All right guys. Here it is. A Rigid 24" Catheter and a 60 cc syringe. I have attached a picture.
Here is my story!
In the last 2 weeks I have lost over 20 adult deer to the EHD/Blue Tongue Virus. When I first contracted the disease I did not know what I had. But, It did not take long for me to realize what I was dealing with. I had listened to a lot of people tell me there is no cure and that you just have to let it run it's course. Well it was not long before I could not just sit there and watch my deer keep dying. I had to start some sort of procedure to try and combat this nasty debilitating disease. At first my actions and methods were very crude and unsuccessful. With a lot of phone calls and some of the best minds in the deer business. They kept telling me several of the same things. But one thing in particular stood out when I had a conversation with one of the greatest minds in the business. I will keep his name unpublished as he has not given me permission to talk about him, so I will do that for his integrity. This is where the story takes it's turn.
This is where the 24" rigid catheter and a 60cc syringe comes in to play.
This gentleman told me I need to break the fever of the animal if I would have any hope of saving them. First the animal must be put to sleep. He stated to put a rigid catheter in the rectal cavity of a sick animal and attach a 60 ccc syringe to the catheter. With the plunger taken out of the 60 cc syringe attach a 5/8" garden hose to the 60cc syringe. Make sure the water pressure is not too high, just a slow steady stream. Fill the Rectal cavity/intestine with the water form the hose (deer absorb water in the intestine, not the stomach, thus the reason we are filling from the rearend not the mouth). Make sure the water is cold. In some areas the water out of a faucet is not cold enough. If you have to, put 2 liter bottles of water in the freezer for about 30 minutes and then squeeze them in to the rectal cavity through the 60 cc syringe and the catheter. This will break the animals fever. What you do next is very critical.
Remember I am not a doctor. This is just solid advise from someone that has used this method and it has worked for me. This is not in any way a cure all for every case. If an animal with symptoms is caught early they can be saved.
Here is what I have done with great success. I do this only on adult deer, not fawns!!!!
Once the animal is down and the catheter is in place with the water flowing, I then administer:
9-10 cc of Dex
6cc of Nuflor Gold
4cc Draxxin
24cc Fortified Vitamin B (It must be fortified!!!) The bottle will say fortified if it is!
This protocol has saved my last 6 deer and I am going to treat another one right now!
Again this will not save them all, I promise, but it is the best fighting chance I have found and I have deer walking that were on deaths door steps. I am sure I will loose the battle on some but I am going to win the battle on some as well. Before I started this protocol I lost every one that contracted EHD?Blue Tongue!!! Now I am proud to say that this ugly disease will be getting a fight from the deer and owner on this ranch!!!! If I did not believe this would work I would not post this on here. I have been through it and have felt the pain and helplessness that many of you have felt. Pleas check your deer often and at any sign that you think may be EHD/Blue Tongue take immediate action, it could mean life or death for your animal.
Good Luck!!!
Eric Pinkston
660.342.5851
Here is my story!
In the last 2 weeks I have lost over 20 adult deer to the EHD/Blue Tongue Virus. When I first contracted the disease I did not know what I had. But, It did not take long for me to realize what I was dealing with. I had listened to a lot of people tell me there is no cure and that you just have to let it run it's course. Well it was not long before I could not just sit there and watch my deer keep dying. I had to start some sort of procedure to try and combat this nasty debilitating disease. At first my actions and methods were very crude and unsuccessful. With a lot of phone calls and some of the best minds in the deer business. They kept telling me several of the same things. But one thing in particular stood out when I had a conversation with one of the greatest minds in the business. I will keep his name unpublished as he has not given me permission to talk about him, so I will do that for his integrity. This is where the story takes it's turn.
This is where the 24" rigid catheter and a 60cc syringe comes in to play.
This gentleman told me I need to break the fever of the animal if I would have any hope of saving them. First the animal must be put to sleep. He stated to put a rigid catheter in the rectal cavity of a sick animal and attach a 60 ccc syringe to the catheter. With the plunger taken out of the 60 cc syringe attach a 5/8" garden hose to the 60cc syringe. Make sure the water pressure is not too high, just a slow steady stream. Fill the Rectal cavity/intestine with the water form the hose (deer absorb water in the intestine, not the stomach, thus the reason we are filling from the rearend not the mouth). Make sure the water is cold. In some areas the water out of a faucet is not cold enough. If you have to, put 2 liter bottles of water in the freezer for about 30 minutes and then squeeze them in to the rectal cavity through the 60 cc syringe and the catheter. This will break the animals fever. What you do next is very critical.
Remember I am not a doctor. This is just solid advise from someone that has used this method and it has worked for me. This is not in any way a cure all for every case. If an animal with symptoms is caught early they can be saved.
Here is what I have done with great success. I do this only on adult deer, not fawns!!!!
Once the animal is down and the catheter is in place with the water flowing, I then administer:
9-10 cc of Dex
6cc of Nuflor Gold
4cc Draxxin
24cc Fortified Vitamin B (It must be fortified!!!) The bottle will say fortified if it is!
This protocol has saved my last 6 deer and I am going to treat another one right now!
Again this will not save them all, I promise, but it is the best fighting chance I have found and I have deer walking that were on deaths door steps. I am sure I will loose the battle on some but I am going to win the battle on some as well. Before I started this protocol I lost every one that contracted EHD?Blue Tongue!!! Now I am proud to say that this ugly disease will be getting a fight from the deer and owner on this ranch!!!! If I did not believe this would work I would not post this on here. I have been through it and have felt the pain and helplessness that many of you have felt. Pleas check your deer often and at any sign that you think may be EHD/Blue Tongue take immediate action, it could mean life or death for your animal.
Good Luck!!!
Eric Pinkston
660.342.5851
