First off, I am new to this site so be patient with me...lol
I found an orphaned fawn on our gravel road Monday afternoon. He was covered in flies, dehydrated, and laying on his side not moving. When I waled up to him he raised up and started bleeping. My wife works for an animal hospital so I took him over there to be looked at. The vet gave him some subQ fluids, and weighed him (a little below 2lbs) We took him home, kept him for three days until we could find a rehab facility. In that time, we fed him goats milk, pedialite, and the vet also gave some meds for him since he had maggots on his umbilical cord. In the time we kept him, he slept in the room with us, and we fed him on a constant basis. He could not maintain body temp even though we kept it warm in the room AND had a heating pad for him as well as wrapping him in blankets. The other day, we took him outside for a bit and he COMPLETELY CHANGED! He started walking (almost running) and licking the grass and ground. The minute he went back inside, he went limp again. We finally found a woman who rehabs fawns, and met her Wednesday with the fawn. I called her yesterday and she stated he was still not doing well, said he has no energy, and still wont walk. I told her that he acted completely different outside by moving, being active, trying to eat grass/dirt. She stated she gave him more fluids, is loading up on colostrum, and some antibiotics.
HERE IS MY QUESTION...North Carolina does NOT seem to care about rehabbing deer. She stated she was very limited in what she is allowed to do. Reading on these forums, a deer farmer has the best knowledge of what to do with newborn fawns. Ive found many places (websites) that have drugs, different foods, and ways of nurturing these animals back to health by using other methods other than just giving fluids, goat milk, colostrum and rest (which is all shes doing)...SO, to sum it all up...
**Premature buck fawn
**Weighs about 2lbs
**Found on Monday
**Body temp between 95-99 degrees
**Being fed colostrum, goat milk, and pedialyte
What other supplements do I need to get since I have LEGALLY turned him over to a rehabber, who cannot let me take him to someone who actually breeds/works with deer 24/7?
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! HES SUCH A COOL LITTLE GUY ID HATE TO SEE HIM DIE BECAUSE LAWS PROHIBIT CERTAIN REHAB PROCEDURES.
Thanks again everyone,
Caleb
I found an orphaned fawn on our gravel road Monday afternoon. He was covered in flies, dehydrated, and laying on his side not moving. When I waled up to him he raised up and started bleeping. My wife works for an animal hospital so I took him over there to be looked at. The vet gave him some subQ fluids, and weighed him (a little below 2lbs) We took him home, kept him for three days until we could find a rehab facility. In that time, we fed him goats milk, pedialite, and the vet also gave some meds for him since he had maggots on his umbilical cord. In the time we kept him, he slept in the room with us, and we fed him on a constant basis. He could not maintain body temp even though we kept it warm in the room AND had a heating pad for him as well as wrapping him in blankets. The other day, we took him outside for a bit and he COMPLETELY CHANGED! He started walking (almost running) and licking the grass and ground. The minute he went back inside, he went limp again. We finally found a woman who rehabs fawns, and met her Wednesday with the fawn. I called her yesterday and she stated he was still not doing well, said he has no energy, and still wont walk. I told her that he acted completely different outside by moving, being active, trying to eat grass/dirt. She stated she gave him more fluids, is loading up on colostrum, and some antibiotics.
HERE IS MY QUESTION...North Carolina does NOT seem to care about rehabbing deer. She stated she was very limited in what she is allowed to do. Reading on these forums, a deer farmer has the best knowledge of what to do with newborn fawns. Ive found many places (websites) that have drugs, different foods, and ways of nurturing these animals back to health by using other methods other than just giving fluids, goat milk, colostrum and rest (which is all shes doing)...SO, to sum it all up...
**Premature buck fawn
**Weighs about 2lbs
**Found on Monday
**Body temp between 95-99 degrees
**Being fed colostrum, goat milk, and pedialyte
What other supplements do I need to get since I have LEGALLY turned him over to a rehabber, who cannot let me take him to someone who actually breeds/works with deer 24/7?
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! HES SUCH A COOL LITTLE GUY ID HATE TO SEE HIM DIE BECAUSE LAWS PROHIBIT CERTAIN REHAB PROCEDURES.
Thanks again everyone,
Caleb