New to the deer farming industry and have a doe right now that appears to have Acidosis. Looking for any advise on how to fix this deers gut and get her back to putting weight on. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give.
Doe with Acidosis
- Thread starter Shadowridgewhitetails
- Start date
Doe was purchased this spring and came to my farm early in April, she was wormed in the fall with Long Range De-Wormer. Since she got her she's been on a straight alfalfa pasture, grazing all day long but also eating a textured 17-6 blend feed. She looked pretty good after fawning in late May and is currently feeding 3 fawns.
Symptoms:
1. Doe is very skinny and not putting on weight, can currently see all her ribs and the rear hip bones can be seen when shes walking
2. Looks very skinny with ribs showing but has a big belly on her
3. somewhat runny stool but not horrible, thinking it's from the alfalfa
4. Acts normal, appears to have no issues other than weight
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Symptoms:
1. Doe is very skinny and not putting on weight, can currently see all her ribs and the rear hip bones can be seen when shes walking
2. Looks very skinny with ribs showing but has a big belly on her
3. somewhat runny stool but not horrible, thinking it's from the alfalfa
4. Acts normal, appears to have no issues other than weight
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Couple things; Straight Alfalfa can be too rich in some case for deer to be on all the time. 3 fawns can wear a doe out. If she is skinny with 3 big fans that is normal, If she is skinny with 3 little fawns that can be no good.
I did not see where she was wormed this spring. If that is the case you may want to do this as the spring green up period can cause an influx of parasites into the system. Considering the stool consistency I would just get a fecal done for worms and some bacteria and then treat accordingly.
I did not see where she was wormed this spring. If that is the case you may want to do this as the spring green up period can cause an influx of parasites into the system. Considering the stool consistency I would just get a fecal done for worms and some bacteria and then treat accordingly.
Joined Sep 2010
572 Posts | 0+
Indiana
My guess would be the fawns are running her down. Seen it to many times when a doe is feeding multiple big fawns this time of year. If it were me and you see the fawns eating grain, then I would wean them.
Joined Apr 2014
1,245 Posts | 0+
Greensburg, IN
I started running Aueromycin in my doe feed pellet constantly at the amount calculated for preventative maintenance and all my doe have stayed very thick and fat while nursing. It appears to be one of the smartest things I have ever done with my feed mix. I will give most of the credit to reading the Kerr Study on antlers where their feed mix is described in detail for triggering my curiosity to seek this knowledge. Someone on this deer forum was also very helpful whose insight I appreciate very much.
Joined Feb 2013
198 Posts | 0+
Narvon, PA
Joined Apr 2014
1,245 Posts | 0+
Greensburg, IN
There should be an amount on the bag listed for preventive maintenance and another amount for treatment. I do not suggest using it for treatment. Any strength can be calculated and added to other feed ingredients then dispersed correctly during my plants pelleting process. When using it in a textured feed a lower strength crumble is a better option such as a 2g or 4g. Stronger levels cannot be dispersed evenly in textured feeds. I am able to use 100g in my pellet and still get it dispersed evenly at a preventive maintenance level. Hope this is helpful. I am hurriedly typing between pickups on my route.
I'm new to the site and want to post some pics of her I took tonight, can anyone help explain how to post pictures on here?
Joined Jul 2017
54 Posts | 0+
Fostoria, Ohio
Shadow Ridge, What ever became of your Doe? Did you figure out your problem? I have a doe looking the same way as we speak. However she is not with fawns.