Author Topic: epilepsy in lambs (Read 4932 times)

liz999 · « **on:** March 30, 2011, 03:06:01 pm »

dos anyone know if lambs can take epileptic fits? im raising three orphaned lambs for a farmer ,they are 2 weeks old and one of them took what looked like a fit this afternoon? she seems fine at the moment, help?

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:52:47 pm »

ooh crikey, sounds scary $:-\$ not a sheep person but am hoping my answer will bump your thread back up so someone else might see it and help you. also post in the sheep section - hope you get some help x

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2011, 08:07:21 pm »

Quote from: liz999 on March 30, 2011, 03:06:01 pm

dos anyone know if lambs can take epileptic fits? im raising three orphaned lambs for a farmer ,they are 2 weeks old and one of them took what looked like a fit this afternoon? she seems fine at the moment, help?

Well I haven't heard of epilepsy in lambs. They do do a looking like having a fit thing when they are going downhill fast, but this is clearly not what is happening to yours.

Anyone else?