OK i have two fawns that have come up with lumps under their jaws i have treated with penicillin but one is getting worse its starting to swell one side of his head up ,can anyone help
thank you for the response i would say thats it ,but its not really hard ,the fawns are only 3 weeks to a month old and on the does ,would they already have liver flukes or worms
there is a million things that can cause anemia worms are just one reason. look inside their eyelids are they pink or white. if they are white or light pink they are anemic. If they are on does and not bottle fed they might be hard to treat.
yes very hard ,there really hard to catch i went to the web site but cant find any dosage to give of b-12 or any exact info of this ,yet
Get a fecal sample after you find out the cause and take care of it Then you can treat the anemia. something we use in goats for this condition is mix up a batch of ‘Magic,’ use one part corn oil (DO NOT substitute with vegetable oil, olive oil or canola), one part molasses and two parts Karo Syrup. Give 2 oz. 4 times a day. Dont ask me why this works. Also like to give B complex every other day for 7-10 days.
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upstate ny
We had a fawn last year with what sounds like you have.Lumpy jaw??? We treated with 3cc penicellin right into the lump and it was gone in a week???
I saw a 240 inch buck last year with lumpy jaw that broke inside and he died pretty quickly. Necropsy showed the path of the poison right into his glands.
I've always used Draxxin. Somewhere I read that the bacteria causing the lumpy jaw was similar to the one that causes hoof rot. It's always worked good for me. I had a buck fawn with swelling under his chin and I used Corid and it cleared right up--but I think that's a different matter.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
I've always used Draxxin. Somewhere I read that the bacteria causing the lumpy jaw was similar to the one that causes hoof rot. It's always worked good for me. I had a buck fawn with swelling under his chin and I used Corid and it cleared right up--but I think that's a different matter.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
thank you all for the response i have been using penicillin ,i was just worried about it getting out of hand
We lost a doe to a tooth impaction and the resulting infection. She was regular weight, was eating, showed no signs of malaise. Sepsis was our first warning. The autopsy revealed bacterial exudate lining most of the jaw and skull. It broke the myth of "if shes eating, shes going to be fine" for us. Antibiotics if identified early would have been ideal.
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Winnsboro, LA
You might try fusoguard! Its a killed vaccine that covers all fusobacteriums that are associated with everything from pneumonia to foot rot and lumpy jaw! Works great for me in the past-Jason DCW