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11-13-2014, 06:07 PM
So a follow-up with this persistent pneumonia... I've been struggling with this crud for the last three months. Petunia and Nubbin had it in September, then Pac-Man and Cuzco got it after our vacation in October. Finally, the last ones to get it are now Jezebel and Delilah (who I started on penicillin this morning). Pac-Man got it the worst and couldn't seem to shake it even after a round of penicillin. It improved but never really went away. Cuzco has always had sinus and lung issues since the time he got chased by coyotes 2 1/2 years ago so I don't really worry about him unless it gets noticeably bad, but he's been a little wet-sounding for a month.
Snickers though... Snickers has had me worried. He has had this nastiness since early August, which is three months now. Although he's been growing normally, had a good appetite, lots of energy, etc., he's never NOT had a cough and runny nose! Sputnik would get it off and on. The last thing we tried was Draxxin. That knocked Sputnik's sickness out for good. He's been healthy, dry, and cough free since the first shot. Snickers didn't improve at all even after the second round of Draxxin. Made no difference at all! Since none of the vet's antibiotics were making even the slightest difference I decided to go herbal. I ordered a big bottle of "Immune Support Tincture" from Molly's Herbals along with a bag of "Breathe Easy" herbal mixture. The IST was very expensive and I was suspicious because there are a lot of so-called natural remedies out there that don't do any good at all, but this had good reviews.
Well, I got them in last weekend and started Pac-Man and Snickers on the stuff and I have to say I'm impressed. Pac-Man is totally dry for the first time in a month and Snickers is not quite dry, but his cough is gone and he no longer sounds like Darth Vader when he breathes. He's never NOT been wheezy and asthmatic-sounding since August, so I'm absolutely delighted to finally hear him breathing normally. His constantly runny nose has been almost completely dry and snot-free for the last couple of days even during this horrible cold spell. I'm also giving Snickers the Breathe Easy herbs in his morning grain. Cuzco is getting the Breathe Easy herbs (when he'll eat them) and he's sounding good right now too. I wish I could give this stuff to Jezebel and Delilah now that they've come down with the crud, but I don't have a lot and I'm saving it for Snickers. It's too expensive to use for anything but a last resort. But I just wanted to share that I think this stuff is really working!
I'm going to keep Snickers on the IST for another week, and I'll post again to let you all know if the healing remains permanent or if he gets sick again once he's off it. I really hope this does the trick. It's way past time he was over this, and I'm tired of him passing it around to my other goats! I think he gave it to Jezebel when he escaped into the girls' pen last week when she was in heat, then she gave it to Delilah.
Snickers though... Snickers has had me worried. He has had this nastiness since early August, which is three months now. Although he's been growing normally, had a good appetite, lots of energy, etc., he's never NOT had a cough and runny nose! Sputnik would get it off and on. The last thing we tried was Draxxin. That knocked Sputnik's sickness out for good. He's been healthy, dry, and cough free since the first shot. Snickers didn't improve at all even after the second round of Draxxin. Made no difference at all! Since none of the vet's antibiotics were making even the slightest difference I decided to go herbal. I ordered a big bottle of "Immune Support Tincture" from Molly's Herbals along with a bag of "Breathe Easy" herbal mixture. The IST was very expensive and I was suspicious because there are a lot of so-called natural remedies out there that don't do any good at all, but this had good reviews.
Well, I got them in last weekend and started Pac-Man and Snickers on the stuff and I have to say I'm impressed. Pac-Man is totally dry for the first time in a month and Snickers is not quite dry, but his cough is gone and he no longer sounds like Darth Vader when he breathes. He's never NOT been wheezy and asthmatic-sounding since August, so I'm absolutely delighted to finally hear him breathing normally. His constantly runny nose has been almost completely dry and snot-free for the last couple of days even during this horrible cold spell. I'm also giving Snickers the Breathe Easy herbs in his morning grain. Cuzco is getting the Breathe Easy herbs (when he'll eat them) and he's sounding good right now too. I wish I could give this stuff to Jezebel and Delilah now that they've come down with the crud, but I don't have a lot and I'm saving it for Snickers. It's too expensive to use for anything but a last resort. But I just wanted to share that I think this stuff is really working!
I'm going to keep Snickers on the IST for another week, and I'll post again to let you all know if the healing remains permanent or if he gets sick again once he's off it. I really hope this does the trick. It's way past time he was over this, and I'm tired of him passing it around to my other goats! I think he gave it to Jezebel when he escaped into the girls' pen last week when she was in heat, then she gave it to Delilah.