Author Topic: lamb can not stand up  (Read 3566 times)

hooverc

  • Joined May 2014
lamb can not stand up
« on: May 23, 2014, 11:29:05 pm »
I have a baby ram lamb is 1 week old today. He can stand up on his 4 legs. He is eating very good.
I gave aBoSe shot and vitiam b and a pencillin shot. He have a good cry. I need help asap.
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Melmarsh

  • Joined May 2014
Re: lamb can not stand up
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2014, 09:23:53 am »
I take your message should say that he can not stand up ?? Has he ever stood on his own ? Is he with his mother ? Not really enough information, please elaborate.

hooverc

  • Joined May 2014
Re: lamb can not stand up
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2014, 07:35:18 pm »
no He has never stood up by his self. No he is not with his mother. I am bottle feeding him.

twizzel

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: lamb can not stand up
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2014, 08:34:15 pm »
You need to get him up and get circulation into his legs. Make a small cradle for him out of an old tshirt, tie it so that when he is stood up it will rest under his belly and take most of his weight off his legs. Put him in the cradle 4 or 5 times a day. Pen & strep for 3 days, if no better give him another 3 day course. Had a lamb like that last year and this seemed to do the trick.

 

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