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     Tammy WIlliams New member Username: tammywilliams Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 209.205.160.127 Rating: N/A |
I know from experience that the homeowner's insurance of the dog owner will pay the vet bills and damages. We have family members living close by who have "blood trained" their labs. They broke into my pen one night and did quite a bit of damage. Their insurance paid then cancelled them when they refused to get rid of the dogs. We now keep a loaded rifle by the door. I'm very sorry to hear this has happened elsewhere. Good luck! | ||
| Richard Manning New member Username: richardmanning Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 205.201.87.70 Rating: N/A |
And to put in my 2 cents worth, I live in Texas, and was born and raised in Louisiana. Both of these states have laws that any animal that is "harassing" your livestock can be shot without warning to the owner of said animal. While some folks might cringe at the shooting of someone’s pet, you will need to decide which you prefer, your goats or their dogs. If the possibility exists to contact the owner and give them a polite warning then you might wish to do so (Keep in mind you may get into the "if you shoot my dog I'll shoot your goats" scene). I have put a few rounds next to one dog that got into my pasture, he did a lot of hollering as he went under my hot wire to get back out, if he comes back he wont get a third chance. I have not warned the owners, and if he does come back he will just go quietly to doggy heaven. By the way, I own WAY too many dogs of my own, all who are pampered beyond belief. They are also kept inside a well made fence and are never allowed out into the community, for their own safety as well as others. Richard | ||
| Sandi Scott New member Username: sarasotasandi Post Number: 3 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 63.235.162.82 Rating: |
Donna, One more thought. As Gary said, the dogs WILL be back. In most states, it is legal to shoot any animal that intrudes on your property and threatens livestock. Some states do not consider goats as livestock, but if the dogs are threatening goats, they could easily be threatening a child as well. My daughter told me there was a dog on our property and it looked mean. I went to investigate, and was attacked by a group of 6-8 dogs. I had to shoot the lead dog and the rest scattered. My animal control officer worked with me for 3 weeks, picking up the stray animals and coming out anytime I had a sighting. We think we have them all now, but the neighbor whose animals started all this just got a new puppy to replace the ones that "ran away". Just so you know, I don't shoot every animal that strays on my property, only the ones that threaten my livestock or my family. For all others, we try to catch them and return them to the owner if they have a registration tag or turn them over to animal control. Sandi | ||
| Don S. (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 172.145.178.110 Rating: |
I had a dog bite on the rear thigh of a doe that left a minor open wound. I tried treating it with just about every common thing you could think of and would not heal, even got worse at times. It would stay wet and like pus on top. This went on for many weeks. The vet sold me Nolvasan ointment. Once a day treatment was not enough as the vet prescribed. I started treating 2 or 3 times a day if possible. I would wash the wound with alchol and cotton. Then take dry tissue and pat it dry. Then apply the Nolvasan all over the wound. Also gave a one time injection of Byomycin antibiotic. I also had snipped away the hair from the bit area so help keep it clean. With this aggressive treatment, the wound started healing and drying. I kept up with the treatments even some time after it appeared healed to be sure. Something with dog saliva makes the wound very bad. Nolvasan ointment is not just antibiotic but also anti-fungal. It sounds like your goat sustained serious injury and shock. I hope it recovers ok and the dogs' owner is descent enough to pay for the damage and vet bills. Must get rid of the dogs permanently before your goat is safe. | ||
| Maggie Leman New member Username: mleman Post Number: 9 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.205.236 Rating: N/A |
Sounds like she has an infection that causes gas to accumulate under the skin or one of the wounds is sucking air. This can be very serious. You can also give aspirin (1 regular tablet per 10 pounds every 6 hours for pain), Liquid Children's Motrin (1 cc per 10 pounds every 6 hours as needed), or banamine 1 cc per 100 pounds once or twice a day for 3 to 4 days. A vet within 3 hours drive that will treat a goat is doable. Maybe they are a mobile vet (most are) and can come to you. As Gary said, the dogs WILL BE BACK. The correct dose for penicillin is 1 cc per 15 to 20 pounds (be sure to give enough) twice a day by SQ injection. COntinue for 7 to 10 days. Any less is pretty much useless. | ||
| Gary Pfalzbot Moderator Username: admin Post Number: 11 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 64.136.164.35  Rating: N/A |
Hello Donna, Sorry to hear about your goat being attacked. How much penicillin are you giving her and how often? How did you clean each wound? It would be a good idea to get her temperature (rectally) so we can tell if there is an infection raging (which is possibly the case). Alot of times penicillin alone isn't enough to battle an infection and you may need to switch or alternate antibiotics. It would be a good idea if you can find and identify the dogs - chances are if they are carrying something, you may need to identify them. At the very least, if you can find the dogs owner(s), let them know that you would like to find a vet and have them pay for treatment of your goat and to have their dogs tested for various diseases. Some of the others will also post on the subject as I know they too have had cases of dog attacks. Best regards, Gary Pfalzbot | ||
| Donna Barley (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 71.3.218.143 Rating: N/A |
My young doe was attacked by dogs. It is now day 3 and her neck and jaw face are very swollen, also where the dogs bit her on her thigh. She can walk some, and nibbles at grain and hay, as well as drinks. The swelling feels like there is air bubbles under the skin - a kind of squishy feeling. To get her this far (after treating her for shock),we have force fed her with electrolytes and vitamins, as well as pennicillin shots. She now eats on her own, but the neck swelling thing is looking bad. She can hardly lift her head. Any suggestions? Our large animal practice has quit doing goats and the nearest vet that does goats is over an hour away. |
