The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Newtosheep on February 13, 2020, 05:23:51 am
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Hi, I have a bottle lamb 5 days old, she was drinking her milk really well, but I went out to feed the lambs to night, and she was just lying under the heat lamp, she ate really well at her last feed but I struggled to get 80ml I to her!.
She now is in the house as she had a temperature of 38.1 degrees. But she has hardly the energy to stand or move ????.
I warmed her up and gave her some honey under her tongue, I also do a enena on her with suscess, as I thought she may of had bloat,
Can u guys give me any ideas of what may be wrong, or any thing I can do to help her.
Many thanks :sheep:
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Could be anything, lambs can go downhill very quickly so if you’re concerned I would ring the vet ASAP rather than wait for an Internet forum to come back with some stab in the dark guesses as to what could be wrong.
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Hi. Going to vets as soon as they open
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how did you get on?
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Hi. My lamb got 3 injections, she is a lot brighter now, vet was unsure what was wrong, she is still not sucking great, but getting 50ml every few hours :thumbsup:
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Hi. My lamb got 3 injections, she is a lot brighter now, vet was unsure what was wrong, she is still not sucking great, but getting 50ml every few hours :thumbsup:
Glad she is brighter and getting something. You might find, now she is getting some, that she sucks better if you feed her less often. Always a judgement call, balancing getting sustenance into them versus them being hungry enough to feed properly ::)
You might also consider putting her on electrolytes instead of milk for 24 or even 48 hours - either Pfizer Scour Formula (PSF) or Rehydion or similar - as sometimes milk is a bit rich for them if they've been poorly. I like Rehydion, as you can mix it with milk if you want, so you can reintroduce milk gradually once they seem properly perky and hungry again.
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Thanks for the replies, she is back to normal now :thumbsup: :trophy: