[kaz]

 

[luckylady]

Oh Jaykay, so sorry she didn't pull through despite all your efforts.       Is one (or both) of her lambs a girl so that you could carry on her lines given that she was so capable (and loveable)?

[Pedwardine]

So sorry Jaykay 

[jaykay]

Thank you all. Yes, she had one black gimmer lamb, so maybe I'll keep her 

[debbietownhead]

Could still be fluke, I have lost one this year despite being dosed twice for fluke.  Is she anaemic?

[Rosemary]

So sorry to hear about Dot 

[jaykay]

Thank you 

The thing is, I've got 50 fat sheep in very good condition and then this one, losing weight like mad. Doesn't make sense that it would be something that would affect them all, like fluke.

I haven't written this before, cos it was too awful. When she fell down, fresh blood came out of her nose and mouth. Like you see on cowboy movies when someone's been shot. It was truly horrible. Fortunately she died within a few seconds of that or I was about to fetch my neighbour to shoot her.

So the blood must have come from her lungs, although up til then there had been no 'breathing' symptoms.
Anyone else ever seen that and know what caused it?

Actually, thinking again, if she did have cancer, maybe keeping her lamb isn't the smartest thing to do?

[kanisha]

Have had the unfortunate experience of watching a dog die in similar circumstances  . The dog was diagnosed with immune mediated thrombocytopaenia. For your ewe it may well have been one of those freak things that affects an individual for reasons unknown and yes if it was something like that keeping the lamb may not be the best idea.

[Bramblecot]

Sorry to hear about Dot .  The same thing happened here yesterday.  One brilliant 4 yr old ewe, gentle and friendly, easy lamber and a great mum (even fostered another lamb this Spring with no problem).  She always came for extra fuss, and I thought she looked thin at the middle of the week .  Brought her home with a few others for company and to give her extra TLC.  She was in the field Friday afternoon, lying in the shade and eating hazel trimmings (always a favourite).  I went out yesterday and she was dead by the barn .  RIP Hawthorn. 
As you say, even the fallen stock company are not open until tomorrow morning.  And I can't bear to pm her.  All jabs, wormer and fluke up to date.

[jaykay]

Oh no, I'm sorry about your ewe too 

[Bramblecot]

  Hi Jaykay,

Thank you .  It is so awful when you try your best and it still goes wrong.

"The thing is, I've got 50 fat sheep in very good condition and then this one, losing weight like mad. Doesn't make sense that it would be something that would affect them all, like fluke.  "

Just the same here.  I'm trying to stop most of them getting too fat - and then Hawthorn's weight drops like a stone .         

[jaykay]

What my vet said was 'if a sheep is losing weight, with the grass as good as it is, and the weather as good as it is, and given that your flock management is right, it's got to be either something like Johne's or a tumour'.

I'm hoping not Johne's! I might contact the folk I bought her from and ask if they've had any others.