newborn with skin issues - she's gone

[Roll farms]

Kid formula is made from cow's milk....if it's a milk allergy, switching to that may not help.
Do you know anyone w/ a goat in milk? If you were closer, I have 2 freezer fulls, we could raise her to weaning on it if it helped.

 

[peachick]

Well today's report is....

She is OK.
The pigment in her skin has come in nicely... it went from white to blue/black in the past few days.... YAY!
More of the crustiness has come off.... leaving her ears and about half of her face almost bald... but at least the skin underneath looks healthy.
Her eye is slowly getting better. The entire eye is not cloudy anymore... But there is one fairly large white spot on the eye... makes me wonder if the cat scratched her. I have a young cat that is fascinated by the goats, and is always beside their pen in the kitchen.

She is on kid formula instead of milk.... omega 3 supplement added once a day.
idaily injections of dex....

I am using that stinky medicine on her legs chest and neck, I put a second application on her today... directions said repeat every 3 days... so will wait before doing it again.

So Im looking at a tiny baby with patches of dry flakey skin, with bald eyes ears and mouth, one eye is white, and she has yellow stinky goop smeared all over her...... precious.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

ahhww... poor little thing... glad she is getting better though.

 

[autumnprairie]

Well today's report is....

She is OK.
The pigment in her skin has come in nicely... it went from white to blue/black in the past few days.... YAY!
More of the crustiness has come off.... leaving her ears and about half of her face almost bald... but at least the skin underneath looks healthy.
Her eye is slowly getting better. The entire eye is not cloudy anymore... But there is one fairly large white spot on the eye... makes me wonder if the cat scratched her. I have a young cat that is fascinated by the goats, and is always beside their pen in the kitchen.

She is on kid formula instead of milk.... omega 3 supplement added once a day.
idaily injections of dex....

I am using that stinky medicine on her legs chest and neck, I put a second application on her today... directions said repeat every 3 days... so will wait before doing it again.

So Im looking at a tiny baby with patches of dry flakey skin, with bald eyes ears and mouth, one eye is white, and she has yellow stinky goop smeared all over her...... precious.

That is so great to hear,,,,,,,
for her eye ask your vet for some eye ointment for ulcerated eye. That will clear it up nicely she may have an eyelash turned inwards

 

[PattySh]

AAAAWWWWW!!!! Poor baby and poor you! Did I mention that Micotek smells nice! I am actually using the stuff on myself on a minor exema patch on my neck and it is mostly gone after 2 days.

 

[peachick]

Thank you Patty I will pick that up, since this will most likely be a long time issue.... The vet also compared it to eczema . She thinks that once we can get this initial outbreak under control, and then just maintain any minor outbreaks she has throughout her lifetime.

The yellow stinky goop is gross, but it promises to heal fast and get hair growth back fast.... we'll see.

When I look at her skin under the hair.... in the healthier areas , her skin just looks soooo dry... as if she has no oil in her skin at all. Makes me want to dip her in olive oil

 

[cmjust0]

So, do you reckon it's the cream/goop stuff, or the Dex that's helping?

Also, did your vet have you put her on some kind of antibiotic while she's going through the dex?? If not, I would. Betcha anything your vet would agree, but it wouldn't hurt to call and ask.

Yanno those med commercials on TV that say stuff like "Nocuritol may increase your risk of infections, which may become life-threatening" and/or "...reduces your body's ability to fight off infection," etc?...those are usually drugs for autoimmune conditions, not unlike dexamethasone. Just FYI.

 

[breezy B ranch]

She is one lucky baby that she ended up with you!! Can't wait to see pics of her when she's all better!!

 

[Queen Mum]

Where are the pics? We love baby pics... Even goopy, icky little baby pics.

 

[peachick]

So, do you reckon it's the cream/goop stuff, or the Dex that's helping?

Also, did your vet have you put her on some kind of antibiotic while she's going through the dex?? If not, I would. Betcha anything your vet would agree, but it wouldn't hurt to call and ask.

Yanno those med commercials on TV that say stuff like "Nocuritol may increase your risk of infections, which may become life-threatening" and/or "...reduces your body's ability to fight off infection," etc?...those are usually drugs for autoimmune conditions, not unlike dexamethasone. Just FYI.

She is not an antibiotics right now... but I am holding my breath the lab calls today with some results... its been a week.

Well the pigment and eye getting better really was happening before the dex. shes only been on dex for 2 days (today will be her 3rd injection, then we go to every other day for the rest of the week.

The crustiness of her skin has not gotten worse and a lot of it has exfoliated. I dont see it crusting over again where it has come off... like around her mouth. In fact looking closely at her this morning I see a hint of new hair growth around her lips.... fingers crossed.
As for her behavior.... shes is still in the "depressed" category, but she has longer sessions of energy... mostly do to maturity I imagine and her body healing itself.... I dunno. Im just thankful shes not getting any worse...

breesyB - I have often said that the breeder is a smart man for calling me that day...

Queen Mum. I took pics yesterday. I hesitated to post... but since you asked.....


DSC_0027 by S!GNATURE, on Flickr


DSC_0017 by S!GNATURE, on Flickr

the patch on her shoulder was a biopsy site that was shaved... and then crusted over due to the harsh alcohol and betadine used to clean the area....

The yellow goop dried to a lovely yellow chalk that makes her look green in the sunlight.

Shes a beautiful baby, aint she? :/