Worst day ever: Dog attack Bella stopped eating.

[elevan]

My goats and I are sending healing thoughts to the beautiful Bella.

 

[Holachicka]

Sweet bella refused to eat this morning. Headed out to give her some vitamine B now, balling my eyes out.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

 

[Holachicka]

Went out to check again, She's eaten very little and when I sat out there with her, she tried to crawl in my lap. She just wanted me to give her loves. her demeanor is drastically changing and I'm really worried.

 

[Margali]

Is she acting like she is in pain? You said the doc switched her to a different pain medicine. Some pain killers do not work on everyone or every animal.

Also when I had chest tubes taken out I was exhausted for two days. I hope she feels better. *hugs*

 

[jodief100]

So sorry. I hope she gets better.

 

[rockdoveranch]

Hola,

I feel so sad reading your last two posts.

We have had lambs in the house with us while bottle feeding, up to 3 1/2 months for one of them.

Have you thought about bringing her in the house with you to help comfort her by being close to you?

Please keep us posted.

 

[PattySh]

How sad, those darn dogs. My heart goes out to you. I hope she'll start to eat.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Went out to check again, She's eaten very little and when I sat out there with her, she tried to crawl in my lap. She just wanted me to give her loves. her demeanor is drastically changing and I'm really worried.

Don't give up. At the beginning of the year my yearling buck was seriously ill and spent a few days on my bathroom floor, buck stink be darned. He alternated between just wanting to be in my lap and not being able to lift his head off the floor until I was convinced he was a goner. My vet didn't think he was going to live. Rx antibiotics and some committed supportive care (and the help of goat friends via texts in the middle of the night!) saved him.

If she goes off her feed altogether it is going to be extremely important to keep some kind of fiber in her to keep her rumen from shutting down. I drenched our buck with a soaked alfalfa pellet slurry to keep something in there. It was a major pain because at that point he simply did not want to eat, but it worked.

If you don't already have C&D Antitoxin order it NOW just in case. Rumenal stasis sets them up for entero and you have to be ready to treat it fast. I'd put Bloat Release on the order as well if it's not already in your medicine cabinet. A bag of fluids from the vet are also a good thing to have on hand in case of emergency and SQ fluids are very easy to administer.

As long as she's still eating her hay, even if it's not much, you probably won't need to worry about that. I really hope for you that it doesn't come to that, but being ready to get her through a rough patch with good supportive care while she fights the infection could save her. Best wishes for you and your doe!

 

[terrilhb]

Sending lots of prayers and hugs