greenfamilyfarm's Journal - Nubian Kids are HERE! Pictures Up

[Queen Mum]

Vitamin B is not enough. You have to give her Thiamine. RIGHT AWAY!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

She's getting Thiamine. Thiamine is Vitamin B1, but is listed as Thiamine on the Vitamin B Complex she is getting. There is 100 mg per dose, so I gave 5 mLs for the first dose yesterday, 3 mLs last night, and 3 mLs this morning. I can see some improvement, but I didn't have much time to really watch her for more than 10 minutes this morning. I'll keep y'all updated.

This is the Vitamin B Complex she is getting.

 

[Roll farms]

Yup, that new one has more thiamine in it than the 'old' B multi vit did. I'm glad they upped the amount.

Good luck w/ her.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

We planted 2 Bing Cherry and 2 Pink Lady Apple trees yesterday. We planted a Black Tartartain Cherry tree last weekend. I have 6 more Apple trees to find a place for soon - 2 Red Delicious, 2 Yellow Delicious, 2 Granny Smith. If I don't have enough space, I'll see if our neighbor would like a couple of them. Our bees are going to love me for all these trees, but it's going to be a long wait until we have fruit... nursery said 2-3 years until fruit.

It's going to be in the mid to upper 70s here today. It should NOT be this warm on Feb 23rd!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

It's amazing to see the change in penny since yesterday. She's not as wobbly today but still looses her balance a little and falls over.

 

[autumnprairie]

It's amazing to see the change in penny since yesterday. She's not as wobbly today but still looses her balance a little and falls over.

I am glad that she is doing better, keep up the great work

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I had to buy some more syringes and needles from the feed store today. I just bought some earlier in the week, so I got put on their "druggie" watch list. :/

 

[Queen Mum]

I KNOW Thiamine is B1, but B complex doesn't have enough Thiamine in it. See THIS ARTICLE

You need to give straight Thiamine in higher doses. And more often. She would need 500 mg. per 100 lb of body weight (1cc of Thiamine) IM every 12 to 24 hours for 5 to 10 days.

If you give B complex you would have to give 4 - 5 cc per 100 lbs of body weight every 12 - 24 hours. along with procaine penicillin.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I KNOW Thiamine is B1, but B complex doesn't have enough Thiamine in it. See THIS ARTICLE

You need to give straight Thiamine in higher doses. And more often. She would need 500 mg. per 100 lb of body weight (1cc of Thiamine) IM every 12 to 24 hours for 5 to 10 days.

If you give B complex you would have to give 4 - 5 cc per 100 lbs of body weight every 12 - 24 hours. along with procaine penicillin.

Agreed. She's getting it twice a day and Pen G every 8 hours.

Unfortunately, I cannot get straight Thiamine right now. I'm having to use what I can get. Vets in my area are simply not willing to treat goats and/or write Rx's for caprine meds.

 

[elevan]

I had to buy some more syringes and needles from the feed store today. I just bought some earlier in the week, so I got put on their "druggie" watch list. :/

Order some online from Jeffers or one of the others. You'll save some money in the long run and won't be scrutinized that way.