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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...

My buck was laying down with droopy ears, when I got him up he had very unstable shaky legs he went off feed although I could get him to eat a few crackers and leaves. I hit him with penicillin for 10 days and probiotics. At 3 days he started to show improvement. Did a pretty good recovery but...

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A neighbor was cutting hay in a big pasture when an approximate 2 day old fawn ran out in front of the hay cutter and he accidentally clipped both back legs. Both legs are fractured. The right leg has 2 breaks. One is above the hoof and one is about an inch below the knee. This was a...

Have a ~5mos old white tail foe that is alert and eating and peeing and pooping. I have had her for 2 days. I help her stand.. She can use the front legs but rear ones don't move. She could be injured but i see no obvious injury.. But its possible she's injured but.. No blood no gore. Shes alert...

I have a 3 day old fawn with crooked front legs, they bend backwards @ the knee, any ideas why? & how can I fix this? Thanks v_hedrick

Anybody ever see legs like this. He is a two year old doesn't seem to bother him just has troubles at times but can still run. I cringe when he does run expecting them to snap.

re3ceived a call from another farmer tonight saying he had a doe fawn born breach and now her back legs are stiff... mother didnt have them all cleaned up yet so it was early... anyone ever see this ?? need some info because i plan on buying the fawn ... thanks

Has anyone ever seen a deer walking stiff legged on their front legs. I cant tell if it is stiffness in the knees or tender toes? First I had a 3 yr old doe do it and now that shes better her yearling son is doing the same thing exactly. Thanks for any opinions! Eldon

All of my bottlefeds were spooked by something & broke the latch. One has a broken front leg (between the knee and hoof) and the other is very weak in the back end. I found her in the buck pen----she might have gotten her back end caught in between the gate & fence. She cannot get up on her...

One of my buck fawns started laying around two days ago. When I saw him get up, he almost fell over. His legs are real wobbly. He is having a hard time walking. He is two and half months old. He struggled with the scours during the beginning of bottle feeding. Last night I gave him half cc...

I have a doe fawn that is 10 months old and otherwise perfectly healthy. We found her 4 days ago unable to get up. She had no sign of injury yet she could not use her front legs at all. We put her in the barn and have been treating her with dexamethasone daily as well as lactated ringer to keep...

I am licensed wildlife rehabber in Florida and I received a 12 wk old fawn that was found lyng next to a fence. He cannot use his back legs ...took him to my vet for evaluation...x-rays showed no fractures of pelvis area or back but he has had some trauma..anyway gave him a shot of dex and B-12...

four month old doe fawn has four swollen legs and walking on her tip toes. Has anyone seen this before and what should I do to help her?

We have a doe fawn that is three days old. Last night when we pulled her to bottle feed we noticed that she was walking really funny. Upon futher investigation her two front legs and one back leg at the first knuckle are not extended they are facing towards her hind end. They are all scuffed up...

Anyway I can help him correct this or will he grow out of it? Should I splint them straight? any and all help appreciated

We have a 8month old buck fawn that is loosing hair on the inside front legs. Seems healthy has been wormed. Can anyone tell me what the cause is? We are in mid winter,and he getting small cuts from ice and snow. What can we do for him. This is our first year as deer farmers! PLEASE HELP!!

why do deer lick pee of there rear hind legs ? anybody know why they do this ? thanks to the replys

We have a four week old fawn that in the past week it has slowly lost its ability to stand. At this point my wife wants to put her down but I do not have the heart. She still eats well and makes all kinds of happy fawns noises as she enjoys her bottle. Yesterday she could at least stand today...