Author Topic: under jaw swelling (Read 6162 times)

Did · « **on:** May 04, 2015, 08:09:08 am »

Does anyone have any ideas 're causes of under jaw swelling in ram , also hot swollen ears? Have given antibiotics ,and antihistamines in case of allergic reaction to something he has eaten

novicesmallholder · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2015, 09:00:13 am »

Not bottle jaw is it? That's a sign of fluke

Hellybee · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2015, 09:49:00 am »

Sore ears , swelling under jaw, flukicide x

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2015, 12:02:03 pm »

If it's fluke and it's go to the stage where he's developed a bottle jaw he'll need a lot of TLC and maybe testing for fertility if you plan to use him this Autumn.

Hellybee · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2015, 03:47:54 pm »

Keep an eye on those ears, I d possibly take in the sheep in some shade.

animalcrackers · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2015, 08:44:55 pm »

definitely fluke

shep53 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2015, 12:35:30 pm »

Google photosensitisation to have a look at the symptoms .

Fieldfare · « **Reply #7 on:** May 05, 2015, 10:36:31 pm »

Definitely sounds like fluke. I would dose with something like Combinex ASAP (for immature and adult forms). Don't delay one minute- it seems to be quite fast acting. Within a couple of days you should start to see an improvement.. Consider dosing your others also (or at least keep a real close eye). I lost a couple to fluke last year and I won't let that happen again. Have you checked the eyelids for anaemia? (Google "sheep eyelid colour" to show you what I mean). This neat check will give you a further clue. Ensure you feed this one some stock mix/shreds etc.

Hope that helps.