We have had dreadful problems as I'm sure many of you have also had this year. The grass was non existent then it shot up in no time and there was nothing good in it. The ground was sodden so we couldn't top and the temperature ambient so blowflies were rife in the warm and wet conditions. We had lambs with scours and blowflies have done their worst and been repelled by insecticide and further damage prevented by pour on. The lambs have been wormed, Ovivacced (albeit later than was ideal). we've taken the flock of the lush and onto their previous paddock, now with nice short grass, and are feeding them creep and everyone hay. Lambs with persistent scours have been given an antibiotic jab.
Still, however, in some poor wee souls, the problem continues. We've given a drench of 'Farmer's Choice', very similar in it's makeup to 'Multilamb Rapid' with all the vitamins and nutrients we could deliver in one shot. We're bottle feeding with 'Liquid Life Aid' to try and get energy and hydration back up. There are around a half dozen persistently listless lambs, grinding their teeth in obvious discomfort, eating tiny amounts but nowhere near enough. I've just been to my feed merchants and the sage therein, Julie, who I'd hoped who'd offer me a solution. She said "Call the vet, you've done all you can". Have I though? We thought if we took these few out and kept them separate in a nice bedded area with creep, water and hay readily available and monitored them more frequently we might just pull them through. It's high time we weaned anyway but of course we're concerned that being taken from their mums at this vulnerable time may make them feel more dreadful. I have to add their interest in anything, mum included is faint so maybe it would be fine.
HELP PLEASE!