EMERGENCY PLEASE HELP

[Roll farms]

Well, Fruity or not, the Toxoid was the wrong thing....toxoid to AVOID...they don't get any immunity from it immediately, it takes 10-14 days with that, so that was a waste.

Keep up the antitoxin tonight and the Pen G.

Good luck.

 

[KellyHM]

We are back from the vet. I think the vet might be a little fruity, but we're willing to try anything. He gave her a tranquilizer, and layed her on a magnetic bed and then ran some kind of vibrating magnet all over her body for 20 minutes. Then he tubed her and gave her magnetized water, and put a magnetic necklace for animals around her neck. He put cotton in her ears to minimize stress from noise. And then he gave her tetanus TOXOID. I am not a vet, but I didn't think you were supposed to give the toxoid- but that's what he gave her. He said to give her 2cc pen G every six hours and keep the fluids going. She hasn't lost her swallowing reflex yet so the syringe is ok to keep doing, he said. He said at this point, the most important thing is to keep her penicillin going strong in the bloodstream to kill the toxins. This has turned into quite an expensive venture, but j have no regrets even if she dies.

I'm going to try to prop her up on her knees if I can with some pillows, or even try doing some sort of sling to try to get her up. She does appear to be getting some bloat. So now I'm just going to try to focus on hydration, repositioning often, and steady antibiotics and probiotics with baking soda. He also gave us a tranquilizer we can administer to her again when it wears off. He gave me enough for 2 days. And also gave me "magnetized" water to hydrate her with.

If anything, it was worth the money to just get her that tranquilizer. She is much more relaxed now and I feel like she is finally resting comfortably.

It's all in the Lord's hands now. I think I've done everything I can do.

Fruity is not the word I would pick. Idiot might be better...sounds like he's just plain insane if you ask me and obviously doesn't have a clue about goats.

 

[elevan]

I'm kind of at a loss on the whole magnet therapy and magnetic water treatment for a goat :/ Do you know the vet's basis behind this?

That added to the fact that he gave the goat a toxoid just makes me question the validity of this vet's ability to handle this particular situation....in other words he sounds like a complete quack to me, but I'm really trying to "see" this a different way. But I really think he just took your money for nothing.

 

[Queen Mum]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say, there is some miniscule basis for the magnetic therapy thing, but it's so miniscule that there is not much to it. HOWEVER, since he is convinced, you will not change his mind. AND if the animals pulls through, he won't ever be convinced that it had nothing to do with anything But the magnets. He's not a quack, he's just a vulnerable guy who was sold on a bill of goods. Never-the-less, he did give you the time, and the other medicines. So be kind to him and if need be, maybe you can educate him later.

Keep up the good work.

 

[nuts4goats]

Yes I agree he's probably a quack but he is the ONLY vet I could find. I am at a loss. I'm trying to do the right thing. If anyone has any other suggestions, or can recommend another vet in northwest Georgia other than a Dr. Chambers off Ward Mtn Rd. , I will call someone else? But other than that, I guess I'm just going to have to use these tranquilizers, Pen G, antitoxin, and PRAY. But I will say this, I absolutely can't hardly stand to watch her suffer, and if I don't see any improvement soon, I'm going to have to shoot her. She's struggling.

 

[Roll farms]

Can you call him and ask for steroids? Our vet gave ours a shot of Prednisone.

She may have been too far gone when you found her to be able to 'fix' this. If they're too far gone when treatment starts, it really lessens the chance of recovery, from what I've read.

I'm really sorry you're going through this, fwiw. DO NOT feel bad if she doesn't make it, you truly went above and beyond the call here.

 

[nuts4goats]

Roll- I think we are past the point of help. She just had another seizure. She's struggling for breath. I went ahead and gave her the all the rest of the antitoxin that I had, gave her more tranquilizer, and more pen G. I've already spent almost $300 on her. It's not even about the $$, though. If I honestly thought something else would help, Id call him one more time but I'm getting ready to give up. My husband wants to give her one more day. I want to give her all the time she needs, but I think were getting close to the line of cruelty by allowing her to suffer. I just got up from a nap so she's been unattended for a few hours. I'm going to monitor her real close but if these seizures don't stop I dont think I have another choice. She surely is a fighter, I will give her that.
Praying with all my heart she makes a turn, but I'm skeptic. I think she should have responded to something by now.

 

[DKRabbitry]

Sometimes you just have to make the call you think is best. At least she is as comfortable as possible. I still maintain the point of view that you were a God-send to that little kid she had. Did you say the owner said you could have him too? Maybe you could sell him and recoup a little of your cost? Or keep him and love him and he will be your puppy-dog goat. You fought for her a LOT harder than most people would have.

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

I'm praying for you .. thats tough .... Hope the little kid can make it !!!

 

[nuts4goats]

Yes- were definitely keeping the little Billy. The first time he took the bottle he melted our hearts. We'll wether him and keep him. He definitely helps keep it in perspective. He's a cute little rascal!