newborn with skin issues - she's gone

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Kat,

I think we need a today update. I know it has been raining yesterday and today, so I will give you some slack. But Thursday and Friday are suppose to be sunny, so how about some updated photos.

 

[doxiemoxie]

I need an "I <3 Black Betty" t-shirt with her picture.

 

[peachick]

haha you guys!

wellll I am discouraged today. I left a message for the vet to find out the status on her lab test.... no word back.
Maybe my Lil Crusty has even stumped Cornell University! (its been 8 days since her biopsy)

She lost a large patch on the top of her muzzle last night. The skin there now is red and ugly... putting neosporin on it.
I dont understand the eye problem, but now the other eye is acting irritated.

These 2 girls will be moving outside... maybe tomorrow. Tonight we went out to dinner for my sons birthday, when we walked in the door little Zoom was running around the living room... and there is a wet spot soaked into the sofa... GAAAH! I dont want to move Black Betty out yet... but they are beginning to smell like goats..... they are 3 weeks old tomorrow.

 

[PattySh]

Hang in there You've gone way above what most people would have done for that little doeling. I hope it turns out well. I also have an off season kid in the house. I have Bambi in a puppy playpen and use puppy pads in the pan under her grated pen. It's pretty easy to clean up. Plus the top shuts tight and she can't escape. How long did the vet tell you it would take for results? Maybe certain tests take longer?? Curious if the breeder offered another doeling?

 

[peachick]

Yes the breeder offered another doeling..... nooo thanks!
The vet said it would take 2-3 days for the lab test.... but i assume they are doing a culture on it... so that would normally take longer.

I have one of those puppy pens with the grate but since I have 2 babies in the house, they needed more room. I have taller excercize pens I use for the babies outside, but the one indoors is only knee high so that I can step over it. gonna make different accomodations for them today. Wish I had an attached garage! Walking out to the goat building every couple hours for bottle feedings is going to be a pain.... especially if we get snow. But I need to get the goat smell out of the house, or hubby will move ME out to the goat building.

 

[peachick]

For your morning Black Betty entertainment.... bam ba lam

http://youtu.be/lMLnDuzgkjo

 

[Ms. Research]

Thanks Peachick. Enjoyed the entertainment.

Hoping all goes well for you getting the little ones settled outside.

K

 

[wannacow]

For your morning Black Betty entertainment.... bam ba lam

http://youtu.be/lMLnDuzgkjo

Too funny! That brings back memories. Funny thing is I think the lead singer is my neighbor! I'll have to send the link to him and see if he's not been telling the "truth" about his past... hmmmm...

 

[peachick]

Got a call from my vet at 8am today.
She received a fax from Cornell University regarding the biopsy on my little girl. There will be an addendum soon ... as the case is being sent to their dermatological department. Current findings and diagnosis are ....
1.... possible juvenile Pemphigus foliaceus (the autoimmune issue that I also believe it is)
2.... possible drug reaction (I dont know what the breeder gave her that first day, but she did not get antibiotics until she was 4-5 days old)

Vet said she will do her homework on treatment. In the mean time we continue with the steroid injections for the rest of the week, and I'll continue using the topical hydrocortisone cream on the crustier areas.

here is the definition....
Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is generally a benign variety of pemphigus. It is an autoimmune skin disorder characterized by the loss of intercellular adhesion of keratinocytes in the upper parts of the epidermis (acantholysis), resulting in the formation of superficial blisters. It is typified by clinical involvement of healthy-appearing skin that blisters when rubbed


here is a promising case study I found....

***Successful treatment of juvenile pemphigus foliaceus in a Nigerian Dwarf goat.
Cornish J, Highland M.
SourceDepartments of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA. jgamehen@gmail.com

Abstract
CASE DESCRIPTION-A 2-month-old female Nigerian Dwarf goat was evaluated for a generalized crusting dermatitis; signs of depression; and fever of 1 month's duration. CLINICAL FINDINGS-Histologic evaluation of skin biopsy specimens revealed subcorneal pustules and rafts of acantholytic cells. No etiologic agents were detected in the biopsy material, and bacterial culture of skin biopsy specimens yielded no growth of pathological organisms. A diagnosis of pemphigus foliaceus was made. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME-Remission was achieved with a combination of SC administration of dexamethasone and IM administration of gold sodium thiomalate. The goat remained free of clinical signs for at least 26 months after discontinuation of all medications. No clinically apparent adverse effects of treatment were evident. CLINICAL RELEVANCE-This report represents the first description of successful treatment of juvenile pemphigus foliaceus in a goat by use of a novel protocol involving dexamethasone and gold sodium thiomalate.

 

[ksalvagno]

That is great that UC Davis had a good outcome. Hopefully your vet can contact them and get the dosages that they used. I hope you have a good outcome with this little one.