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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Meganrogers134 on April 06, 2016, 10:07:44 am

Title: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: Meganrogers134 on April 06, 2016, 10:07:44 am

Hi, we have recently begun lambing and have had several orphan lambs for various reasons. Most of which have been fine. However three of these lambs have been scouring extremely badly and have a small amount of blood in their stool. We have never encountered this before, does anyone have any suggestions?

Title: Re: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: twizzel on April 06, 2016, 11:18:17 am

If they are scouring badly then it needs a glucose rehydration drink instead of milk. We did alternate milk/rehydration feeds for a couple of days and our lamb was fine. But if there's blood in it too I would give the vet a ring, could be an infection that needs antibiotics?

Title: Re: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: Marches Farmer on April 06, 2016, 11:18:56 am

Vet asap.

Title: Re: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: Anke on April 06, 2016, 11:22:17 am

Cocci???

Title: Re: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: Meganrogers134 on April 06, 2016, 11:28:28 am

The lambs were around 2-3 days old maximum.

Title: Re: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: shep53 on April 06, 2016, 12:42:35 pm

Vet  quickly you could even be talking lamb dysentry

Title: Re: Lambs scouring and blood.
Post by: Anke on April 06, 2016, 01:01:08 pm

Quote from: Meganrogers134 on April 06, 2016, 11:28:28 am

The lambs were around 2-3 days old maximum.

sorry original message didn't state their age and I assumed older.