The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: SuffolkK on February 22, 2017, 08:29:00 am
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Hi..After some advice please - I have a 6 tooth Suffolk mule ewe who is due to lamb about the 1st March. She currently seems a bit depressed. All the ewes were brought in this weekend ready for lambing and I think she has been knocked out of the way when feeding (they are all pretty boisterous). I have put her in a separate pen within the pen with the other ewes. She is eating cake and hay, drinking well and can stand. there are no signs of twin lamb disease but I am wondering whether it is worth giving her a drench and a jab of pen / strep. Any thoughts and suggestions would be really helpful
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Yes, I'd give her a drench of a good twin-lamb product. Multi-lamb Rapid by Nettex is good, or something that contains propylene glycol. And just keep an eye on her - you never know she might just be naffed off with being inside. Don't give antibiotics to her unless there is actually something wrong with her that requires that treatment.
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I have learnt over the last few days that propylene glycol is liquid gold! I used nettex multi lamb rapid but it didn't have the same effect as the prop glycol, which is also a lot cheaper. Has she got an energy bucket?
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Multi lamb rapid has propylene glycol in it along with other things like vitamins and glucose etc. But yes you can get [/size]propylene glycol on its own cheaper (usually big bottles). Twin lamb drenches that don't have [/size]propylene glycol in are not worth giving IMHO.
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Calcium Borogluconate in case hypocalcaemia , prop glycol and an energy bucket or glucose bucket , none of which will hurt even if not needed , AB'S if she has a temp or smelly discharge
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Vitamins. By injection if not giving a twin lamb remedy, otherwise will be in the TLD med.
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Yes, I'd give her a drench of a good twin-lamb product. Multi-lamb Rapid by Nettex is good, or something that contains propylene glycol. And just keep an eye on her - you never know she might just be naffed off with being inside. Don't give antibiotics to her unless there is actually something wrong with her that requires that treatment.
I was advised by my vet that nettex multi rapid or twin lamb is NOT particularly good for tld. It does not contain the correct ingredients in the right proportions to deal with the problem. She was irritated that it is being sold as a tld supplement.