HELP Sores on 3mo orphaned fawn

Hello,



I took in an orphaned fawn 3 months ago. When I got him I assumed he was about a day old. He's been extremely healthy, playful and eating well. Still on milk replacer and eating quite a bit of apples and veggies. He does his thing and goes in and put as he pleases so I know he's grazing as he should. About 4 days ago I noticed what I thought was a slice on his ankle so I went to clean it and upon further inspection it seemed like the skin was just dry and was peeling off in almost a perfect circle. I put neosportin on it and went on well now more of these spots have appeared. They are all close to a done size circle and just peel off with a light layer of yellowish sticky stuff attached to the skin that peels off. They are just surface wounds no depth to them and they don't bleed. There is a sore on each ankle, one by his mouth and one appeared above his eye yesterday. I read on this forum alot and gave him 1cc of penicillin yesterday and sprayed the sores with blu-kote. I am attaching photos please ignore the blue/ purple tint it's from the blu-kote. Does anyone have any idea what this could be!?

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Had this happen at a friends farm this year to every fawn he had..all lived after I treated them..I just cleaned up the sores with peroxide and gave antibiotics

I have a couple with the same things. I believed them to be bites from those big horse flies. I have never had these before and i have never had as many of the big horse flies as we do this year.

Four Seasons Whitetails said:

I have a couple with the same things. I believed them to be bites from those big horse flies. I have never had these before and i have never had as many of the big horse flies as we do this year.

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Haven't noticed any horseflies but we do live on the water so they very well could be back in the thicket where he wonders to sometimes. Should I go forth with the penicillin for a few days?

richie0033 said:

Had this happen at a friends farm this year to every fawn he had..all lived after I treated them..I just cleaned up the sores with peroxide and gave antibiotics

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How long would you recommend giving the penicillin for?

kassieblazer said:

Haven't noticed any horseflies but we do live on the water so they very well could be back in the thicket where he wonders to sometimes. Should I go forth with the penicillin for a few days?

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I have done nothing and they just dry up and heal over. I have only seen any on the side of their face and down below their ears. Kinda looks like ringworm but must bother them some as i have seen them..Itch, At them with their hind hooves!