R

rescueblonde

Loving the herd life
Joined
May 14, 2016
Messages
104
Reaction score
96
Points
108
rmuT7jm.jpg
 
MrsKuhn

MrsKuhn

Loving the herd life
Joined
May 2, 2016
Messages
418
Reaction score
293
Points
123
Location
California
Hugs, good catch :) glad the swelling went down. Hope it heals fast!
 
R

rescueblonde

Loving the herd life
Joined
May 14, 2016
Messages
104
Reaction score
96
Points
108
Vet took a look at the picture and said the abscess ruptured but doesn't look too bad. Maggie is already on antibiotics for her URI which should help it and I'll continue cleaning it as I usually do.
 
TAH

TAH

Herd Master
Joined
Feb 15, 2016
Messages
4,049
Reaction score
3,369
Points
403
How are they doing?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Sister Sites

BackYardChickens.com
SufficientSelf.com
TheEasyGarden.com
Top