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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: smoen on October 11, 2016, 03:57:56 am

Title: Orange-Sized lump in lamb's neck
Post by: smoen on October 11, 2016, 03:57:56 am

I have a 7 month male lamb (half  Rambouillet, half Suffolk) that has a big lump in its neck.

Images --> http://imgur.com/a/gwDUf (http://imgur.com/a/gwDUf)

I does not seem to know it has it, eats and drinks fine, and sounds fine :)

It appears to be perfectly centered in the neck, so it seems physiologic, but it is not high enough to be a goiter I think.

It is spongy, like soft cheese maybe. I only have this and a ewe and a ram I inherited from someone who didn't want them any more.

Any thoughts?

Title: Re: Orange-Sized lump in lamb's neck
Post by: Buttermilk on October 11, 2016, 08:06:19 am

Blocked salivary gland?

Title: Re: Orange-Sized lump in lamb's neck
Post by: kanisha on October 11, 2016, 08:21:04 am

stick a needle in and see what you can draw off.....

Title: Re: Orange-Sized lump in lamb's neck
Post by: fsmnutter on October 11, 2016, 01:49:36 pm

Ask the vet, who can sample it if necessary.
If an enlarged lymph node, could be cla, so important to find out.

Title: Re: Orange-Sized lump in lamb's neck
Post by: shep53 on October 11, 2016, 06:43:18 pm

VET

Title: Re: Orange-Sized lump in lamb's neck
Post by: Marches Farmer on October 11, 2016, 07:27:06 pm

I agree and asap.