Author Topic: Scour in new sheep- help! (Read 24541 times)

Fieldfare · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2011, 01:16:36 pm »

Hi- all- good news- the scour dried up naturally- I got some advice from a vet and he suggested giving panacur (Fenbendazole)for this go. I have only wormed the 3 from the same source- dagging the affected one and took the opportunity to clip a hoof or four! (2 ewes from another source look perfect- so I have decided not to worm them this time). Next time (before I move them onto a new paddock- via a 24 hour 'cleaning pen' I will use Albendazole to reduce chance of parasite resistance). I will then follow a 'test the droppings for worm burden and worm only as necessary' strategy which sounds kinder on all concerned and the environment. I assume that over time my adult flock will develop some parasite resistance. Thanks to all of you who took the trouble to reply to my post

Frieslandfilly · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2011, 02:36:26 pm »

If the ewe has had scours for this long shouldn't it be given some kind of lactade for dehydration, just asking because that is what we were told to do with ours, it did recover fine, but was the one that was prone to it.

Fieldfare · « **Reply #17 on:** February 20, 2011, 12:20:59 pm »

Hi Frieslandfilly- I didn't feel the need to get the vet in or administer anything to re-hydrate her (the animal was looking fine except having the squits so my strategy was to 'watch and wait' and then 'worm and watch and wait'). Since the worming all are now fine.

cheers