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jacoblambuk

  • Joined Oct 2012
scouring ewe
« on: April 09, 2013, 07:59:50 pm »
hi i have a Jacob ewe she had twins on Friday night everythings good with lambs but on Monday i noticed very dirty behind feeding OK she is in a pen with her 2 lambs she has fresh water coarse mix and good hay she has not been wormed for a while now she is looking UN happy and when she does anything its like dirty water whats the best thing to give her it is different coarse mix and she has a bucket to her self

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: scouring ewe
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2013, 10:05:53 pm »
Speak to your vet tomorrow, i am thinking acidosis, so  i would stop the coarse mix for the moment, plenty of hay and water, does she have a temperature ???  may need  re -hydration , antibiotics  etc

jacoblambuk

  • Joined Oct 2012
Re: scouring ewe
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2013, 11:17:51 pm »
i haven't checked temperature will check in the morning

Padge

  • Joined Aug 2009
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Re: scouring ewe
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2013, 04:02:52 am »
Grey watery poo?= Coccidiosis??    If so vecoxin asap

 

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