Help! Vet's Out til Mon - What am I dealing with?!? (VET UPDATE pg8)

[Emmetts Dairy]

Glad to hear he peed!!! Yippie...and I agree..if he is peeing than there is no reason to cut off the pizzel!!! I would get some pain reliever from the vet to have on hand, as well. Especially if you find he is having UC issues. Or anything pain really..its good to have around in an emergency.

Ibuprophen is a NSAD like Banamine so they cant be on it to long..not good for them. Liver, kidney issues. But I have use liquid ibuprofin for (human kids) on injured or feverish goats before.

A dose or two shouldn't hurt, though. I've used it for up to 3 days without issues. Use it 2x the human dose. IE if a 50lbs human dose is 3 tsp, you'd use 6 tsp for a 50lbs goat.

You can also use plain old Aspirin. Dosage is (1) 325mg tablet per 10-15lbs of goat. Asprin is something they can take with no issues really. You need a higher dose because of the rumen does not absorb it that quick. And with Asprin its only a 2 days withdrawal time.

Im so happy for you guys...Its great thats he's peeing. Now add some more Apple cider vinager in so he will keep drinking...!!! Yay!! Great news.

In the least you have bought yourself time till Monday!!!

 

[elevan]

Honestly, a bottle of Banamine is not that expensive. Better to have it on hand.

I'll definitely talk to the vet about it...and a few other rx drugs that I want for my medicine chest thanks to this forum

I'm just looking into what I can do for him this weekend...

 

[elevan]

Glad to hear he peed!!! Yippie...and I agree..if he is peeing than there is no reason to cut off the pizzel!!! I would get some pain reliever from the vet to have on hand, as well. Especially if you find he is having UC issues. Or anything pain really..its good to have around in an emergency.

Ibuprophen is a NSAD like Banamine so they cant be on it to long..not good for them. Liver, kidney issues. But I have use liquid ibuprofin for (human kids) on injured or feverish goats before.

A dose or two shouldn't hurt, though. I've used it for up to 3 days without issues. Use it 2x the human dose. IE if a 50lbs human dose is 3 tsp, you'd use 6 tsp for a 50lbs goat.

You can also use plain old Aspirin. Dosage is (1) 325mg tablet per 10-15lbs of goat. Asprin is something they can take with no issues really. You need a higher dose because of the rumen does not absorb it that quick. And with Asprin its only a 2 days withdrawal time.

Im so happy for you guys...Its great thats he's peeing. Now add some more Apple cider vinager in so he will keep drinking...!!! Yay!! Great news.

In the least you have bought yourself time till Monday!!!

Thank you Becky!

I have a binder that I keep all of my goats medical records in and in the back I have notes on dosages and recommendations for this and that condition. That binder is like my goat bible! I'll definitely add what you just said there. And I definitely wouldn't use ibuprofen for more than a couple days...it's bad for humans too...and last on my list to use for dogs.

Does asprin have anti-inflammatory properties or is it just for pain relief? (It's my go to for personal pain...I should really know this but I don't)

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

I believe Asprin has some antinflamatory effects. Not like NSAD's do. But I know my grandmother swore by it for arthritis instead of all the other drugs she was given. And I have used it on my goats many times with good results.

I do know its safer for them than ibuprophen is. And no tylenol ever.

You might wanna try asprin 1st..then if the vets gives you something else..you will have a decent time frame to use the drugs given by the vet??? Just a thought?

 

[elevan]

I believe Asprin has some antinflamatory effects. Not like NSAD's do. But I know my grandmother swore by it for arthritis instead of all the other drugs she was given. And I have used it on my goats many times with good results.

I do know its safer for them than ibuprophen is. And no tylenol ever.

You might wanna try asprin 1st..then if the vets gives you something else..you will have a decent time frame to use the drugs given by the vet??? Just a thought?

Good idea. I'll try asprin.


Thought you all might want to see who I am trying to save:

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Awwwww...hes very sweet!!! Get better soon boy!!

 

[Roll farms]

Yup, kid's ibuprofen at 2x the kid's dose.

He's a cutie

 

[elevan]

Ok, I decided to go with a dose of the kids ibuprofen to bring the rest of the swelling down. He doesn't seem in pain so I figured the swelling was more important. I'll switch to asprin if I have to but won't keep him on the ibuprofen more than 24 hours. I also dosed another round of Fruit Fresh (2Tbsp mixed with enough water to liquify). He got a dose of Probios. I also dosed with PenG (I was gonna go get Oxytet, but my muffler fell off my car )...so PenG was what I had on hand. Also applied some more baby butt cream to the area...it's looking much better with crystallization almost gone. He is still a little swollen and red but looking more normal.

So whether it's UC or an infection I'm covering my bases. He's still doing well. He doesn't like the taste of the FF so he wasn't too pleased with that. But he's a good boy and easy to treat. Of course when I was done he ran right to DH for some loving cause he was a little mad at me...but after a few minutes I was forgiven.

Thanks for all the support! I'll keep you posted.

 

[jodief100]

Yippee for pee pee!

It looks like you caught it early enough to head it off.

So glad he is doing better.

 

[elevan]

There is a huge difference (I think) in the look of his area today.

Here's the pic from yesterday again:

And here's how it looks today: