[pinkvisla1]

 Ronnie my year old boy is not well!
For the last week he has not really got up, checked for fly strike and no signs of that.
His back end is Wet with  diarroeh so washed and dagged his back end,  seems very weak so moved him to a enclosed pen to watch and feed him separately .  What can I do? Feel his is too weak to worm at the moment .

He has always been a strange one not one of the pack, he was an orphan last year and I bottled fed him.
Does he need a anti biotic injection ? I do know a guy who came down to another sheep when lame and gave one of the girls a jab and left us a dose to give 7 days later he charged me £50 which I don't mind if it makes him better please help.

Ps

Did move them to new grass 2 weeks ago so could have caused it? But he is really weak looks like he is giving up

Laura

[Sbom]

Sounds like he needs to see a vet.
If he was mine, I'd worm him, give him a vitamin drench/jab and some pen an strep, Then I'd give him a drink of Warm sugar water and creep/soaked beet.
In the morning if still alive I'd pop him to the vet.

[pinkvisla1]

Where would I get a vitamin jab from ?
What is pen an strep?
Laura

[kanisha]

treat for fluke but as importantly get a vet to look him over

[Hellybee]

Fke him in to see vetinry, until then it will do no harm to drench him with vits, jab of vits, if you have any electrolytes drench him with that too.   Give him a little browse

[shep53]

VET and if he's as bad as you describe then know when to let him sleep

[Marches Farmer]

If you're worried and don't know what to do for the best, get the vet.  Whenever livestock becomes dead stock it gives you pause for thought but it's much, much worse if you're also thinking, "If only I'd sent for the vet earlier."

[pinkvisla1]

Yes ringing vet tomorrow!

Why does one sheep get this and not the others??
Poor Reggie hate to see him like this!

Wish I could get hold of all this medication is there a website I can buy from? Without being a vet? I'e click and panacure and anti biotic foot spray?

Laura

[fsmnutter]

If you consult your vet they'll be able to advise you what drugs you need - for example in many areas of the country there is resistance to panacur - and supply them for you, often in one dose or as many as you need at a time, so you don't buy a whole bottle that then goes out of date.

[Hellybee]

You need to do him with something different to that probably ie rycoben sc, fasimec duo, both combi wormers for fluke and worms,p,us theres other narrow spectrm fluckicides but you still have to worm, and it all depends on your area, as said above .......


Your vet will tell you what to do,   Unfortunately you can't buy ab spray without vet, but you can buy it over the counter at a vet.


good luck xx

[Hellybee]

Is he eating at all, will he walk much, is his breathing normal or rather laboured? when was he last wormed?


sorry, I m just mooching before I start my shift, brainstorming. 


Hope all goes well at vet .

[Gunnermark]

I'd work him but if he is as weak as it sounds may be to late!