Swollen Feet

I gave her another dose of PG and B-Complex this morning- man she hates that. She's not taking any other food. I'm going to go up in a couple hours and give her another drench and some warm molasses water.

@Queen Mum- Do they make it 10 days on only the drenches and PG? I have my concerns about that. As for her feet, I know they need a little work.

I did them about 8 weeks ago. I usually do feet every 6 weeks. I tried putting her on the stand about a week and a half ago and she was just too big to balance well while I worked on them. I got 1 foot done, started on another and she nearly fell off the stand. I decided then they could wait until she delivered. At this point, I don't think I could get her on the stand anyway. She's only getting up to relieve herself, shuffle to another corner of her stall and sit back down.
 
Inducing might have to be the solution if you don't want to lose her if she is not responding to treatment. I am not sure on the viability of the kids.
 
Tiss said:
I gave her another dose of PG and B-Complex this morning- man she hates that. She's not taking any other food. I'm going to go up in a couple hours and give her another drench and some warm molasses water.

@Queen Mum- Do they make it 10 days on only the drenches and PG? I have my concerns about that. As for her feet, I know they need a little work.

I did them about 8 weeks ago. I usually do feet every 6 weeks. I tried putting her on the stand about a week and a half ago and she was just too big to balance well while I worked on them. I got 1 foot done, started on another and she nearly fell off the stand. I decided then they could wait until she delivered. At this point, I don't think I could get her on the stand anyway. She's only getting up to relieve herself, shuffle to another corner of her stall and sit back down.
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Just a thought, but couldn't you try to work on her hooves while she is laying down? It'd be worth a shot and if she is comfortable laying down and would stay still for you it could work.
 
Just tie her whereever she will stand.

The key first step is to soak those swollen feet in hot water with betadine and salt. (It helps with the pain and the swelling cleans the hooves and does a little antibiotic action at the same time, getting at the infection.)

Then do a good visual inspection and get them cleaned up and remove any foreign objects.

The next step is to treat any sores and use a topical antibiotic (honey).

And the last step is to work on prevention. (iodine and hoof rot solution)

Do it religiously three times a day for the first 3 or four days and then twice a day till the end of 10 days.

She probably could use some banamine as well.


My doe, Mama, gets this when she is heavy with kids and if I start the MINUTE she limps, it clears up very quickly.
 
The vet and I have decided to induce her with Dex tomorrow. I just can't see her being strong enough to go through labor if I wait any longer and don't want to lose her and the kids. Hopefully this way she'll make it and there's at least a chance for the kids. She and the sire are both half Nigerian Dwarf, so I'm holding onto a little hope that she would go before day 150 anyway. I know that's grasping at straws, but I need all the hope I can get right now.

I brought a bucket of hot salty water out and was able to wash and trim two of her feet. She was laying on her other side so I'll have to try to get the othe feet when she changes position. She seemed to like the warmth on her feet.
 
I just thought that I would mention that the honey needs to be raw and unfiltered to have the antibiotic effect. It will be a cloudy honey as opposed to the "regular" honey in the grocery store. That stuff has been heat treated and usually has corn syrup/ Karo syrup added to stretch it. Honey from any beekeeper or farmer has a lot more natural benefits....

I used raw honey on a severely infected spider bite on my leg and in 2 days it was nearly completely healed. A chicken that had a band cut through her leg all the way to the bone, had a near complete recovery in 3 days...the flesh was filled in and healthy, no sign of infection....

Back to the topic, I hope your girl is OK. My NDs delivered on days 146, 147 and 148....
 
I am a beekeeper so I used some of my fall harvest ;)
 
It is great that you keep bees! We have a natural bunch of bees keeping our yard company and I am going to put some waterers out for them because they are drowning in my goats water buckets. One of these days we will get some hives.

I wasn't sure if everyone reading this would understand the difference between honey from the store with little to no healing properties, and the raw honey hat does miraculous things sometimes. :)
 
ragdollcatlady said:
It is great that you keep bees! We have a natural bunch of bees keeping our yard company and I am going to put some waterers out for them because they are drowning in my goats water buckets. One of these days we will get some hives.

I wasn't sure if everyone reading this would understand the difference between honey from the store with little to no healing properties, and the raw honey hat does miraculous things sometimes. :)
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Thanks for mentioning that fact Ragdollcatlady. I am so used to using raw honey that I didn't even think about it. Honey is a great tool. My vet told me about it and my does' feet. it made a HUGE difference.
 
kids woudl have a better chance if the vet gave your doe a small does of dexamthazone and then a bigger dose 24 hours later, the dex helps stregthen the lungs of the kids, Lutalyse is a better way to induce once dex has been given.
keep drenching her,
and add some water to it. Hydration is important.
you might want to ask the vet to give her a bag of IV fluid, if she hasn't been drinking well.
 
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