Ketosis ..... YES........... I have had to deal with that several times. It is hard to diagnose over the e-mail unless you can smell the ketone on the breath of the animal... Then you remember it immediately. I use propylene glycol, in a stomach tube the flush with water because propylene burns the throat. I also use a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of honey watered down thin enough to go through the tube easily. The honey will give immediate response, then the propylene evens out the blood sugar as it is long acting.. Also, a good dose of pro Bio or any digestive enzymes to get the gut working again. The ketones will kill off the beneficial bacteria and cause a delay in getting the sugars digested. I have saved several that were predicted by expert vets to die....
The back end dragging symptom fits Ketosis very well. I have a hard time recognizing Ketosis unless I see it.... Cecil in OKla Julian Hale wrote: > At 10:36 AM 4/11/2007, you wrote: > >> Without more information I can only do some experienced guessing. It >> may be Milk Fever. If so, quickly get some calcium IV into her. >> without knowing the time frame on these events I can only guess. If >> this is within the first week since labor, it very possibly is Milk Fever. >> >> Cecil in OKla >> > > IV should generally only be done by a vet, as it is dangerous. A safer way > to treat milk fever is subq or orally. Sub-Q (in goats), give 40cc of a 25% > solution of calcium gluconate under the skin in 3-4 different sites. Orally, > about 8 ounces of calcium gluconate(PITA, and possibly dangerous)), calcium > gel(mail order?), or several 1000mg tums. I had a nice Toggenburg doe die at > the vet, getting IV calcium. I had Nubian a couple months later that I gave > sub-Q calcium, and she recovered quite quickly. I talked to another local > goat raiser, and she just stuffs tums down them. That is the slowest but > safest method, and wouldn't harm her if she doesn't have milk fever. > > Does she have a low body temp? Trembling in the body, head, or neck? If > not, it may not be milk fever. If she has a high temp, she probably has an > infection. Another possibility is Ketosis, which requires administration of > sugars. That can be diagnosed by smelling the breath or urine for a sweet > smell, or by testing the urine with a ketone test strip. You can give food > grade glycerine(glycerol), propylene glycol, or a mix of corn syrup and water. > > http://fiascofarm.com/goats/ketosis.htm > http://fiascofarm.com/goats/milkfever.htm > > Sheep can generally be treated the same as goats, except the dosage of most > drugs is about half that of a goat. This is a great website on treating > goats both conventionally and holistically/herbally. > > Julian > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > llysheep.info > > _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
