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Old 07/04/07, 08:04 AM
JKL-Equine Fam Pet Rescue
  
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Unhappy sick pet kid
we have a kid buckling he is a few months old orphaned at a sale at a day old got out from his heated area and was found very sick too to vet had low sugar and hyperthermic I guess well he has always been acting different not growing really well and with upper respiratory problems well yesterday we seen him walking in circles and what appeared to be full of gas he got better the gas left then her was having twitching and foaming at the mouth and stomach fliuds coming out of his mouth but ate well then seizing again running in fits of fear and this morning his hind knee is down he is but not walking only thing different is we got new alfalfa hay and fed some noticed it is very green fresh and damp feeling I have put him on penicilliin and pepto bismol he doesnt want to eat today just twitching in his body and head and small sounds like ba once in awhile my vet office is closed today so I am just wanting to see if anyone has any suggestions on how to help my Dakota wondering if this is what I have heard called "frothy bloat "?????
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Old 07/04/07, 08:09 AM
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Baking soda! If he won't lick it, spoon a bit in his mouth, let him swallow. Do some more.

It sounds like there may be something worse wrong, but that's a place to start.
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Old 07/04/07, 08:40 AM
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Agree with Rose, baking soda.

Then quit the new hay for a bit. Do you have any regular grass hay? If not, just fresh grass & maybe some blackberry or raspberry leaves (a favorite treat). Also I'd give some vitamin B. Either an injection, if you have it. Or even human vitamin B pills in a pinch. Give him 3 crushed.

How about his poo & pee? Is he drinking well? Eating other things? Maybe got into some vegetation he shouldn't have? Azela, rhodadendron (wow my spelling is bad today!)
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Old 07/04/07, 10:47 AM
 
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You said he was walking in circles. Is his head tilted? What's his temperature? Is his side tight sounding?

If he is frothing I would give him some mineral oil or corn oil to help cut the foam so he can expell it. I would give him baking soda also.
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Old 07/04/07, 01:19 PM
JKL-Equine Fam Pet Rescue
  
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sick pet kid
thank you for all the advise I will do everything all of you mentioned
Thank you
Judy Mayes
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Old 07/05/07, 09:30 AM
 
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How is he today?
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