Just looking for advise / experiences with generally abnormal lambs.
We'd had a male lamb who since birth has just not been right. Nicknamed Chernobyl he had always been odd compared to the rest, smaller and slighter in build, poor confirmation, very poorly marked for the breed and quite a small narrow head, often looks a bit spaced out and has a unusual, higher pitched bleet.
However he has seemed pretty happy and has quite an attentive mum (and completely normal twin) who both seem to keep close / return often to him, every morning he is cuddled into mum etc has suckled fine, wondered around fine and occasionally comes for a pat on the head.
Now the ewes are starting to self wean the lambs it is becoming really obvious he is falling behind the rest. He isn't really growing and has gone quite thin. Last week I noticed he had green mushed up grass dripping from his mouth, checked for undershot/overshot but fine. Yesterday he looked lame so I sat him on his bum which he seemed to be in extreme discomfort with, hooves were fine and he headed straight to the corner to lie down. Tonight he was rather lethargic and since the sitting him on his bum has foul smelling liquid scour and walked slightly uncoordinated.
Any ideas? All other ewes and lambs (including his twin) are completely normal. Lambs wormed about 4 weeks ago, fully vaccinated with Heptavac.
We all know he's never been right and I'm surprised he's made it this far but I'd hate to see him suffer. I'm due to take one of the dogs the vets on Saturday and my take him too if no improvement.
Thanks in advance