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  1. S

    6 month old fawn diarrhea help

    Hi there! I am on here asking for a friend. They have a 6 month old fawn. Never had any issues at all. He got an infection in his ear tag and was given a shot of Duraxin. 24 hours later he ended up with uncontrollable diarrhea with slight bits of blood and mucous in it. He was still drinking...
  2. A

    Fawn coughing

    Woke up this morning fawn started coughing with mucus coming out nose and mouth not able to keep anything down. No fever and lethargic. Doing a little better this afternoon but still coughing with mucus out nose and mouth. And sounds like a gurgling noise in throat. Any ideas and what to do...
  3. G

    Castration wrong got only 1 ball

    hello im a beginner at castration i was castrating my faw and it was kind of hard because he was moving around. I had both balls in there but when he started moving i hurried up and let the band go on and it turns out one ball fell out. I know it pretty bad that i couldnt count to two but i was...
  4. W

    Is there a medication that can be darted for diarrhea in a fawn

    We are giving corid but need to stop the diarrhea ASAP. She is super fast so catching her doesn’t seem to be an option! Thanks
  5. K

    Sick fawn help!

    I have a 3 month old fawn who is very sick. She was fine Saturday then started to go downhill fairly quickly. Not eating on Sunday and then unable to stand up and walk around yesterday. We have to force her to take her bottle. Her symptoms are staggering, uncoordinated movement, head bobbing...
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    Help! Little fawn with rash

    Hello all. Please help! We have a 2 week old male fawn who is developing a bumpy rash on his lips, nostrils and chin. Some what scabby on chin. He is eating bottled goats milk and kid replacer formula. Has any one out there dealt with this? Do you think it could be the dreaded sore mouth...
  7. O

    possible contracted tendon in whitetail fawn

    We have a 4 day old fawn that appears to have contracted tendons in his right hind leg. Any suggestions? We have heard to wrap and give IV oxytetracycline, but if IV administration is unavailable, any other ways to administer this medication?And if so how much and how often? Do we splint the...
  8. J

    Fawn questions

    I'm raising my first fawn. I got her when she was approximately 3 days old and she is now 8 weeks. I'm beginning to wean her but am having some trouble. I was feeding 10-12 oz 3 times daily and have replaced the midday bottle with water, fruits and vegetables along with grazing, but she does not...
  9. B

    fawn rapid breathing

    found a 3 week old fawn with lacerations and two broken legs. the vet gave her back to us about a week ago and she was pooping normally up until 2 days ago. at first she was pooping solids and then it turned greener and now she has diarrhea. we did switch her formula though and i heard that...
  10. G

    10 week fawn suddenly cannot stand

    I have a 10 week old bottle fed doe fawn that seems very healthy, but suddenly can’t Stand. I seen her playing this morning and fall, I thought it was just her playing too hard. Now she obviously cannot get up or stand. Little muscle control and balance. Has not had any issues until now. She has...
  11. H

    Raising a two week old fawn

    We have a fawn saved from a dog, never could find his mother and couldn't put him back due to the dogs. We've had him almost 2 weeks now and figure he was 1 or 2 days old when he was rescued. He's been eating good, won't take the bottle until I force it into his mouth but once it's in he goes to...
  12. M

    Blind Fawn - need advice pls

    During this fawns 2nd week of life, I noticed it was walking through things instead of around them and bumping right into stuff. I also noticed her itching her nose a lot. She knocked a little piece of skin off her nose when she was scratching it with her hind hoof. Her nose was swollen and I...
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    fawn is blind

    During this fawns 2nd week of life, I noticed it was walking through things instead of around them and bumping right into stuff. I also noticed her itching her nose a lot. She knocked a little piece of skin off her nose when she was scratching it with her hind hoof. Her nose was swollen and I...
  14. O

    Bottle feeding doe fawn, she only pees in her kennel...help

    Help so I don’t have to clean the silly kennel everyday. I stimulate with a paper towel dipped in warm water. She poos fine, but she want pee until I set her in her kennel. I gotta clean that heavy thing nearly every day, LOL Please advise....
  15. M

    fawn help!

    hey. i just wanted to know is it normal for fawns to poop green ? And how is the fawn poop supposed to look like ? If this is a cause of diarrhea, how can i treat it ? sorry for the overload of questions but i need answers. thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. K

    Help fawn not eating

    She ate good until today. She drank some water. Not she will not eat. She has had 3oz in 10 hours
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    Injured wild fawn, wildlife rehabilitator need assistance

    I want to preface this by saying I am a certified wildlife rehabilitator in my state. I work in conjunction with a vet, whom is currently on vacation in Alaska. His associate is going to try to work me in tomorrow, but there are no guarantees, so here I am. The family that farms my ground, ran...
  18. K

    Transporting fawn

    Hello I’m new to this. I need to transfer a fawn 1:45 one way then another 1:45 again. My question is will this stress out the fawn or will she be ok.
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    New farmer with 5 day old fawn with diarrhea, help!

    Hey everyone. I’m new to this forum and desperate for answers/tips. My boyfriend and I are new to deer farming. We just had our first fawns ever on the 21st. This was the mother’s first pregnancy and we were not expecting her to have twins, she also had them about a week early. She had them...
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    2 week old fawn with weak legs and dizziness

    I found a newborn fawn in the woods when I was four wheeling. I set up my dads trail cam to watch it and after 2 and a half days the mother never came back. I couldn’t just leave it there so me and my parents took it in and fed it goat milk and colostrum for all species. It was eating really...