Author Topic: Ewe not eating, laying down a lot and rich brown scout  (Read 2094 times)

m3joeEm

  • Joined Jan 2015
  • Northern Ireland
Ewe not eating, laying down a lot and rich brown scout
« on: May 09, 2015, 12:42:03 pm »
Hi, have a ewe in the field today that is laying a lot , I get her to stand and she doesn't eat and after about 20 seconds lays down again. She done this repeatedly .I noticed she has brown scour. She is dosed for worms and fluke up to date.

Not sure what it could be. Was thinking of giving her an antibiotic like pen n strep or alamycin for a few days . Or norodine 24 for the scour

fsmnutter

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire
Re: Ewe not eating, laying down a lot and rich brown scout
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2015, 02:18:52 pm »
I'd call the vet. Doesn't sound good that if dosed for worms and fluke she's still scouring and lying about not eating. A number of things could cause it so I don't think stabbing in the dark with trial treatments is a good idea. If I were your vet I'd start with a poo sample to see if the wormer has worked and check for coccidia or even things like salmonella.

 

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