Hello everyone, I have a doe with sudden polio like symptoms. I was locking up the does and I noticed she wasn’t in the shed and I found her outside covered in snow (this was one of the coldest days we’ve had in a while). She was out of sorts & confused. I got her up and she was super unsteady and almost seemed paralyzed in the hind end and had a hard time keeping her legs under her. I put her in the barn with a heater and 1 other calm doe and she was acting blind and bumping against the wall a little bit but then she found the food and started eating. She would also circle too. I’m currently researching but thought I would post on here to see if you guys have any ideas. I brought in a doe a few months back from another herd and I didn’t realize but my mom had just started throwing some grain out for the does these past few weeks so i’m wondering if the imported doe is a carrier and the affected one ate her feces while going for grain? •They’re fed high quality hay from a round with no mold, dust, etc •She doesn’t have any facial drooping or drool yet •She’s a 4yr old
The only thing I have on hand right now is “high level vitamin B complex” it has thiamine hydrochloride at 100 mg per 1 ml. Online it said to dose at 10mg/kg as a minimum and she weighs about 40 pounds so she should get 2 mls intramuscular?
I also have penicillin so should we treat with both to cover either one? Online it said to give a big dose of penicillin but was unspecific in dosage
Give high levels of vitamin b complex sub Q under the skin). They pee out any excess. Penicillin is 1 cc per 10# body weight. Tennessee meat goats site has excellent suggestions for polio and listeria. Good luck.
@8-Nigerian-8 oh man. I just got through 2 polio goats. Its not pretty. I got my vet involved. Do you have access to a vet? I gave my two 5ml injections 3x daily for 3 days of both. But I did it according to my vet. Good luck. Keep in it for the long haul.
Here’s an article, you need to treat with vit b and pen every 6 hours around the clock. She’ll also need dex or banamine too. http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/listeriosis.html
She needs 500mg thiamine every 4 to 6 hours Penicillin 1 cc per 10 pounds every 4 to 6 hours Banamine or dex once a day for brain swelling This is around the clock dosing. Also making sure she eats and stays hydrated.
Banamine is 1 cc per 100 pounds once a day for 3 day. After day 3 evaluate daily if its still needed based on neurological issues. Best wishes
Thanks! She’s gotten considerably better since last night so I think we caught it early. Sub Q or in the muscle ?