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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: ThomasR on April 13, 2016, 12:20:15 pm

Title: Possible bloated lamb
Post by: ThomasR on April 13, 2016, 12:20:15 pm

Hi
 Last night I found a lamb in the middle of the field freezing cold abandoned by his mother. We stomach tubed him and put him under a heat lamp over night and he has picked up and is now standing and looking alert. However his stomach is making a lot of noises and his stomach is quite hard and not soft. Is this ok? It feels a bit like a balloon but it doesn't look big. Is he ok?

Title: Re: Possible bloated lamb
Post by: Sbom on April 13, 2016, 12:34:09 pm

Could be watery mouth....is he wet under the chin? They have noisy bloaty bellies with watery mouth and if so it needs oral ab quickly

Title: Re: Possible bloated lamb
Post by: Herdygirl on April 13, 2016, 12:44:37 pm

As Sbom says it needs the vet, good luck :fc:

Title: Re: Possible bloated lamb
Post by: fsmnutter on April 13, 2016, 01:53:00 pm

Enemas are also advised for watery mouth/belly to help the passage of fermented milk/sticky faeces in the gi tract.