| Author | Message | ||
     Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1071 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.47  Rating: N/A |
Most of the time oxytet and penicillin countact each other cancelling each other out. So it could be that neither antibiotic is working for either the mastitis (actually it won't do ANYTHING for gangrenous mastitis) or the respiratory infection. I might talk to the vet about switching to daily Naxcell which should help prevent an infection while the udder sloughs and treat the respiratory infection. A respiratory disease caused by a fungus is often much worse than one caused by a bacteria. Go to this webpage to read about gangrenous mastitis in goats. http://www.saanendoah.com/gmastitis.html Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Nancy (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 207.69.137.38 Rating: N/A |
Vet has 2yo ~120lb virgin doe on 6cc LA200 (Biomycin) every other day and 6cc of long lasting penicillin every day for a very serious case of mastitis (1/2 udder will slough off). The first 3 days on treatment she was acting fine. This morning (day 4) she has developed an occasonal cough/sneeze, with a lot of thick grey snot coming from her nose, acting a little lethargic, grinding teeth. Temp is 104.3. Eating OK, but not with much gusto, drinking OK, no diarrhea. I gave her a dose of Banamine for pain. Hope that was OK. Vet did not prescribe it. Could this be a bug that neither antibiotic is catching? Can a respiratory fungal infection be as serious as bacterial? What would you do? Would like some opinions before I talk to the vet, because I took her to him earlier to check her for possible mastitis, and all he did was look at the milk and smell it. Said she was fine, don't milk her, just keep an eye on her. |