One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Bayleaf Meadows]

When does kidding start?

 

[OneFineAcre]

I think Blondie's due in 2 weeks.

 

[OneFineAcre]

So, apparently our vet was wrong and Dee does not have cancer.
Background, she developed a lump on the side of her face. It wasn't in a CL location, but it also wasn't near her jaw where sometimes they can get a bad tooth, or get something stuck in their gum that can cause and abscess.
Maurine talked to our vet and he told her that the next day he was going to be in Raleigh and would come right by us on his way home and would stop and look at her. We weren't even there, we left her in a small pen.
Well he said it wasn't an abscess in that it was hard and he said he thought it was some type of tumor possibly cancer. So, we said ok, I guess we will see how she does and if the time comes we will do what we have to do.
So, after about a month we noticed that it was larger and the hair was gone from it and it was now soft and clearly was an abscess.
So, we moved her (and her daughter ) to a friends house and we lanced and drained the abscess there. We took the pus to the state lab and it was negative for CL. It was Staph Aureus.

Now, this is also the goat who has had this "rash" on her rear end since she kidded that the vet cultured and said that it wasn't an infection, it was some type of allergy. She has been at our friends house for close to a month now, and that has almost cleared up.
I'm about 95% sure that that was coming from the dogs licking her.
I asked Maurine didn't her back look more level and she thought the same thing. She had this weird rounded rump that was higher than her withers. I think she was roached back there because her backside didn't feel right.
We have brought her back home now because she is due to kid in a couple of weeks and they are going to be out of town when she is gone.

 

[Silky ma]

So, apparently our vet was wrong and Dee does not have cancer.
Background, she developed a lump on the side of her face. It wasn't in a CL location, but it also wasn't near her jaw where sometimes they can get a bad tooth, or get something stuck in their gum that can cause and abscess.
Maurine talked to our vet and he told her that the next day he was going to be in Raleigh and would come right by us on his way home and would stop and look at her. We weren't even there, we left her in a small pen.
Well he said it wasn't an abscess in that it was hard and he said he thought it was some type of tumor possibly cancer. So, we said ok, I guess we will see how she does and if the time comes we will do what we have to do.
So, after about a month we noticed that it was larger and the hair was gone from it and it was now soft and clearly was an abscess.
So, we moved her (and her daughter ) to a friends house and we lanced and drained the abscess there. We took the pus to the state lab and it was negative for CL. It was Staph Aureus.

Now, this is also the goat who has had this "rash" on her rear end since she kidded that the vet cultured and said that it wasn't an infection, it was some type of allergy. She has been at our friends house for close to a month now, and that has almost cleared up.
I'm about 95% sure that that was coming from the dogs licking her.
I asked Maurine didn't her back look more level and she thought the same thing. She had this weird rounded rump that was higher than her withers. I think she was roached back there because her backside didn't feel right.
We have brought her back home now because she is due to kid in a couple of weeks and they are going to be out of town when she is gone.[/QUOTE


What are you using to treat staph?

Ive had it with traditional antibiotics. Have a white German Shepherd that use to get reoccuring staph skin infections . Did the antibiotic route after numerous reoccurring bouts i told vet we are changing tactics and going totally holistic with traditional as backup. He agreed i could try. So i went cannabis. What a dramatic change. Pup is on CBD drops twice a day and we no longer have flare ips twice a month.

 

[Silky ma]

What are you using to treat staph?

Ive had it with traditional antibiotics. Have a white German Shepherd that use to get reoccuring staph skin infections . Did the antibiotic route after numerous reoccurring bouts i told vet we are changing tactics and going totally holistic with traditional as backup. He agreed i could try. So i went cannabis. What a dramatic change. Pup is on CBD drops twice a day and we no longer have flare ips twice a month.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We drained the abscess and flushed it out really well with chrlorhexidine. It has healed up. I guess we will see if it is reoccurring issue.

 

[Southern by choice]

I thought the biopsy showed cancer?

It would be great if it isn't cancer! So happy to hear this. Made me very sad when you posted about it.
I hope she does great from here on out!
Glad she is healing up!

A couple of friends went through the same thing you did. In the end the skin issues cleared up after high doses of A, D, & E as well as the one gave cobalt sulfate. They both now have cobalt blocks as well. They both also did do an antibiotic treatment that did good but the skin issues would come back... that is when the A,D,E and cobalt were used.
Both worked with their vets but the vets in the long run kinda shrugged.
I think sometimes it really is a "let's try this".

 

[OneFineAcre]

Maurine's honey vendor at the market had her hives destroyed by vandals
All the bees dead
I heard on news the USDA was analyzing what killed the bees
Suspicion is some type of pesticide
She said in the radio she lost 500,000 bees
We had heard 30 hives

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

How sad!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's horrible! I don't understand how/why people do these things...