Little Buckling Not doing Well!

He was born Thurs. afternoon (We are bottle feeding for CAE Prev.) He has been in the house with us and was fine untill Sat. evening. He was constipated and when he finally went it was very hard and dry. A few minutes later he pooped again and this time it was very loose and had blood clots in it. I think he may have gotten a tear in his rectum from the hard dry poo. Late Sat. evening it stopped and he was eating a bouncing around like normal. It actual took a while to get him to go to bed. Woke up this morning and He was just standing there in a daze. Called Vet and he came out. By the time the vet got here the buckling was just laying on his side and too week to even pick up his head. Vet gave him: Thiamin, Vit. B, and Banamine. (at 9:30 this AM) He will now stand very still for about 5 min. at a time. He will walk a few steps to his favorite spot to lay down. Now he is kinda dragging his back left leg a little. Not sure if this is from the shot itself or something else. My biggest concern (and the vets) was Goat Polio due to his digestive system being out of wack. I cannot get him to eat. I have only managed to get about 3 oz into him all day.

My questions are....How long before we see an improvement? How do I drench? (his mouth doesn't seem to work and I know he needs to keep eating) And Does anyone have any other ideas as to what I can do for him.

This is our first kid and I'm really worried we are screwing it up. I feel so awfull.

 

I have a drencher. The one with the metal tip. But I have no idea how to use it. I don't want to drown him. So how do I drench him?

 

We managed to get 4 oz into him around 6:30. He is still just laying around but his eyes look brighter. He still hasn't pooped. So we are going to try another enema in a few. Going to try drenching him again around 11PM. He is peeing good so I know he isn't dehydrated yet. He does get up to pee so he is moving on his own a little bit.

Thank you all for the help and advise. I will update in the morning.

 

This morning he seems a little perkier. He still is just laying around but today he is getting up and moving from time to time on his own. He is also keeping his head up more and looking around. He still doesn't want to eat which bothers me. Last night we drenched him again and got 60cc into him. He is really fighting us when we try to get anything into him. The fighting is good I know because it shows he has enough energy. But I really am worried that he isn't getting enough. He hasn't pooped yet even with the enema last night. I'm wondering if perhaps the diareah (sp?) drained him and maybe he isn't eating enough to produce any poo yet. He is still peeing so he isn't dehydrated. In fact he seems to have a favorite place to pee (right in front of the door) and will walk quite a ways to there if he has to.

Do you all think I should fight with him to feed him? Or just keep offering and wait for him to be ready to eat?

 

Re: Little Buckling Not doing Well! HE DIDN"T MAKE IT

He passed away just a little bit ago. He was curled up just a few feet away. He cried out a couple times and I picked him up and he nuzzeled up against my cheek and nipped my nose. Then he just laid his head against me and passed away.

He was very very full. His abdomen was at least twice the normal size. The vet was here this morning to check on him and was much more concerned with getting something out than in. He thought the little guy wasn't taking anymore in because he was litterally full.

He had been starting to show signs of pain so I do feel a little better knowing that he is no longer in any pain.