Post by katie k on Jun 21, 2024 9:19:17 GMT -5
After my last 911 post, I felt quite encouraged that Dolly was on the upswing. She was eating/drinking and getting around, but in the last 3 days she's taken a downturn. I am not involving my vet, since I am over $500 in the hole on this sheep anyways, but I thought I'd see if you have any recommendations. She is doing this same hind end dance/stagger and then collapses with her feet under her, not out to the side/pedaling. She did this for 2 days prior to going down completely and then the vet was out and thought toxemia. I begin to think toxemia was secondary. Here's the time line
Thurs May23 sheep got sheared, very gently by a handshearer. Immediatly after, Dolly took a dislike to Rosebud and chased her for 2 days, shearer said she's not recognising her. We left the sheep in an electronet for 2 nights so D could not slam Rosebud against a wall in the barn. Getting about 1 cup grain a day, preferring grass to hay.
Sat may25 HOT, sheep grazed out the shady spots and would not venture beyond. Dolly was hanging her head under Rosebud, snuffling her udder.
Sun May 26 Dolly could not walk up from pasture, trembling, hind end collapsing. Girls called me down to see, but she did not do it in the 1/2 hour I watched, was cudding, looking normal.
Mon may 27 Dolly is stamping collapsing, we call vet, begin 911 post, toxemia tx
Tues 28th Vet comes out, banamine, iv dextrose, vit shot, ringers lactate.
Wed 29th Dex and lute, continue with subq cal gluc vit b, banamine, poor appetite begin safeguard
Thurs 30 Very ill, grinding teeth, continued all of above, force feeding thru the night
Fri 31 sheep friend, Kyle comes, Dolly is dialated but no contractions. Kyle pulls lamb and immediately Dolly perks up, begins eating and drinking. Can not stand. Develops fever that evening
Sat June 1 banamine and La200, along w/ all other shots
Sun June 2 same
Mon June 3 same but no banamine or abx, fever continues
Tues June 4 give dex and Nuflor
Wed June 5 dex and Nuflor
Thurs I am a zombie, ella has poison ivy, I quit all injections, taking of temps, just keep food and water accesible
Friday june 7 -16 progressively better, begins scooting, then walking w/fronts knuckled under, then looking a bit week but pretty darn great, occasional hind stamping, tremors.
Monday June 17 begins to decline, more tremor/stamp/collapse. Heat wave/high humidity comes in. Appetite great, continues to nurse lamb.
Now makes an effort to stand but very poor limb control. 2 days ago we started top dressing grain with Fertrel Graziers minerals (they have free choice) and 10 g magnesium sulfate. Lost my thermo, so no temp taken, possibly slightly bugged eyes although the girls think not.
Whatcha think? Grass tetany? Pinched nerve?
Thurs May23 sheep got sheared, very gently by a handshearer. Immediatly after, Dolly took a dislike to Rosebud and chased her for 2 days, shearer said she's not recognising her. We left the sheep in an electronet for 2 nights so D could not slam Rosebud against a wall in the barn. Getting about 1 cup grain a day, preferring grass to hay.
Sat may25 HOT, sheep grazed out the shady spots and would not venture beyond. Dolly was hanging her head under Rosebud, snuffling her udder.
Sun May 26 Dolly could not walk up from pasture, trembling, hind end collapsing. Girls called me down to see, but she did not do it in the 1/2 hour I watched, was cudding, looking normal.
Mon may 27 Dolly is stamping collapsing, we call vet, begin 911 post, toxemia tx
Tues 28th Vet comes out, banamine, iv dextrose, vit shot, ringers lactate.
Wed 29th Dex and lute, continue with subq cal gluc vit b, banamine, poor appetite begin safeguard
Thurs 30 Very ill, grinding teeth, continued all of above, force feeding thru the night
Fri 31 sheep friend, Kyle comes, Dolly is dialated but no contractions. Kyle pulls lamb and immediately Dolly perks up, begins eating and drinking. Can not stand. Develops fever that evening
Sat June 1 banamine and La200, along w/ all other shots
Sun June 2 same
Mon June 3 same but no banamine or abx, fever continues
Tues June 4 give dex and Nuflor
Wed June 5 dex and Nuflor
Thurs I am a zombie, ella has poison ivy, I quit all injections, taking of temps, just keep food and water accesible
Friday june 7 -16 progressively better, begins scooting, then walking w/fronts knuckled under, then looking a bit week but pretty darn great, occasional hind stamping, tremors.
Monday June 17 begins to decline, more tremor/stamp/collapse. Heat wave/high humidity comes in. Appetite great, continues to nurse lamb.
Now makes an effort to stand but very poor limb control. 2 days ago we started top dressing grain with Fertrel Graziers minerals (they have free choice) and 10 g magnesium sulfate. Lost my thermo, so no temp taken, possibly slightly bugged eyes although the girls think not.
Whatcha think? Grass tetany? Pinched nerve?