Dot broke a horn off

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TCOLVIN

Discussion Starter · Aug 21, 2021 (Edited)

My 5 year old Dot somehow last night or early this morning she broke one of her horns off. There is a piece sticking up about 4 inches. It look like the horn just slipped off of what’s still connected to her head. It’s bloody and nasty looking. As soon as I saw it I sprayed with blue coat (as flies are flying here) and gave her a Noromycin 300 antibiotic 4ml (she weighs about 85-90 lbs) and a Vit. B complex shot 5ml. Does the piece sticking out need to be surgically remove? Should I clean the part sticking out and with what? What should I do? Getting a vet is probably a NO.

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K.B.

· #2 · Aug 21, 2021

Is there a vet you could call and consult with? I think what you already did was a good idea... I've never dealt with this so hopefully someone with more knowledge chimes in...

Tanya

· #3 · Aug 21, 2021

Bump

K.B.

· #4 · Aug 21, 2021

Yes I'd clean it!

K.B.

· #5 · Aug 21, 2021

Are you giving her supplements like a free choice mineral?

K.B.

· #6 · Aug 21, 2021

Do you have an antiseptic for goats? Or like an iodine solution?

TCOLVIN

Discussion Starter · #7 · Aug 21, 2021

K.B. said:
Do you have an antiseptic for goats? Or like an iodine solution?

I have a bottle of 7 percent iodine.

TCOLVIN

Discussion Starter · #8 · Aug 21, 2021

K.B. said:
Are you giving her supplements like a free choice mineral?

I put out free minerals but no one is eating much of it now.

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TCOLVIN

Discussion Starter · #9 · Aug 21, 2021

K.B. said:
Yes I'd clean it!

With iodine 7%?

K.B.

· #10 · Aug 21, 2021

I'm not positive about iodine but she should have something to clean it with... I asked about the minerals because why would a healthy goats horn break lol, just scary ... you seem to be doing everything right, the Blu cote was a good idea. I looked up some to try and be of help since no ones chimed in yet!

K.B.

· #11 · Aug 21, 2021

If I'm correct blukote is an antiseptic spray blukote - Google Search

That should work!

K.B.

· #12 · Aug 21, 2021

@goathiker have you any knowledge in this situation?

K.B.

· #13 · Aug 21, 2021

@toth boer goats @happybleats

K.B.

· #14 · Aug 21, 2021

Is it still bleeding a lot? Do you have any blood stop for hooves?

K.B.

· #15 · Aug 21, 2021

Is it still bleeding a lot? Do you have any blood stop for hooves?

K.B.

· #16 · Aug 21, 2021

Maybe a picture? If she has part of the horn left its not as much of an emergency as it would be if it broke at the base...

ksalvagno

· #17 · Aug 21, 2021

Leave what is left. If there is a lot of blood, clean it up best you can. Blukote is fine.

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TCOLVIN

Discussion Starter · #18 · Aug 21, 2021

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K.B. said:
Is it still bleeding a lot? Do you have any blood stop for hooves?

Yes on blood stop. No it wasn’t bleeding much of any. It was a bloody messy looking situation. I looked to see where she may have been to lose it. I was contemplating cutting her horns back because they curl like a ram and came back up toward her face. I don’t know it she was fighting or maybe hung it through a fence and tore out of it. I walked the fence row and found nothing.Here is a before pic of her. I loved the way they grew but they were so close to her head when they made the curve around.

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K.B.

· #19 · Aug 21, 2021

I wouldn't cut back her horns, as they have nerves and veins in them... boy is she pretty

poor girl!

K.B.

· #20 · Aug 21, 2021

If it starts bleeding again I'd use the blood stop as it will help clot the area, otherwise keep up on the blukote a couple times a day so it won't get infected

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