I just went out tonight to feed and spotted one of my doe's unbalanced, salivating excessively, allowing me to get unusually close to her and her back is hunched up. When she walks, she's extremely stiff and almost totters back and forth when standing still. We segregated her from the rest of the herd and took the feed she was eating out of too. I'm sure she's going to be down by morning. Could it be that brainworm thing sheep get? Or God help us, CWD? We've had a raccoon issue recently. We had 3 females coming in nightly feeding out of the doe's troughs. We took care of the problem but what if she's caught distemper or something worse? Hope you guys have an answer for me!!!!!
You don't have any EHD in your area do you? I am really concerned about it being bad this year with all of this heat........
No way to treat it either, huh?
Just keep her segregated, lime the pen, clean feed troughs and remove manure?
Just keep her segregated, lime the pen, clean feed troughs and remove manure?
I did some research and I'm almost thinking it's nitrate poisoning from feeding her too much clover the past few days. The symptoms make sense. But you have to give them methylene blue IV. The heat is so bad out here, I'm worried about dropping her today....but what other choice do I have.
She's doing better this morning. No more salivating and she's eating. Still hunched up a bit and walking slightly stiff. Too hot to drop her now. I think we'll wait until tonight and give her Ivermectin, Bo-Se, and an antibiotic just to be safe. Her stool is still in pellet form but it's green and is covered in mucus.....makes me think it's a bug....parasite, maybe?
Heck, it could even be coccidia....but her stool doesn't match up. I'll keep you guys posted.
Heck, it could even be coccidia....but her stool doesn't match up. I'll keep you guys posted.
Deer Dee - A deer can have coccidia to a significant measure and still have a perfect stool.
I think what you are doing to be safe is a great idea, but I would also add to your plans a stool sample to the vet.
Hoping the best for your doe!
I think what you are doing to be safe is a great idea, but I would also add to your plans a stool sample to the vet.
Hoping the best for your doe!
Stool with mucus in it could also be a sign of salmonellosis or an E-coli infection. You would be smart to consult a Deer DVM.
We did a thorough stool workup.....and found absolutely nothing!
No worms, parasites, coccidia....so confusing.
She's doing better but is still a little stiff in her hind end and has lost some weight.
No clue....maybe pneumonia? (hot weather) heat stroke, upper respiratory,etc.
Would e coli or salmonellosis show up on a thorough stool workup?
No worms, parasites, coccidia....so confusing.
She's doing better but is still a little stiff in her hind end and has lost some weight.
No clue....maybe pneumonia? (hot weather) heat stroke, upper respiratory,etc.
Would e coli or salmonellosis show up on a thorough stool workup?
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You most likely got a touch of ehd. She is walking hunched up because her feet are sore from the fever.
I think you have to specifically instruct the lab to test (grow) for the Ecoli or salmonella, but I am not 100% sure. Dr. Shipley (UofI) told me that if there is mucus in stool and stool is "stringy" connected with the mucus it could be a sign of salmonellosis or E-coli infection. Let me know what/if you find out anything.
Dee,
I don't know.
That's a question for Scott Heinrich or [email protected]
Please, when you find out, will you post what they advise you?
I have heard that auremycin crumbles in feed is something that can be used to treat e-coli, but this was just anecdotal information- not comfirmed by a DVM or similar.
Best,
lana
I don't know.
That's a question for Scott Heinrich or [email protected]
Please, when you find out, will you post what they advise you?
I have heard that auremycin crumbles in feed is something that can be used to treat e-coli, but this was just anecdotal information- not comfirmed by a DVM or similar.
Best,
lana
Brett is most likely correct. When a deer gets EHD and survives, it usually has reduced appetite and walks gingerly due to the hoofs being affected by the disease. I would treat her with an injection of exceede or NuFlor Gold and put her on shock effect immediately.