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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Houston, WeHaveAProblem on April 30, 2020, 06:46:59 pm

Title: Looks like Rigamortus, but alive
Post by: Houston, WeHaveAProblem on April 30, 2020, 06:46:59 pm

I have a 2 week old lamb. One morning i found him alive, but stiff as a board. Like he has rigamortus, but was breathing. I gave him a shot of antibiotics yesterday, but no change.

I'm milking his mother and bottle feeding him, but he hasn't got a great appetite

My suspicions are its either a tic bite or a large branch of wild cherry had come down into the field and he's eaten some of that.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

thanks

Title: Re: Looks like Rigamortus, but alive
Post by: shep53 on April 30, 2020, 07:14:39 pm

Take to vet ,"stiff as a board "  suggests  Tetanus

Title: Re: Looks like Rigamortus, but alive
Post by: sheeponthebrain on April 30, 2020, 09:29:06 pm

im with shep on this 1. sounds really like tetanus

Title: Re: Looks like Rigamortus, but alive
Post by: Houston, WeHaveAProblem on May 01, 2020, 12:17:49 pm

The vet agreed with your accurate prognosis.

thank you