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KellJ071712

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I'm new on here and I need help. I work at a deer farm feeding fawns and there's a baby that I think something is wrong with. This morning when I went to feed him he wouldn't stand up. When I got him to he drank about 5 oz. He probably stood up for a total of 5 minutes. He seemed to be drooling or something and there were bubbles around his mouth. He was crying a lot and seemed really weak and had to lean against me for support. He wasn't bloated at all. Any ideas?
 
He may of hit the fence, I would give him c&d antitoxin for clostridium, a little dex wouldn't hurt . Good Luck!


 


 


Scott Neeb


www.chanllowfarms.com
 
How old?

My bet is on clostridium

Start pumping the antitoxin

I saved 2 of 3 in last 2 years but u have to hit them hard with it or you won't
 
He was pulled from the mom on Sunday at 3 days old so he's a week old. When I fed him this morning he drank 2 oz and walked outside went to the bathroom then walked back into the building and laid down.
 
I would give 2cc at least once a day and get fawn paste in him. I have used the shock effect 2x/day 5cc w great results.
 
I just discovered that he has worms. They are small maybe 1/8 inch long and white. Is there anything I can give him?
 
I would give the recommended body dose of either Pancur or valbenzen in his milk and let him drink it or just put it in a 3 cc syringe and put it in his mouth.  This kills most small intestine worms and is well taken by our deer.
 
Is this something that you can get from the vet? Should I deworm all fawns in the pen as a precaution?
 
sure they are not maggots???  panacur and strongid are  the safest wormers out there for deworming small animals
 
Just got a call from the guy who I feed the fawns for and he said the fawn died. What if they are maggots?
 
[quote name="jerrilee cave" post="93353" timestamp="1402872059"]maggots are probably an incidental finding from the fawn being sick

Maggots eat on dead tissue. What would **if it were maggots** they be eating on and why?? Something wrong in the stomache?


SORRY for the loss of the baby! Absolutely Hate to loose an animal, especially a baby!
 
Remi I have lost two fawns over the years from maggots. They can be extremely deadly. Usually what happens is the mothers don't do a good job cleaning the rears of the fawns. The flys are attracted to the waste, they lay the larva which crawl into the intestines and begin eating. It is almost impossible to save the fawn if it gets to the point they show their sick, because it's usually very progressed when the fawn starts getting weak or sick. I have tried rinsing them out buy giving enema's and giving wormers. Nothing worked for me, both were to far gone.
 
From West Virginia, I have raised 3 does from birth, but this year I found a little Buck couldn't have been more than a couple days old, I gave him goat milk he is eating but not sucking the bottle just lapping it, I am stimulating him to urinate and other, but he is so weak he can't stand without falling most of the time, and he kinda has a slight wheeze when he lays down I am at a loss right now I don't wanna lose the little guy I haven't had this much trouble out of taking care of a baby deer.. Any advise
 

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