Doe went off feed and milk production down by 1/3....possible UTI?

[Emmetts Dairy]

Personally..Im not a fan of oral drench. If I can inject it and get the same result...its the way I go.!! And its aspiration that I always worry about.

Its always quicker and easier on the goat in my expirence to inject it. A quick shot rather than trying to shove something down the goat throat!!

@ Cm I agree 100%...she did a fabulous job!!! And saved her girls life!!
She should be very proud of that. Cuz just one of the situations could of killed her!!!!

Awesome job!!!

*Welcome to the wonderful world of goats!!

 

[BlackSheepOrganics]

The reaction occurred a little over 2 hours after the calcium drench and was the only thing she had not had previously so we are assuming the reaction was due to the calcium drench. We believe during the reaction she got the drench in her lungs.

The irritating part is that the bottle of the drench boldly warns against getting it in the lungs, stating it can cause pneumonia and be deadly. Well, we didn't get it in there until the reaction! I have called in my thoughts on the subject to the company but I didn't get the impression that the gal on the phone much cared one way or the other.

Thank you for the banamine suggestion, Mr. GPS. I wouldn't have thought of that till it was an issue.

She's on Nuflor so I'm hoping that keeps the pneumonia at bay but the anti-inflamatory is key too so thank you for that!

We used a heat lamp to help us get her body temp back up and now she's hollering because we took it away. At least she's hollering again, but she's in the part of the basement that is right under my bedroom!

Her temp is at 103.3 and she's drinking like a camel. She still has no interest in her grain but water and hay are her friends right now so that is good.

I'm off to get a nap. One of my daughters has a huge dog agility competition all weekend and I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to stay awake to drive 4 hrs there and watch it! Gotta love goats!

Thanks again everyone!

 

[BlackSheepOrganics]

Dosing thoughts on the Banamine? How much? How often? I want something to compare to what my vet says, just in case.

I have a confession to make. I got the calcium drench because I was hoping to let my husband and son cheat and use it and not have to give SubQ shots of the calcium gluconate while we were away at my daughter's competition. I know better than to try to take a short cut but I did it anyhow and now my goat is paying the price for it.

I realized we beat the odds thus far, but did not realize just how much so until I read Mr. GPS' post. Thank you for that. She's a good girl and healthy or I don't think she could have made it to begin with.

Nap...nap...

 

[cmjust0]

Banamine is 1ml/100lbs, 1x/day for no more than 3 days. I usually give it IM because it stings pretty good...I know first hand, because I once took a small dose of it IE.

That's "In Eyeball"...

Don't go more than 3 days in a row with it, because it's prone to give them ulcers and other GI trouble....rough on innards, basically. Actually, if you can get your vet to part with a couplethree pre-dosed syringes of a drug called Ketofen, you might go that route.. It's more expensive than banamine, but it does the same thing without so much risk of GI issues..

I ran so much Ketofen through a UC buck once that I started to worry about his liver/kidneys holding up, and he never showed the first sign of GI trouble..

I can't remember if she's had banamine already, but in any case, I'd do *no more* than 3 doses on three consecutive days..

Another option might be dexamethasone.. It's a powerful anti-inflammatory, but it also weakens the immune system.. If what you're worried about is pneumonia, it might be counter-productive.. Or not, since she's on antibiotics anyway..

Probably a good question for the vet.

 

[babsbag]

I am so glad that she is doing well. You are an inspiration. Your dedication and support of that gal is awesome. She may hate you right now, but she is one lucky goat to be living with you. GOOD JOB.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

GREAT job! You really did save her life.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Probably a good question for the vet.

Her vet does not know much about goats. She told her last night after giving her a shot of steroids and antibiotic..to let her alone for the night and see what happens.

Her vet did not even recognise the bloat??? Hello!! She should of in the least caught the bloat and treated.

But she stayed presistant and new in her gut the goat was not right..and continued to treat ignoring the vets advice. THANKFULLY!!!

So naaahhhh I probally would'nt ask her vet!!!

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Probably a good question for the vet.

Her vet does not know much about goats. She told her last night after giving her a shot of steroids and antibiotic..to let her alone for the night and see what happens.

Her vet did not even recognise the bloat??? Hello!! She should of in the least caught the bloat and treated.

But she stayed presistant and new in her gut the goat was not right..and continued to treat ignoring the vets advice. THANKFULLY!!!

So naaahhhh I probally would'nt ask her vet!!!

Her vet sounds like vets up here... where have the good knowledgeable vets gone?

 

[poorboys]

I MISSED THIS WHOLE THING UNTILL TODAY, YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME IN YOUR EXPERIENCE AND HELP AND HANGING IN THEIR WITH HER. SO GLAD TO HEAR SHE'S UP AND DOING GOOD. ALL THIS INFO IS SO HELPFULL TO ALL OF US ON THIS FORUM. GREAT LEARNER MATERIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANKS TO ALL OF YOU

 

[Livinwright Farm]

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME IN YOUR EXPERIENCE AND HELP AND HANGING IN THEIR WITH HER. SO GLAD TO HEAR SHE'S UP AND DOING GOOD. ALL THIS INFO IS SO HELPFULL TO ALL OF US ON THIS FORUM. GREAT LEARNER MATERIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANKS TO ALL OF YOU

X2!!