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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bec77 on April 04, 2020, 03:38:40 am

Title: Bloated Lamb
Post by: Bec77 on April 04, 2020, 03:38:40 am

Please help, I have a 1 week old lamb who looks bloated. I have done some reading and have given him 10mls cooking oil and 10mls bicarb soda water mix. It’s been an hour, how long does the treatment take to work and how often should I treat him?
Thanks, Bec


Gosh, thanks so much for the help..........

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 07, 2020, 10:00:48 pm

I'm so sorry none of us saw this and replied sooner.

How is the lamb now?

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: silkwoodzwartbles on April 08, 2020, 07:21:05 am

Ditto Sally, I suspect most of us were asleep at 3am...how is the lamb today?

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: doganjo on April 09, 2020, 03:18:27 pm

This was posted 5 days ago now. I suspect teh lamb has recovered or is dead.  The OP only joined this month.

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: Bec77 on April 10, 2020, 12:27:30 am

I posted in the afternoon Australia time......and waited days for a reply.
He pulled through and is going strong.

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: twizzel on April 10, 2020, 07:38:18 am

Quote from: Bec77 on April 10, 2020, 12:27:30 am

I posted in the afternoon Australia time......and waited days for a reply.
He pulled through and is going strong.

This is a great forum but doesn’t substitute vet advice and should not be relied on as such- you should always ring the vet rather than ask an Internet forum. Glad your lamb is okay though.

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 10, 2020, 10:41:11 am

Quote from: twizzel on April 10, 2020, 07:38:18 am

Quote from: Bec77 on April 10, 2020, 12:27:30 am

I posted in the afternoon Australia time......and waited days for a reply.
He pulled through and is going strong.

This is a great forum but doesn’t substitute vet advice and should not be relied on as such- you should always ring the vet rather than ask an Internet forum. Glad your lamb is okay though.

Asking the forum as well is usually an excellent idea.  I am just sorry that on this occasion none of us spotted the post for 3 days.  It's very unusual.  Thank goodness the lamb was okay.

I've just remembered my internet was off for a few days.  I was doing the barest minimum on my phone as I don't usually need much data so my plan has very little included. 

Title: Re: Bloated Lamb
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 10, 2020, 11:06:54 am

Just in case others are looking for advice on bloat remedies, I will link one of the older posts here.

Toffee's story (http://[url=https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=26356.msg258002#msg258002[/url), bloat in a 4-month old weaned calf