"Stargazing" fawn

Take it's temp, sometimes hypothermia can stiffen the muscles, especially in the neck. Temp should be 101-102. If temp is below that

You need to warm the fawn asap. Hot water bath works the best. If the temp is high, more than likely it is some kind of infection or gut ailment. If temp is normal, then it could be trauma.

Look up goat polio. It has the stiff neck and walking in circles to the right. Thiamine is the treatment. Never seen it in a fawn but I guess it is possible.

I think she has floppy kid syndrome! the fawns stomachs PH is wrongs need to drench her with water and baking soda! I think the ratio is one table spoon to 8 oz of water and give the fawn 2 os AGAIN DONT QUOTE ME ON THE RATIO IM NOT SURE

Sounds like she has some type of infection that has begun to go neurological. Anitbiotics, fluids, and Vit B. Check temp a few times a day and give sugars for energy.

Absolutely goat polio or listeriosis. Give 2.5cc thiamine SQ and 2.5cc orally until symptoms go away.

Been getting alot of calls on this lately. Most of the calls have been from mideastern/eastern farms. Hummmm

Definitely give thiamine

I would also give b12 + b comp

C/d antitox

And cover it with nuflor/la300

Just my opinion

Jerrilee....im curious why you would give nuflor/la300, b complex and cdt?

One thing that helps bring on goat polio is using corid, wormer and corn at the same time.

Scott,


haha, thought I remembered from school tetracycline was rx of choice at Purdue any way.I remembered even though I was only interested in equine at the time. LOL

https://www.addl.purdue.edu/newsletters/2005/fall/listeriosis.htm


Infection by L. monocytogenes has been reported to be increasing in incidence and may be as high as 52% in farm animals, but overt clinical disease is considered to be rare. The disease is diagnosed clinically by the history and presenting signs with a failure of response to thiamine therapy. The most common treatment is oxytetracycline or penicillin G. Therapy works best in animals treated early in the disease process. Sheep and goats usually have an acute form of listeriosis and death occurs in 4-48 hours. Recovery is rare. Cattle, on the contrary, have a more chronic disease with survival for 4-14 days and potential spontaneous recovery with lasting brain damage.



tetracycline would cover listeriosis, penicillin would also be a drug of choice

c/d antitox may help if its like floppy kid syndrome

bcomplex/b12 help with appetite


nuflor?? I use it routinely with la300 in my fawns

just my thoughts on a shot gun treatment when you do not know what is going on yet