[Dailydrool] not eating

[JACQIE MARVICH]

Hi All

Ranger and I went to the vetspital Friday morning. He was examined, poked and proded, and the only thing we came up with was something I discovered while I was waiting for the vet to come into the exam room. I noticed his nasal passages were partially blocked and there was a little crusty stuff around his nostrils. Like a little kid with a cold. I grabbed some kleenex and wet it a bit and gently cleared the discharge from his nostrils. It was mostly clear with a little mucous in it and I found a piece of a foxtail lodged in one nostril. While doing this, I discovered that it caused him pain if I raised his head up from a lowered position. Side to side movement seemed fine but if he lowered his head and I tried to lift it up, he would tense and his head and neck would quiver while being lifted. Bless his heart, he didn't yelp or cry out but I could tell it hurt him. So when the vet came in, I showed her the discharge and the foxtail I'd collected and we discussed the pain he experienced while raising he head. She perscribed some previcox for the neck pain and an antibiotic for the nasal discharge that she felt was caused by the foxtail in his nasal passage. She palpated his abdomin and didn't feel that he had a blockage. He is drinking water and keeps it down. Ranger still hasn't eaten but he is feeling better. His body language, posture and attitude are better today. I'm hoping he'll want to eat a little this evening. I'm moving his crate out of the area where his mpther's is because she growels at him as he goes by her if she's in her crate and he doesn't want to come past her. If he is not eating by Monday morning, I will take him back to the vet for further evaluation.

I would have posted sooner but I had one of my pygmy does deliver triplets Friday evening about 7 p.m. then Dazzle began showing signs of labor around midnight. About 2 a.m. Dazzle began having contractions and delivered three puppies between 3:15 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. this morning. I called in to the vet when they opened as she was still contracting and had not passed any of the placentas with the puppies so off to the vet we went again this morning to get an xray to see if we had more puppies coming and get some antibiotics for her. By the time I got back home, I was so tired I could hardly think. I checked on the momma goats and their kids, fed the bottle babies and made sure Dazzle and her puppies were settled in then laid down with the baby monitor on for a much needed short nap. 

Thank you to all of oyu for your emails and sending drool for Ranger. We are not out of the woods yet but I am feeling more optomistic about him. I'll update you all as things progress. The chicken and rice are cooking as I type.

Jacqie Marvich
Oakrydge Bassets
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Beverly Szaton<mailto:bgszap at gmail.com> 
  To: JACQIE MARVICH<mailto:oakrydgebh7 at msn.com> 
  Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 5:51 AM
  Subject: Re: not eating


  I don't have shirts either. Waiting for Uncle Sam to cough up a social security check that the bank doesn't eat before I see it.Let me know what the Vet says, please!
  MomPerson


  On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:06 AM, JACQIE MARVICH <oakrydgebh7 at msn.com<mailto:oakrydgebh7 at msn.com>> wrote:

     I hadn't thought of that. I appreciate your mentioning it. I will be sure he gets a thorough exam. On thing I did think of was injury to his diaphragm which is very painful. I know as I've experience that for myself. I couldn't eat either.

    We love to read Nigel and LLewis posts. Great shirts by the way. Still haven't ordered mine but plan to. My MOM's sends money for my birthday.

    Jacqie
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Beverly Szaton<mailto:bgszap at gmail.com> 
      To: JACQIE MARVICH<mailto:oakrydgebh7 at msn.com> 
      Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:27 PM
      Subject: not eating


      Jackie I would have the Vet go over your guy with a fine tooth comb. I wonder if he didn't get bitten and is now developing an abscess.

      MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis and Cooper


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