Good afternoon my fellow deer farmers, hope your fawning season is starting off right. I've ran into an issue with a doe I AI'ed. She is do May 20, @ 180 days, She looks breed but not as big as a couple of the others. All winter she has kind of been light on her front feet but the last few days it seems like it started to really bother her. Today she didn't want to get up and when she did she kept her front feet way out in front of her. She kind of tippy toed. so what would you do and any ideas on a cause??? I think its to close to knock her down? Ive got a chute but shes not a bottle baby so it will be stressful? What about meds? componded dex, is okay to give to a breed doe?
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Linesville, PA
Look up founder in goats and compare to your situation. I have a doe that has had these symptoms in the past when the grass and clover gets real green. She also is the one that gets her hooves trimmed each year.
Her hooves look fine, I haven't noticed any deformity. Thanks for the info on the dex. I was worried about that. So most of the reading ive done hasn't said much about helping foundering except changing her diet.