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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Did on May 04, 2015, 08:09:08 am
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Does anyone have any ideas 're causes of under jaw swelling in ram , also hot swollen ears? Have given antibiotics ,and antihistamines in case of allergic reaction to something he has eaten
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Not bottle jaw is it? That's a sign of fluke
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Sore ears , swelling under jaw, flukicide x
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If it's fluke and it's go to the stage where he's developed a bottle jaw he'll need a lot of TLC and maybe testing for fertility if you plan to use him this Autumn.
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Keep an eye on those ears, I d possibly take in the sheep in some shade.
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definitely fluke
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Google photosensitisation to have a look at the symptoms .
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Definitely sounds like fluke. I would dose with something like Combinex ASAP (for immature and adult forms). Don't delay one minute- it seems to be quite fast acting. Within a couple of days you should start to see an improvement.. Consider dosing your others also (or at least keep a real close eye). I lost a couple to fluke last year and I won't let that happen again. Have you checked the eyelids for anaemia? (Google "sheep eyelid colour" to show you what I mean). This neat check will give you a further clue. Ensure you feed this one some stock mix/shreds etc.
Hope that helps.
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Did - do you have an update for us on your ram?