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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Andrea on April 23, 2013, 07:17:39 pm

Title: poorly lamb
Post by: Andrea on April 23, 2013, 07:17:39 pm

Hi I got this lamb 3 weeks ago and has always had a runny eye but today he is cofing he is 9 weeks old and on hay and l rapid lamb mix  he also has a scaby mouth any help please thanks

Title: Re: poorly lamb
Post by: Anke on April 23, 2013, 09:24:24 pm

Vet - antibiotics now. Probably pneumonia.
Scabby mouth is orf - transmissable to humans (and other lambs). Wear gloves when you feed it, other than that some sudocream may help, it will have to run its course.

Title: Re: poorly lamb
Post by: The Irish Shepherd on April 23, 2013, 10:54:21 pm

Anke, be very careful with your diagnosis, could cause a lot of panic and unnecssary expense

Andrea, for starters, the runny eye is no related to the cough, your vet will have a oil cream called Orbenin, it should help

Re the cough, a lamb will cough if it has drunk its milk really fast from a bucket/bottle, is it coughing between feeds?

Re the scabby mouth, are you sure its not dry milk from where its spilt from the teat?

Title: Re: poorly lamb
Post by: Andrea on April 24, 2013, 06:24:09 pm

Thanks but he has been off milk for a week now . They are like cold sores round his mouth . He is eating hay and creep and hss fresh water. I think I'll take him to the vets in morning thanks for your advice Andrea