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Today my 8 month old buck is acting off. He is standing listlessly and his eyes look dull. He seems a little unsteady on his feet. He does not have a fever. I think it might be polio. He has not been eating as much hay as he usually does, due to being in rut, and because he was losing weight I had upped his grain a bit for the last week. He seemed fine this morning, but now I am very concerned.
I have Thiamine at the strength of 500mg/mL and my understanding is that the dosage for this is 1cc/100 lbs administered every 6 hours until symptoms subside. I just gave him .8cc IM (he is 80 lbs)
Some sites say to give him either dexamethasone or ban amine for possible brain swelling. Should I do this? Does this sound like Polio?
I have Thiamine at the strength of 500mg/mL and my understanding is that the dosage for this is 1cc/100 lbs administered every 6 hours until symptoms subside. I just gave him .8cc IM (he is 80 lbs)
Some sites say to give him either dexamethasone or ban amine for possible brain swelling. Should I do this? Does this sound like Polio?