I have a couple yearling does that have been sneezing for about a month now. Discharge from their nose as they sneeze is clear. They are eating well. No weight loss. No lethargy. Just plain old sneezing. They are not preg. Deer have a resiratory system, hence I am thinking they have some sort of environmental allergy. Any thought and/or suggestions is welcome.
Sneezing does
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Just sneezing or do they paw at their noses also? If they paw at them I would suspect nasal botts even though they are young in age. Botts are more an irritant than a serious issue.
Roger, they do paw at their nose. I haven't heard of nasal botts. I am a newer deer farmer. I try to read up all I can on deer health and wellness. Any way to help with treatment with nasal botts? As per cotton seed, I don't think we have any in my area of Butler County, PA. Even if it were just allergies, would there be any know feed addative to help. It is a pen that is 1 1/4 acre. Half is wooded and the rest is field. Six does reside in this pen. One doe had twin buck fawns 3 weeks ago. She is nursing them. They are real healthy and starting to run around the pen. Thanks for any help!!!
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Edgar, WI
Doug, As the link posted above by the other person says they aren't really much more than just a nuisance to the deer. It would take a large infestation of them to cause me to become very concerned for the animals health, and then it would be more from the stress standpoint than anything else. And that is coming from someone who took very good care and went to great lengths to care for his stock.
That said a regular program to control parasites in general will do a lot to help your herd with these bots. I would use Ivomec Plus for all my injection periods. The Plus gives you treatment/prevention against liver flukes as well as all the other internal and external parasites.
All that said I am NOT a vet and for that reason I won't share dosage rates either. Sorry.
Also good pen design and care will help aid in the reduction of flies. Flies will be the direct source of nasal bot issues. Keep the fly count low and maintain a good worming program and you should be in good shape.
NOTE: This is the kind of "general farm care" information that is available to those who choose to use the services of GPS (Genetic Planning Services)
http://www.deerforums.com/vbforums/showthread.php?t=4480
That said a regular program to control parasites in general will do a lot to help your herd with these bots. I would use Ivomec Plus for all my injection periods. The Plus gives you treatment/prevention against liver flukes as well as all the other internal and external parasites.
All that said I am NOT a vet and for that reason I won't share dosage rates either. Sorry.
Also good pen design and care will help aid in the reduction of flies. Flies will be the direct source of nasal bot issues. Keep the fly count low and maintain a good worming program and you should be in good shape.
NOTE: This is the kind of "general farm care" information that is available to those who choose to use the services of GPS (Genetic Planning Services)
http://www.deerforums.com/vbforums/showthread.php?t=4480
Thanks for the advice. We are like new parents. The deer mean a lot to us and we are doing everything we can to keep them healthy.
