michickenwrangler
Loving the herd life
Saaga-Togg isn't very active on this forum, but I was curious about it.
Her 4 yr old Togg doe Cleo was acting weird for the last few days past. More skittsh than normal, emitting a horrible cry almost like an elephant trumpeting. Last night, she called the vet out because Cleo was stiff, rigid, screeching and overly sensitive to light and sound. When I came over to milk Clover and feed my babies, I saw Cleo separated in one of the kidding stalls, laying down, rigid with eyes bugged out of her head. The vet and Saaga-Togg said it was ketosis, Cleo had kidded a month before and that since she was on the thin side, she was burning proteins and fats instead of sugar in her blood. Vet gave her penicillin, glucose and dexamethasone. When I went out in the morning to milk and feed, Saaga-Togg said Cleo was better, but still rigid, shaking and occasionally spasming and thrashing, eyes still bugging in her head.
Tonight, the vet came back, gave her more of the same, checked her urine and re-confirmed the ketosis diagnosis. He said it was unlikely that it was tetanus since she has been vaccinated, and she is eating and swallowing. She was a little dehydrated tonight and her milk production is down. He's coming out to take her blood tomorrow.
Is this consistent with ketosis? Or is it something else?
Her 4 yr old Togg doe Cleo was acting weird for the last few days past. More skittsh than normal, emitting a horrible cry almost like an elephant trumpeting. Last night, she called the vet out because Cleo was stiff, rigid, screeching and overly sensitive to light and sound. When I came over to milk Clover and feed my babies, I saw Cleo separated in one of the kidding stalls, laying down, rigid with eyes bugged out of her head. The vet and Saaga-Togg said it was ketosis, Cleo had kidded a month before and that since she was on the thin side, she was burning proteins and fats instead of sugar in her blood. Vet gave her penicillin, glucose and dexamethasone. When I went out in the morning to milk and feed, Saaga-Togg said Cleo was better, but still rigid, shaking and occasionally spasming and thrashing, eyes still bugging in her head.
Tonight, the vet came back, gave her more of the same, checked her urine and re-confirmed the ketosis diagnosis. He said it was unlikely that it was tetanus since she has been vaccinated, and she is eating and swallowing. She was a little dehydrated tonight and her milk production is down. He's coming out to take her blood tomorrow.
Is this consistent with ketosis? Or is it something else?
