Southern by choice
Herd Master
Tuesday Jane our Lamancha doeling lost a scur.
First this wasn't a normal scur.
We tried the Clove Bud Oil disbud on Jane at 4 days old.
(more on that in another post- BTW I do NOT recommend it)
Some of the bud was killed off but scurs still grew. Very weird scurs - skinny, kind of stick like. We planned on getting them done in Sept when the weather was cooler to avoid fly strike.
That morning-
@Goat Whisperer went to milk the does she looked over to the doeling field and saw Jane, our lamancha with a bloodied head and a bit shocky. One of her scurs had broken off causing the blood, but this wasn't a "normal" break. It appeared that some of the nerves were still exposed and it was obviously very painful. She wouldn't let GW touch her head and if you so much as tried she would climb the walls. She is a bottle baby, BB's don't do this unless it HURTS. After a bit she got the bleeding to stop and Jane seemed to be coming out of shock. GW stayed with her for a while to make sure she was doing okay.
I was not there earlier.
Later she checked on her. She must have hit her head during that time and caused massive bleeding. She was covered in blood and everything was splattered. GW rushed her up to the house and tried to get the bleeding to slow. Putting anything on the head was extremely painful to her and whenever we tried to put pressure, quick stop, cornstarch caused her to jump and flail, making the bleeding worse. Four people were trying to hold her so we could apply pressure. This 80 lb doe was like 800lbs! I am on phone with vet... my vet knows we don't panic. I hang up we keep trying.
No possible way we could cauterize it without her being sedated and a nerve block. I called vet and said we are on the way bleeding is bad and she needs sedated etc...Vet was in surgery at the time. We ended up having to rush her in. Vet was at the door and gave sedative. Then nerve block. GW and I struggled to hold her as it all took affect, the bleeding was so bad. It took awhile... about an hour and then clean up. Two hours altogether.
We used every bottle of peroxide in the hospital. When we left we ran to wally world and picked up a bunch of bottles and ran them back. Did not want to leave them with out any.
Our vet is so good to us. The schedule was now backed up people filling the office waiting.
During clean up it was so cool how tender Jane was treated. Vet said, "we are going to make you all beautiful again"... and was so gingerly caring for her. Not rushed... and when the fly spray was applied it was so soft to the touch and symmetrical! LOL
The Clove Oil did change how the scur grew but also the tissue inside. It was very "squishy" not normal. Jane had a full removal done.
I have seen scurs knocked off and blood but this was not normal.
This was everywhere
Water bucket
Trying to hold her
All that was nerve endings(right) we tried blood stop powder - You can see the stalky scur to the left.
All done- you can see the area is a little larger then the other side.
Took LOTS of burning.
Squishy!
Sedative wearing off.
Pretty blue fly spray. LOL and on the way home! Jane is a LOVE!
After we got home.
First this wasn't a normal scur.
We tried the Clove Bud Oil disbud on Jane at 4 days old.
(more on that in another post- BTW I do NOT recommend it)
Some of the bud was killed off but scurs still grew. Very weird scurs - skinny, kind of stick like. We planned on getting them done in Sept when the weather was cooler to avoid fly strike.
That morning-
@Goat Whisperer went to milk the does she looked over to the doeling field and saw Jane, our lamancha with a bloodied head and a bit shocky. One of her scurs had broken off causing the blood, but this wasn't a "normal" break. It appeared that some of the nerves were still exposed and it was obviously very painful. She wouldn't let GW touch her head and if you so much as tried she would climb the walls. She is a bottle baby, BB's don't do this unless it HURTS. After a bit she got the bleeding to stop and Jane seemed to be coming out of shock. GW stayed with her for a while to make sure she was doing okay.
I was not there earlier.
Later she checked on her. She must have hit her head during that time and caused massive bleeding. She was covered in blood and everything was splattered. GW rushed her up to the house and tried to get the bleeding to slow. Putting anything on the head was extremely painful to her and whenever we tried to put pressure, quick stop, cornstarch caused her to jump and flail, making the bleeding worse. Four people were trying to hold her so we could apply pressure. This 80 lb doe was like 800lbs! I am on phone with vet... my vet knows we don't panic. I hang up we keep trying.
No possible way we could cauterize it without her being sedated and a nerve block. I called vet and said we are on the way bleeding is bad and she needs sedated etc...Vet was in surgery at the time. We ended up having to rush her in. Vet was at the door and gave sedative. Then nerve block. GW and I struggled to hold her as it all took affect, the bleeding was so bad. It took awhile... about an hour and then clean up. Two hours altogether.
We used every bottle of peroxide in the hospital. When we left we ran to wally world and picked up a bunch of bottles and ran them back. Did not want to leave them with out any.
Our vet is so good to us. The schedule was now backed up people filling the office waiting.
During clean up it was so cool how tender Jane was treated. Vet said, "we are going to make you all beautiful again"... and was so gingerly caring for her. Not rushed... and when the fly spray was applied it was so soft to the touch and symmetrical! LOL
The Clove Oil did change how the scur grew but also the tissue inside. It was very "squishy" not normal. Jane had a full removal done.
I have seen scurs knocked off and blood but this was not normal.
This was everywhere
Water bucket
Trying to hold her
All that was nerve endings(right) we tried blood stop powder - You can see the stalky scur to the left.
All done- you can see the area is a little larger then the other side.
Took LOTS of burning.
Squishy!
Sedative wearing off.
Pretty blue fly spray. LOL and on the way home! Jane is a LOVE!
After we got home.
Your vet sounds like a gem though and I'm glad to hear poor Jane is o.k. again. Goodness, our 4-legged and feathered kids knows how to make us worry!
I'm so glad all of you came through that horror show OK (and kudos to your vet!)
I was so sore the next day. My arms hurt. I was wiped out and totally drained.
