Re: ***Need help ASAP*** Scab and Hair loss 😔
Originally Posted by
HeatherEandOreo
So anyone have any guidance on vitamin’s/dosage I need to provide her for tonight?
Or what I need to do ASAP? Thank you everyone for any and all help in advance. I feel helpless for her.
Originally Posted by
CritterMom
So this turned up over night? It looks to me as though she is chewing her legs - self mutilation. Is that what I am seeing? If so, it is likely that she has enough nerve action left in her legs that she is having phantom pains, tingling, etc., and is chewing to stop it.
Gabapentin is a human med and is not available OTC, so if I were you I would ask around - perhaps on FB so you get wider range - and see if you can get some. Several people here can help you to properly dilute and dose it if you can find some.
I do not believe this situation is due to lack of vitamins or where they would help.
As CM suggested the chewing could likely be due to nerves, Gabapentin is used for nerve pain.
Since this baby has paralyses I would also recommend treating with Prednisone. If this baby has
a chance to regain use or at least partial use of it's legs it will benefit from Prednisone.
Also be aware that urine scald as well as milk scald will cause hair loss and irritation which
requires these areas to be kept clean and dry. Especially with paralyses.
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