!!HELP PLEASE!!! MY LITTLE PRIZE DOE LOST THE USE OF ANKLE!

[kapfarm]

She just said to keep an eye on it for a few days and watch for swelling(abcess). She said many times they heal in a couple days.

 

[freemotion]

Soooo.....cervical trapezius? Thoracic trapezius?

Ya got me there.. I just kinda equate it to the 'traps' on a human.. The ones that feel nice when someone massages them for ya.

Here's a pic I found that basically shows where I give IMs.

http://www.infovets.com/healthysmrm/Images/C275-3.jpg

ETA -- I learned this by watching my vet give a shot of banamine or ketofen to one of our goats once.. He didn't even restrain him..just walked over..jab..plunge..withdraw...done in the blink of an eye. I thought, "Well, that's pretty neat...I gotta learn that trick."

It's apparently the safest place to IM a goat. Not much there to hurt, apparently, and not super vascular.. If I've got a good hold on an animal when I give one, I'll pull back on the plunger just to be sure and I've never drawn any blood back into the syringe. If I can't get a good hold on somebody, I just stick'em and plunge. Never had a problem.

Ahhh, cervical trapezius! Good spot! Watch out for the cervical vertabrae.....newbies, look at a picture of a goat skeleton before giving a shot here.

 

[kimmyh]

It sounds like you hit the nerve that runs down the back side of the rear leg. Next time shoot from the outside heading toward the opposite side and you should be fine. If that is what happened, it is just a nerve injury, give it time, and the goat should recover fully, as long as this is not a new injury.

For IM shots I use the rear leg most of the time, unless I am shooting the neck. To find a good place on the neck, I place my hand centered over the spine, and shoot where my thumb reaches. Granted I have small hands, but you get the idea. Shooting near the shoulder as has been described earlier, is not for me, it is too close to the bone, and I don't want a bone infection, a tissue abscess can be bad enough.