Author Topic: lamb with stinky scour (Read 2584 times)

Llandovery Lass · « **on:** April 12, 2011, 06:11:06 pm »

The poorly one of the last 8 orphans has terribly stinking scour, not very runny but medium brown, he is just a heap of skin and bones but is taking about 3/4 litre a day over about 8 feeds, drenched rather than sucking. By the look of him his mother had no milk, he's about 3 weeks old and eats hay. Any one any idea as to what it is?
Also what is suitable at this age to prevent fly strike, I have read the other threads on this but does his age and health matter.

shep53 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2011, 06:46:53 pm »

Stinky brown scour sounds like coccidiosis speak to vet or its eaten to many pellets

Llandovery Lass · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2011, 06:58:08 pm »

could be too much creep, the farm I get them from put them all in with a shepherdess( well the student does, the owner and wife are unfortunatly in hospital, that's why I have 20), creep and hay and I don't think he'd had much to eat for most of his short life, he can't get the creep now I thought he'd be better off without it, he is stretching a bit now when he gets up but spends most of his time lay down. I'll ask the vet what he thinks.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2011, 02:19:13 am »

It might just be the change of diet, if he was not getting much milk before and is now on good rations.

Any type of scour causing such lethargy I would stop the milk and give them Rehydron, PSF or similar for 24 hours and then gradually re-introduce milk if they are improving.

Llandovery Lass · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:27:18 am »

Thank you everyone, I think it was overindulgence on creep, he is improving now but i've never seen such a heap of bones, he is almost sucking occasionally, two of the other new ones developed swollen red eyes and we got some ointment from the vet and they seem to be improving.