Author Topic: Coughs??  (Read 1895 times)

Hillview Farm

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Surrey
  • Proud owner of sheep and Llamas!
Coughs??
« on: May 07, 2013, 08:54:29 pm »
One of my last years lambs has started coughing. Not all the time but when he starts coughing it sounds like he has a fur ball and one of my ewes after she's eaten she makes a very raspy almost a pig grunting like noise. Neither have done this before.


They were turned out a week and a half ago and wormed a few days before turn out. Do I need to worry and can I do anything?

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Coughs??
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2013, 12:14:09 pm »
 Two noises may not be the same reason  , did the wormer treat lungworm , sometimes the metal end of the gun can damage the sheeps throat temporarily

Alicenz

  • Joined Apr 2013
Re: Coughs??
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 10:31:40 am »
Coughs can also be from pleurisy, but they sound awful.  I understand generally in a damp region.  But farmers seems to not be too concerned about it unless they lose condition.

 

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