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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: DenisCooper on August 11, 2016, 09:19:48 pm

Title: Scours
Post by: DenisCooper on August 11, 2016, 09:19:48 pm

Evening all

I've got two lambs, about 3 to 4 months old I believe and one of them has had scours since I've had her. The other did for a couple of days but sorted itself out.

She's been the same, showing little sign of improvement for two weeks since they arrived, is it time to visit the vets or is there something I can try.

They have access to grass and I've been giving them a little lamb pellets.

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Scours
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 11, 2016, 09:31:11 pm

Have they been wormed?  Fluked?

Title: Re: Scours
Post by: DenisCooper on August 11, 2016, 09:54:58 pm

I haven't wormed them but the farmer I got them from said they had been.

Is it worth doing them again? What product would you recommend.

She seems quite happy in herself and eating normally by the way.

Title: Re: Scours
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 11, 2016, 10:01:59 pm

I might take a fresh poo sample to the vet, so they can determine what beastie is in there

Title: Re: Scours
Post by: Marches Farmer on August 12, 2016, 01:31:56 pm

Could be useful to know how long ago they were wormed and with what product.

Title: Re: Scours
Post by: twizzel on August 12, 2016, 02:00:18 pm

Our farm vet this week warned of high worm burdens in lambs recently from egg counts- so I would put money on it being that. We worm anything coming onto the farm as standard and keep in for 2 days before turning out onto clean pasture that's not been grazed for a few weeks.