So, my wife just called and said that one of our doe's upper lip was swollen on one side. Dunno what it is, but we suspect she may have pulled a Christmas Story on a pipegate or frozen water bucket..
Think "flagpole."
Yeah...that little trick.
But with the inside of her upper lip.
We dunno that for sure, and the poor gal wasn't cooperating well enough for my wife to get a good look.. It's obviously hurting her pretty good, though. What sucks is that it's sooooooo cold and she's not really eating very well. Wife said she was trying to eat but it was obviously difficult.. An empty rumen = a chilly goat.
I'll check it out more when I get home. If there's some sort of abrasion or lacerated ( or mascerated? ) looking soft tissue on the inside of her lip, she'll get a shot of banamine for pain and swelling.
Weird.
Think "flagpole."
Yeah...that little trick.
But with the inside of her upper lip.
We dunno that for sure, and the poor gal wasn't cooperating well enough for my wife to get a good look.. It's obviously hurting her pretty good, though. What sucks is that it's sooooooo cold and she's not really eating very well. Wife said she was trying to eat but it was obviously difficult.. An empty rumen = a chilly goat.
I'll check it out more when I get home. If there's some sort of abrasion or lacerated ( or mascerated? ) looking soft tissue on the inside of her lip, she'll get a shot of banamine for pain and swelling.
Weird.