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I have a doe that kidded last March 2017
She is 4 years old, 4th freshening, Nigerian.
She had a long pre-hard labor ( about 12 hours)
Hard Labor started and she was tired already. She was making no progress in pushing - and pushes weren't all that forceful either. No bubble had appeared at all. No water broken.
After 45 min I gloved, sanitized, lubed up and went looking.
I found 1 big boy perfect presentation - who came out yowling and standing on his own - with a little pulling...
I went back in and found another buck perfect presentation again - pulled him very easily.
He was weak in the legs and took some work ( and selinium gel after ) to get him going.
Both turned out fine.
The afterbirth came out right after I got the second boy cleaned up-- but hung on for hours with a 1/4" string going into her vulva.
I bumped her several times and felt confident there were no more kids.
I kick myself now - and wish I would have
1. Gone looking inside again anyway - but with the afterbirth hanging - wasn't sure if I should??
2. Gone in with syringe of colloidal silver and emptied it inside.
Well that's all hind sight
So.. She acted very sluggish and was always laying on her kids etc. but no fever. I just figured she was sore from my intrusion.
.I had the vet out because I wanted to see about getting some Excede for her since I went in 2 times in a hurry and I wasn't all that careful in my panicked condition!
The vet said Biomycin was best and so I gave that instead.
Since then she still has some discharge between heats. When she goes into heat sometimes it is slighly pinkish. I have seen clear - and white also but just on the vulva part.
Still no fever - not acting off since she's healed up.
I have been treating her herbally - and she'll get dry - then discharge starts again ( mid cycle).
Just recently I got some great advice from Kat at Fir Meadow... I usually depend on her products.
But she advised uterine boluses and using a weak kid syringe to tube some Herbiotic extract into the uterus.
But I don't feel comfortable doing that - I'm afraid I'd damage her uterine wall- bladder - who knows??!
Also, though I love using herbal's only - the cost of that treatment would cost more than I have to spare right now!
So.... Is it too late to use the brand new cheap Penn G that I found at TSC for under 10.00?
I had read on some other posts on here - that that was the drug of choice for uterine infections.
I also saw a post where someone said that uterine infection doesn't have to have a fever also!
I'm assuming that is what it is - even though there is no temp - milk is fine- and the discharge doesn't smell all that bad--- hahaha well that comes from someone that enjoys the smell of cudding because it means everything is working!!
Discharge smells like Comet cleanser???
I want to get her ready for November breeding! Thank you for your help!
I have a doe that kidded last March 2017
She is 4 years old, 4th freshening, Nigerian.
She had a long pre-hard labor ( about 12 hours)
Hard Labor started and she was tired already. She was making no progress in pushing - and pushes weren't all that forceful either. No bubble had appeared at all. No water broken.
After 45 min I gloved, sanitized, lubed up and went looking.
I found 1 big boy perfect presentation - who came out yowling and standing on his own - with a little pulling...
I went back in and found another buck perfect presentation again - pulled him very easily.
He was weak in the legs and took some work ( and selinium gel after ) to get him going.
Both turned out fine.
The afterbirth came out right after I got the second boy cleaned up-- but hung on for hours with a 1/4" string going into her vulva.
I bumped her several times and felt confident there were no more kids.
I kick myself now - and wish I would have
1. Gone looking inside again anyway - but with the afterbirth hanging - wasn't sure if I should??
2. Gone in with syringe of colloidal silver and emptied it inside.
Well that's all hind sight
So.. She acted very sluggish and was always laying on her kids etc. but no fever. I just figured she was sore from my intrusion.
.I had the vet out because I wanted to see about getting some Excede for her since I went in 2 times in a hurry and I wasn't all that careful in my panicked condition!
The vet said Biomycin was best and so I gave that instead.
Since then she still has some discharge between heats. When she goes into heat sometimes it is slighly pinkish. I have seen clear - and white also but just on the vulva part.
Still no fever - not acting off since she's healed up.
I have been treating her herbally - and she'll get dry - then discharge starts again ( mid cycle).
Just recently I got some great advice from Kat at Fir Meadow... I usually depend on her products.
But she advised uterine boluses and using a weak kid syringe to tube some Herbiotic extract into the uterus.
But I don't feel comfortable doing that - I'm afraid I'd damage her uterine wall- bladder - who knows??!
Also, though I love using herbal's only - the cost of that treatment would cost more than I have to spare right now!
So.... Is it too late to use the brand new cheap Penn G that I found at TSC for under 10.00?
I had read on some other posts on here - that that was the drug of choice for uterine infections.
I also saw a post where someone said that uterine infection doesn't have to have a fever also!
I'm assuming that is what it is - even though there is no temp - milk is fine- and the discharge doesn't smell all that bad--- hahaha well that comes from someone that enjoys the smell of cudding because it means everything is working!!
Discharge smells like Comet cleanser???
I want to get her ready for November breeding! Thank you for your help!