Just reading through my Peter Gurney "Piggie Potions" book and it says as long as the animal is alert, and everything else is normal (droppings etc), then this is what he suggests..
"As the cure is heavy doses of calcium I can only assume calcium deficiency to be the cause of the problem. As calcium plays a vital part in nerve impulse transmission and muscular function, this would account for the paralysis.
Why this should suddenly happen so quickly, I cannot understand, and to date I have not come across any common factors in cases. It could even be a lack of the D vitamin which promotes the absorption of calium and phosphate.
On the first day give three 500mg calcium and Vitamin D tablets, one every 8 hours. There are many calcium-type tablets on the market, but be sure that the ones used are those with a Vitamin D content.
On the second day, reduce the dosage to 2 tablets, one ever 12 hours.
On the third day, and the following 3 days, give only one tablet daily.
There is usually the restoration of some function after 24 hours, and sometimes much sooner than that. If there is no improvement after 3 or 4 days, or the paralysis spreads, expert attention will be required."
I hope this is of help nutmeg.
