cyanne
Exploring the pasture
Well, of course it had to happen the week before her first show! I have a 8 wk old Nigi doeling that started having the runs on Sunday. I don't think it is cocci or anything like that. She is on medicated feed to prevent that, plus there were some extenuating circumstances that are the more likely culprits.
First, she was getting 2 bottles per day of goat milk up until Friday when she turned 8 wks old and I dropped her to 1 bottle per day. She has been growing like a weed and eating solid food really well so I figured it was safe to reduce the milk. That didn't seem to phase her, but then she went to the vet on Saturday to get her health cert. for the show next weekend and that kind of stressed her out (the drive was cold and windy and everything was probably scary and strange to her).
Plus, I did her tattoo on Saturday after she got back from the vet so that didn't help any either...and it has been really rainy and just got pretty cold too. I put a sweater and a light waterproof coat on her and she has a nice toasty dogloo to go into, but I think the combination of the cold and the stress of the tattooing and the drop in bottle feedings has triggered her poo issue.
So, I went to the feed store looking for scour-ease or something like that and they are recommending these "scour tabs" that have terramyacin (sp?). Supposed to give 1/4 of a pill twice a day for 4 days. Does this sound right to you guys? I thought there was supposed to be something to help stop diarrhea, but I didn't think it was an antibiotic...
I have also been giving her a probiotic every day since Sunday, but that has not seemed to help.
First, she was getting 2 bottles per day of goat milk up until Friday when she turned 8 wks old and I dropped her to 1 bottle per day. She has been growing like a weed and eating solid food really well so I figured it was safe to reduce the milk. That didn't seem to phase her, but then she went to the vet on Saturday to get her health cert. for the show next weekend and that kind of stressed her out (the drive was cold and windy and everything was probably scary and strange to her).
Plus, I did her tattoo on Saturday after she got back from the vet so that didn't help any either...and it has been really rainy and just got pretty cold too. I put a sweater and a light waterproof coat on her and she has a nice toasty dogloo to go into, but I think the combination of the cold and the stress of the tattooing and the drop in bottle feedings has triggered her poo issue.
So, I went to the feed store looking for scour-ease or something like that and they are recommending these "scour tabs" that have terramyacin (sp?). Supposed to give 1/4 of a pill twice a day for 4 days. Does this sound right to you guys? I thought there was supposed to be something to help stop diarrhea, but I didn't think it was an antibiotic...
I have also been giving her a probiotic every day since Sunday, but that has not seemed to help.