need help asap sick kid

[elloyd]

i have a 4 week bottel baby doe that has been fine up till this morning she is crying and cant stand up she wont eat a bottel or anything i can not get bose from a vet nor can i find a vet to see her i dont know what to do please help this is my littlegirls pet

 

[20kidsonhill]

I would think bloat or coccidiosis.

I would get baking soda into her, not an easy job, I normally mix with a little corn syrup, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of baking soda, depending if she is a large breed or a small breed.

 

[20kidsonhill]

then I would consider treating her for Overeating disease.

Give her some Penn G orally, I believe the dosage is around 3cc, and you can also give her a shot of Penn G

Thing is, we need to decide if she has Overeating Disease, or coccidiosis or both.

Do you have any medications for Coccidiois?

Do you have a feed store near you with medications available?

 

[elloyd]

my husband called me and said that she ate about 12oz . he said she looked bloated can i get pen g from the farm store we have a wilco i found a friend that has the bose and she has not had her cdt yet we are new to this and my husband was just asking if she could be eating tomuch hay??

 

[ksalvagno]

You should be able to get the Penicillin at the feed store or TSC. Also, see if they have C&D Antitoxin. I would be giving her that. At 4 weeks old, unless she is eating moldy hay, hay wouldn't be the problem. Coccidia or Overeating disease from bottle feeding would be my 2 guesses.

 

[elloyd]

is the CAndD the same as cdt cuz i got the cdt last night was gonna dose them all this weekend my husband is picking up boose from friend now and i will get the pen as soon as i get off work should i just have him give her bakeing soda in a syringe or see if she will lick it up? she eats alot of hay and there is no mold

 

[20kidsonhill]

is the CAndD the same as cdt cuz i got the cdt last night was gonna dose them all this weekend my husband is picking up boose from friend now and i will get the pen as soon as i get off work should i just have him give her bakeing soda in a syringe or see if she will lick it up? she eats alot of hay and there is no mold

No the C & D is not the same as the CDT vaccine, You would want to treat the kid with C & D Antitoxin, I didn't mention it because it can be hard to find, and normally needs to be ordered, but it is worth a try.

Do not vaccinate the kid with CD T vaccine if he is sick.

 

[20kidsonhill]

It is also not the Tetnus antitoxin, need to read label carefully.

There are a couple different brands, but this is an example

http://www.jefferslivestock.com/clostridium-perfringens/camid/LIV/cp/0040207/

Giving Penn G orally, will help with some of the bacteria building up in her rumen.

You will need to give her probiotics after she is starting to feel better to build the good bacteria back up.

http://www.jefferslivestock.com/probios-bovine-one/camid/LIV/cp/16565/


You will also need a 3cc syring, and 18 guage needle for the Procaine G. Don't go with a needle any smaller than 20 gauge, Penn G is too thick to go through the needle.

 

[elloyd]

ok i am gonna go look for what u said to get my husband found a vet and he went down at got the bose from them and they told him that she may have just got to cold lastnight cuz she is up jumping around and eating hay should i still goahead and give the penn g and the c and d?

 

[ksalvagno]

If she appears ok, then I wouldn't do the penicillin or the C&D antitoxin. I would however go ahead and give her the CDT vaccine shot. Do it now and then again in 3 weeks. Give her 2cc both times. That is if you haven't done it yet.