So my 3 month old bottle fed fawn was perfectly fine last night, but this morning she was breathing very difficult, sneezing green mucus with blood tinges, and wheezing. She is not able to eat well, because it causes her more difficulty with breathing. She is not fully weaned, she usually gets 16 oz in morning and just a little in the evening (have been phasing out her evening bottle over last few days). Immediately called vet and got 1.5 cc Draxxin. She is not a very cooperative patient, so I got about 1.2-1.3 cc in, a little dribbled down her side. I don't think she would let me take her temperature, but I think she does have a fever, since she was shivering even though it isn't cold. Her fur is puffed up and her abdomen is hard. Does anyone have any ideas to help her? Someone in another thread mentioned Durapen, I have not heard of this. Would it help? Where can I get it? I have heard that pneumonia has been hitting fawns lately, does she stand a chance? She is our best doe and my only fawn (of course) so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!
Fawn with pneumonia
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Last night she seemed quite a bit better, but this morning she sounds worse again. Last night she was able to eat, and she ate this morning as well, but is obviously distressed. Should I switch to Tylan? How long should I wait from when I gave her the Draxxin? Sure appreciate the help.
I would use nuflor . I had a couple fawns this year that had pneumonia so bad i thought they were as good as dead, i give them a heavy dose of nuflor and the next day you couldnt tell there was a thing wrong with them.
We dose between 1 - 1.5 cc sub-cu for fawns in the 10-15 lb. range as a single dose. Repeat every 3 to 4 days if you do not see an improvement. It burns, and they tend to react pretty hard to it for a few minutes, so just know that they may strike, sling their heads, etc.
On giving the shots sub-Q, how do you give a 8-9-10 week fawn a shot without getting kicked. I tryed it does not stay still.
kmfarm said:
A lot of folks use a fawn cradle...but I think it's more for younger fawns and getting an 8 week old fawn into it would probably be a real adventure. We have a gate on the wall where if we run the fawn over to that area, we can shut that gate up against the fawn, effectively pinning it against the wall...and then inject it real fast before it completely panics.
I'm not sure if darting would be safe at that age...plus darting is a bad method for injections that need to be injected subQ.
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Put on a heavy winter coat....make sure you have carhardt jeans and steel toed boots. This is what my husband does to hold them. I give the shots and usually get a few bruises in the process. Just gave a big heavy bodied 3 month old doe fawn a shot 2 nights ago. My wrist is still a little tender from the kick that I got!
BTW....she's 500% better this morning. 2 days ago, I could hear the fluid in the lungs while she was breathing normal and she was coughing terrible....it was not good!! This morning....nothing. Even when she drank her bottle....she's down to 1x per day.
BTW....she's 500% better this morning. 2 days ago, I could hear the fluid in the lungs while she was breathing normal and she was coughing terrible....it was not good!! This morning....nothing. Even when she drank her bottle....she's down to 1x per day.
Since I have been giving my 12 week old fawn shots the last few days with this pneumonia I tried 2 techniques. The unsuccessful method was to try to hold her. The much more successful method was to get her while she was very interested in eating. I pinched her skin a few times while petting, then slipped in the shot (with a small needle), and she didn't even notice. I don't think it would work with drugs that sting, but it has worked good with the Draxxin.
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HuntsEndDeerRanch said:
By all means the best way to give a shot that doesn't sting....I've done it many many times. But, you have no choice than to hold them when dealing with Nuflor. Believe me...not only do you have to use a bigger gauge needle (ouch), it must sting the second you stick them (double ouch)!!
The fawn seems to be breathing better tonight. A lot less rattle noise, and breathing with her mouth closed. Her belly seems to be a little bloated, evenly on both sides. It doesn't stick out the sides much, but seems tight/firm. Also lots of gassy noises. She is eating like a horse, milk replacer, grain mix, and natural veg in pen. She is also pooping pellets and drinking some water. Her belly doesn't seem to bother her, but its not normal for her. It seems to have started along with the pneumonia, doesn't seem any different after the draxxin, and does change slightly at diffferent times of the day. Any ideas? Is she just eating too much? She gets 14 oz milk in a.m. 8 oz in pm. Thanks for all the ideas, this forum is such a lifesaver when you have something come up you haven't had before.