way too much clover or greens have clogged her up. she will probably explode from the inside due to all the gas build up. poor thang wont live long in this condition. thats one of the backfalls of having green fields. deer tend to over eat.
I have had to treat goats from bloat (not fun running a tube down their throat into their rumen). Goats are very close to deer in the design of their digestive anatomy.
All that to say, this does not look like gaseous bloat from eating. The distention in those instances typically bears to the the horizontal on the sides, not the bottom (you will see it particularly on the left side of the rumen). If a goat or deer were to reach this size due to bloat, the gases would have already pressed against the pulmonary and respiratory systems, shutting them down. The deer would have expired far before this stage. That is why it is crucial to relieve gas bloat even before it looks bad to the eye. In short, IMHO this deer is far too big to have gaseous bloat simply from eating.
My guess is extreme pregnancy. My second guess is extreme infection in the bowels. Depending on the time of the year, I would lean heavily toward the first guess.
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Brenden Windsor
quadruplets?Dylan Lewis
shes probably plugged up and that's gas in her stomach shes dead now most likely.Richard Valimont
parasites of some type or maybe by the small sores she was gutshot with a small caliber rifle such as a 22,and some intestines were punctured.bryan kelley
way too much clover or greens have clogged her up. she will probably explode from the inside due to all the gas build up. poor thang wont live long in this condition. thats one of the backfalls of having green fields. deer tend to over eat.Bradley Coker
wonder if she will blow up if u shoot her...bryan kelley
probably disentegrate into a gazillion pieces. its pure methane gas inside. just like a humans gasesMatt Maro
agree with richard, kinda looks like it could be a shot from a shot gun, looks like there are more then one red mark on her bellyMatt Maro
animals nor humans explode from eating food, you'll throw up before your belly explodesThomas Harliwich
Its called bloat cow and sheep die from it all the timeDarrel Cox
I have had to treat goats from bloat (not fun running a tube down their throat into their rumen). Goats are very close to deer in the design of their digestive anatomy.All that to say, this does not look like gaseous bloat from eating. The distention in those instances typically bears to the the horizontal on the sides, not the bottom (you will see it particularly on the left side of the rumen). If a goat or deer were to reach this size due to bloat, the gases would have already pressed against the pulmonary and respiratory systems, shutting them down. The deer would have expired far before this stage. That is why it is crucial to relieve gas bloat even before it looks bad to the eye. In short, IMHO this deer is far too big to have gaseous bloat simply from eating.
My guess is extreme pregnancy. My second guess is extreme infection in the bowels. Depending on the time of the year, I would lean heavily toward the first guess.