Four year old buck sick need help!

Noah



I would get him on good probiotic as soon as possible. Remember, when you treat with any kind of med that fights bacterial infections, your killing the good bacteria with the bad. That can have as many negative affects as the infections themselves. The probiotic will replenish the micro-flora in his stomach and intestines and hopefully help with the scours. Hope this helps and hope you get him turned around.

Your vet is advising the same drugs you would use to treat a dog with similar issues- and you are a dedicated and good owner b/c you are clearly shelling out big bucks for these meds. I would contact a deer vet like [email protected] (Texas) and ask for his opinion. I know that Salmonella (thrives in standing water- frogs spread it too) is difficult to eradicate in humans as well. Personally, I would go with systemic drugs (injections- IM) b/c a deer's rumen is not like a dog's stomach, but again, I am NOT a medical professional. So consult a vet who knows how to handle a rumen. hurry, I wish you the best of luck.

Obviously I would try to keep him as hydrated as possible. Maybe try to give him some watermelons if you can get your hands on any.

My experience with salmonella diarrhea cases mainly involve quick deaths. I would contact the lab that cultured the sample and ask them to do a "sensitivity for non-food producing animal". This will test the bacteria against a list of antibiotics and you can choose the best. If you can find albon iv solution(sulfadimethoxide) it works great but very difficult to find these days. L S 50 is Lincomycin/spectinomycin and can be applied to water. Culture/ sensitivity is very critical though. Amen to the probioitcs. Anti-diarrheal's may cause a train wreck. Slowing the gut down allows the bacteria to grow even more quickly. the bodies defense is to get it out quickly. We have had deer respond to baytril as well but it has to be documented and never added to the human food chain- depending on your state regs. Pen Deer are currently classified as non-food animals in Texas. I also love naxcel iv. If you can hospitalize, you can treat him twice a day with naxcel at 2 cc per 100 lbs iv.. DO NOT USE BANAMINE!!! Fresh spinach leaves and grapes are good for the gut as well, no carbohydrates(no sweet feed or textured pellets at this time). While in chute, you can feed 2 crushed sucralfate tabs to help heel irritated intestines at once a day treatment. I would really check the lab first though. Takes maybe a day for sensitivity. Keep us in touch !!!