hi~
i am new to this forum and i am desperately seeking some advice. we have a 6 week old fawn, doe...named abbie.
we have had her from 3 days old. she started with scoures immediately...and for 2 1/2 weeks we struggled trying to get her to stop. with formula, pedialite, plain yogurt and a dash of karo syrup...we were successful.
shortly after that stopped, maybe a week... we noticed her left cheek seemed swollen...then her left ear was tilted back...and then her bottom jaw also was pulling. she also appeared to gaze off...for minutes. i took her to a vet who specializes in deer. he checked her stools...normal. he said she looked to be a few days old, not weeks old. he gave her an antiobitic and some vitamin shots. we continued them over the 4th of july weekend.
she was looking good, but still not very active. she has never really drank what she should be in a day...always less. somedays, a lot less. i was syringe feeding her for days ... but needless to say, she goes out running and eating greens outside. somedays she just stands around.
took her back to the vet. he gave her a shot of steroids along with another shot of antiobiotics. he kindly told me that this was all her could really do for her. he said to pray for the best.
so her i am today. she is 6 weeks old ... still very small. her fur is not shiney and she is weak. her stools are solid. however, she eats very little. we have a bowl of dirt in her cage... fresh greens, a branch with leaves and water. i am also offering deer food in a bowl as well. i give her 5 cc's of a priobiotic in additon to her formula. however, she only takes 1 bottle ( 1o oz) and possibly half of another and then the last one hopefully all of it at night. i offer the bottle aand try to get her to take it many times through out the day, but she refuses it. i have tried different nipples as well. to no avail. i fear she is fading and i am so stressed over all of this.
can anyone offer some advice to my situation ... this is breaking my heart...more than you can imagine !!!!
thank you in advance.
kindly,
kandi
i am new to this forum and i am desperately seeking some advice. we have a 6 week old fawn, doe...named abbie.
we have had her from 3 days old. she started with scoures immediately...and for 2 1/2 weeks we struggled trying to get her to stop. with formula, pedialite, plain yogurt and a dash of karo syrup...we were successful.
shortly after that stopped, maybe a week... we noticed her left cheek seemed swollen...then her left ear was tilted back...and then her bottom jaw also was pulling. she also appeared to gaze off...for minutes. i took her to a vet who specializes in deer. he checked her stools...normal. he said she looked to be a few days old, not weeks old. he gave her an antiobitic and some vitamin shots. we continued them over the 4th of july weekend.
she was looking good, but still not very active. she has never really drank what she should be in a day...always less. somedays, a lot less. i was syringe feeding her for days ... but needless to say, she goes out running and eating greens outside. somedays she just stands around.
took her back to the vet. he gave her a shot of steroids along with another shot of antiobiotics. he kindly told me that this was all her could really do for her. he said to pray for the best.
so her i am today. she is 6 weeks old ... still very small. her fur is not shiney and she is weak. her stools are solid. however, she eats very little. we have a bowl of dirt in her cage... fresh greens, a branch with leaves and water. i am also offering deer food in a bowl as well. i give her 5 cc's of a priobiotic in additon to her formula. however, she only takes 1 bottle ( 1o oz) and possibly half of another and then the last one hopefully all of it at night. i offer the bottle aand try to get her to take it many times through out the day, but she refuses it. i have tried different nipples as well. to no avail. i fear she is fading and i am so stressed over all of this.
can anyone offer some advice to my situation ... this is breaking my heart...more than you can imagine !!!!
thank you in advance.
kindly,
kandi
