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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: The Irish Shepherd on April 23, 2013, 12:25:33 pm

Title: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: The Irish Shepherd on April 23, 2013, 12:25:33 pm

I woke on Saturday morning to find one of my best Texel lambs laying flat out and frothing from the mouth, it had obviously ate something in the garden that had poisoned it, I thought there was no hope of saving it. Its ears were flat and it was not bleating

I ended up buying some Human Food/Medicinal Grade Activated Charcoal and mixing in with some warm water and stomach tubing the lamb.

3 hours later it began to bleat but still could not stand, but 6 hours later it was walking around, if a bit wobbly.

That evening I gave it some milk with castor oil in it, and that helped it to poo, its now running round without a bother!!

Activated charcoal absorbs many toxins, including bacterial endotoxins, certain pesticides, etc. It is a useful feed additive during feed changeovers, periods of growth of lush grass, when lambs have gorged in feed bins, broken out into lush grazing, etc. Ideal to feed during short term digestive disorders.

I will never again go without it, I bought a 1kilo tub, which will last for ages and ages. I have now found a online shop which sells it.

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: Old Shep on April 23, 2013, 02:38:37 pm

its very handy to have around if you have goats too! (and dogs who are drug addicts like mine who ate ibuprofen!)
could you give us the link to your online source please?

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 23, 2013, 02:54:57 pm

That is really useful to know and to have some about for emergencies - thank you. An online source would be great if poss.
We used to use it in A&E for people who'd Overdosed on paracetamol, hadn't realised it could be used on animals too  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: wellies on April 23, 2013, 03:26:55 pm

The vet gave it to one of our dogs when he was bloated and gassy, seemed to help :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: Blinkers on April 23, 2013, 06:48:10 pm

Wow - yes that sounds like a brilliant miracle cure.    Ditto re on-line supplier  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: The Irish Shepherd on April 23, 2013, 10:44:06 pm

It is available on E Bay, copy and paste the following into your address bar


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111058715801?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111058715801?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649)

If you dont have a e bay account, its £28 plus £6 P+P for a 1Kg tub. I'm happy to supply anyone who does not have a account, its great stuff.

PM if you have any problems

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 24, 2013, 10:56:46 am

Thank you  :)

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: sh3ph3rd on April 24, 2013, 11:02:20 am

Agree! And many thanks for the link!

I've used activated medicinal grade charcoal on Lucy before, after she ate some spider lily, but didn't know it can take care of bacterial endotoxins! I sometimes collect charcoal from fires I know haven't had anything treated or artificial burned in them and have used it to save many lives including those of poultry.

Title: Re: Rearing Orphan lambs? have this in your cupboard
Post by: luckylady on April 24, 2013, 05:09:25 pm

We buy it by the barrel and include it in our horses feeds.  Brilliant for our extra gassy mare.  Dogs have it occasionally too and my daughter takes it if she gets a gassy episode.  Think I should sneak a bucket load into OH's dinner!!  :innocent: