*critical* Doe kidded isn't doing good mastitis?

[helmstead]

Pen G isn't strong enough to treat mastitis...throwing water on a duck's back. You CAN get Pen Teat Infusions, but IMO still a waste of time. You'll want Nuflor or Naxel. I'd also infuse the teat at least twice a day with ToMorrow, not Today...you want it to dry off.

If the doe is that sick, a masectomy might be the best course before it goes gangrene and kills her. I'd be giving her lactated ringers, drenching her with NutriDrench, injecting Vit B Complex along with the stronger antibiotics.

You might find a dairy cow vet...

Good luck.

 

[ksalvagno]

Any ideas on getting him to stop yelling? Everytime he is awake and we leave he screams.

Yes, don't leave him.

I hope your girl pulls through.

 

[Horsefly]

We gave the baby a stuffed animal and a mirror and he seems to have settled down. Still not eating.
Blackberry is bad off and I feel awful about it. We stopped the Today but still gave her the pen G injection. I have low hopes as to what I will find in the morning. Unless there is some drastic recovery I think it would be kindest to put her to sleep when the vet comes back tomorrow. If we did surgery on her her use as a dairy animal would be over and she isn't a papered high quality animal. It isn't fair to keep letting her suffer.

 

[Roll farms]

I can't really add to the other suggestions, but I wanted to let you know I understand how you feel....I'm sorry.

Hope she pulls through, but if she doesn't, you did your best.

 

[HartRice]

This sounds just like my doe Rosie. Is it like her one side is paralyzed. I was told my doe had listeriosis. She did not make it. Lots of penicillin and lots of vitamin B injections. She continued to get worse and then somewhat better and then worse again. Her doeling is now 4 weeks old and will not take anything for us. But she will eat and drink water and she is chewing her cud. She doesn't cry at all. Actually when Rosie passed she just came out of the pen and didn't look back. I hope your doe pulls through but understand what you are saying to not want her to suffer. Good luck.

 

[Horsefly]

Well Blackberry didnt make it. I found her when I went out this morning. She went down really fast, these things happen. I guess now I need to concentrate on keeping baby alive. We force fed him 3 or 4 oz of kid replacer around 8 this morning and will feed him again around noon when we get back from church.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well Blackberry didnt make it. I found her when I went out this morning. She went down really fast, these things happen. I guess now I need to concentrate on keeping baby alive. We force fed him 3 or 4 oz of kid replacer around 8 this morning and will feed him again around noon when we get back from church.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Henrietta23]

I'm so sorry!

 

[Lil-patch-of-heaven]

So sorry to hear about Blackberry.

 

[glenolam]

I'm sorry to hear about your doe, and also understand your choice about declining a masectomy or expensive vet bill.

Do you have any other kids? If so, it might be more useful to keep your buckling with the other kids and keep force feeding him. If not, keep doing what you're doing and we'll keep you in our thoughts!