Dog attack on 6 month old doeling

[nuts4goats]

Roll- I will definetly check the eyelids. I didn't even think of that! If it means anything- the swelling is only unilateral under one side. But id be willing to bet she probably is anemic because she lost alot of blood. I'm pretty sure I saw a bottle of red cell at the farm supply. What exactly is that? Is it injectable or oral? I'm getting that first thing tomorrow! I can't believe I didn't think of that! Oh my goodness, thank you for bringing that up!!!

 

[SheepGirl]

As far as uncovering her wounds... Uncovering the deep wound scares me. I'm afraid she's going to get dirt down into it, or worse- end up with maggots down in it. We definetly aren't short on flies. Is there a salve I can apply to keep the flies out of it? I know it has to be uncovered soon- I am just so worried about infection. I have been keeping it meticulously clean.

I just dealt with a case of flystrike/maggots on my ewe lamb. First I picked out all the maggots I could...they left a deep wound around her tail. So I sprayed it with water to clean out any dirt (I used the little sprayer in my kitchen sink) and then when my mom got home we put some iodine in a spray bottle and sprayed her wound and around her wound and then we used Prozap screwworm spray and sprayed around her wound and pretty much all on her back end to kill any eggs I missed cutting out. The screwworm spray works as both treatment and preventative and you can get it at TSC. It does turn them blue, though...I would definitely get this if you are worried about maggots. I went to TSC to get fly repellant stuff today and I think I saw the screwworm spray there for $7 or $8.

ETA: I know that your doeling's wounds are probably a lot worse than my ewe lamb's flystrike wound was, but I found the iodine really helped to heal her up quick--just as it helps to dry up umbilical cords, it dries up the wound and then a scab quickly develops on top of it.

 

[nuts4goats]

Thank you Sheepgirl. Guess I will pick that up tomorrow too.

Roll- just read about the red cell and bottlejaw. Dosage says 15cc's orally. Is this what you would give a 27 pound goat? Also, I'm thinking a b12 shot might not hurt either. I'm debating on worming her also- but I dont want to overwhelm her with all these meds! It makes me so nervous.

This afternoon, my husband had to give her the penicillin because I hate giving her the shots. She hollers and sounds just like a baby- I hate it! I know it has to be done- but it sure isn't easy! I keep waiting for her to have a reaction, or something horrible.

 

[elevan]

Thank you Sheepgirl. Guess I will pick that up tomorrow too.

Roll- just read about the red cell and bottlejaw. Dosage says 15cc's orally. Is this what you would give a 27 pound goat? Also, I'm thinking a b12 shot might not hurt either. I'm debating on worming her also- but I dont want to overwhelm her with all these meds! It makes me so nervous.

This afternoon, my husband had to give her the penicillin because I hate giving her the shots. She hollers and sounds just like a baby- I hate it! I know it has to be done- but it sure isn't easy! I keep waiting for her to have a reaction, or something horrible.

We give Red cell here at 6 ml / 20-30# every 6-8 hours for 24 hours, then once per week until better. So 6 ml would be the dosage (orally) for your goat.

A B-12 shot certainly wouldn't hurt and may be helpful.

If you're concerned about worms, then get a fecal done. I wouldn't throw that into the mix unless you have to.

 

[Roll farms]

I like Elevan's dosing schedule for itty bitty goats. (Mine are all bigguns)

You can do a B shot daily, she'll pee out any extra and I know B vit certainly helps me when I don't feel perky.

 

[PattySh]

Poor little doeling (poor you to have to go thru this!), how is she doing today? Sounds like you are doing a great job caring for her. I would not deworm during an injury. Sounds like she has fluid accumulation and swelling from the wound. Watch it if it heads towards her chest or she is "fluidy sounding when breathing" which may mean fluid around her heart or in lungs. Keep her up and moving if possible rather than laying prone. I would also keep the deep wound covered. at this point possibly using a fly ointment around the bandage and use duck tape if you have to to keep it on. I've seen what maggots can do (hidden wound under duck feathers) and you want to prevent them. Although the time has passed to use it for this goat, I ordered a skin stapler for such accidents (Jeffers). If you shave or clip area around a fresh wound you might also be able to apply steri-strips (butterfly strips) to hold a wound closed (pharmacy). Good idea also to keep hemostats on hand (stop artery bleeding (wound or umbilical cord)or hold edges of wound together while you staple etc). They have been lifesaving here a few times. I am still learning about meds for goats so I will leave that area to the more experienced.

 

[marliah]

I'd use comfrey salve on the wounds. I prefer herbals to pharmaceutical drugs.

 

[nuts4goats]

Good news! Molly is looking like a champ today. The swelling under her jaw has dissipated considerably. I did go ahead and get some red cell and gave that to her, and will probably keep that up for a few days to help counteract her blood loss. (thanks for the pointer, Rolls). Also, her wounds are looking terrific. I almost have the deep one scabbed over enough to uncover. I've been swabbing it with iodine. It's still draining a little- but only clear fluid with no foul odor (thank you God!) Today i only dressed the deep wound and covered with one thin layer of vet wrap to hold the sterile guaze in place to try to get more air to it. My plan is to turn her out tomorrow with the others, with her wound still covered, and then maybe Wednesday see how it looks and try to at least uncover for a bit and see how she does. As long as I can keep the others from re-opening it from horse playing I think we will be good to go. Have to get some fly ointment too before we uncover for safe measure.

This could have been so much worse...thankful she's hanging in there. Close call! Thanks everyone for all the tips! I'm always learning something new!

 

[bonbean01]

So glad Molly is doing better!!! You've been the best goatie Nurse/Doctor/Mommy for her!

 

[Roll farms]