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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: hooverc on May 23, 2014, 11:29:05 pm

Title: lamb can not stand up
Post by: hooverc on May 23, 2014, 11:29:05 pm

I have a baby ram lamb is 1 week old today. He can stand up on his 4 legs. He is eating very good.
I gave aBoSe shot and vitiam b and a pencillin shot. He have a good cry. I need help asap.
cahy

Title: Re: lamb can not stand up
Post by: Melmarsh on May 24, 2014, 09:23:53 am

I take your message should say that he can not stand up ?? Has he ever stood on his own ? Is he with his mother ? Not really enough information, please elaborate.

Title: Re: lamb can not stand up
Post by: hooverc on May 24, 2014, 07:35:18 pm

no He has never stood up by his self. No he is not with his mother. I am bottle feeding him.

Title: Re: lamb can not stand up
Post by: twizzel on May 24, 2014, 08:34:15 pm

You need to get him up and get circulation into his legs. Make a small cradle for him out of an old tshirt, tie it so that when he is stood up it will rest under his belly and take most of his weight off his legs. Put him in the cradle 4 or 5 times a day. Pen & strep for 3 days, if no better give him another 3 day course. Had a lamb like that last year and this seemed to do the trick.