Any advice is appreciated on whether or not it is a good idea to cut open a huge milksack full of we dont know what. Talked to several different doctors and vets and some have said dont worry about her and some said its severe and they doubt shes going to survive. SOO... She is still alive but her sack isnt getting any smaller after 2 weeks of drugs. Has anyone ever cut open the sack to drain fluids and sew it back up? How dangerous is this procedure? My thinking is it can only help to get as much fluid and pressure out of there because I dont think the medicines can keep up to the infection or whatever is in there. Does anyone have advice on if it would hurt or help to cut her open and try to clean out as much as possible. She is not nursing anymore and she is limping because there is so much pressure on her back legs. There is a picture in a few threads down named Mastititus. Any help is appreciated!! Thanks alot.
Out of 100s of deerfarmers that use this site or 1000s of deerfarmers out there, not one has ever done a surgery on the milksack or heard of somebody else performing this task? Surely someone can give me some input.
If you know Phlilip Schlabach over at Pin Oak Deer Farm in Arthur IL. you might ask him. I know a few years back he had one that ruptured and she is still alive but if I remember right she was never able to feed fawns again. If you need his number give me a call at 217 665 3920 Rick
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Still new after 4 years, but we had one that had a ruptured bag last year.
Knocked her down and drained lots of fluid out of the bag by sticking 16 gauge needles in. Heartbeat Magazine had an article last fall, I believe.
She had fawns this spring but was unable to feed them. Her bag shrunk back to normal size last fall after draining until she started bagging in the spring before fawning. It was all mishaped.
She had 2 buck fawns and thought she had milk, but one died without the normal symptoms of a starving fawn. Pulled the other buck fawn and put him on a tame doe that loves all fawns. She's raised him and another buck fawn that was abandoned and all are doing well.
Knocked her down and drained lots of fluid out of the bag by sticking 16 gauge needles in. Heartbeat Magazine had an article last fall, I believe.
She had fawns this spring but was unable to feed them. Her bag shrunk back to normal size last fall after draining until she started bagging in the spring before fawning. It was all mishaped.
She had 2 buck fawns and thought she had milk, but one died without the normal symptoms of a starving fawn. Pulled the other buck fawn and put him on a tame doe that loves all fawns. She's raised him and another buck fawn that was abandoned and all are doing well.
I know when I used to raise Labs if a ***** would get mastitis and we needed to drain her if we applied hot damp towels to her it caused the bad milk to flow better. Before I would cut her I would try the needles an hot compress. It couldn't hurt if you think she's going down hill. Rick
I sent you a private message. I have had this happen in the past and it did not require anitbiotics or surgery. Please call me and I will give you my advice.