J@son
Well-Known Member
Shot this doe earlier in the week.
She appeared in good health - behaviour was completely normal. Produced a good carcass with plenty of fat and no signs of disease. I would say she was in excellent condition but for...
...these bald patches. There were several across her body. No sign of mites/lice etc. The hair around the patches looked normal and the exposed skin did not look sore, red, inflammed or infected. Quite the opposite in fact. And there was no sign of historic scarring.
I initially assumed she'd snagged herself on some barbed wire. But surely this would leave a scar or at least a scratch and the hair would be growing back - which did not appear to be the case. Also there were at least four or five of these patches so she would have have had to been rolling around in it. I also wondered about a dog attack but again I would expect to see some sign of injury - especially if the dog had got hold of her neck - and there was none. (The red mark just visible on the patch on her neck is the entry wound where I shot her).
It's too early for the moult and even though I think they can look shocking when they are shedding they don't look like this... at least not in my experience. I've not seen this before.
I'd be interested to know what others think. Thanks in advance for your posts and opinions.
She appeared in good health - behaviour was completely normal. Produced a good carcass with plenty of fat and no signs of disease. I would say she was in excellent condition but for...
...these bald patches. There were several across her body. No sign of mites/lice etc. The hair around the patches looked normal and the exposed skin did not look sore, red, inflammed or infected. Quite the opposite in fact. And there was no sign of historic scarring.
I initially assumed she'd snagged herself on some barbed wire. But surely this would leave a scar or at least a scratch and the hair would be growing back - which did not appear to be the case. Also there were at least four or five of these patches so she would have have had to been rolling around in it. I also wondered about a dog attack but again I would expect to see some sign of injury - especially if the dog had got hold of her neck - and there was none. (The red mark just visible on the patch on her neck is the entry wound where I shot her).
It's too early for the moult and even though I think they can look shocking when they are shedding they don't look like this... at least not in my experience. I've not seen this before.
I'd be interested to know what others think. Thanks in advance for your posts and opinions.
