[DartmoorLiz]

Hi,


Just checked my sheep and one was found collapsed.  She can scramble about when pressurised but would really prefer to be lying still.  Her eyes are bright and focused.  She looks well in herself, in good condition.  She is about 18 months old and has no lamb.  She is a sbf with a full fleece, no sign of worms. She is now in the sheep house in a deep bed of straw, happy to drink water and I'm sure she'll enjoy some nuts when she has settled down.


2 days ago I brought all 60 sheep in and dagged out the dirtiest, some had maggots but not bad and all maggoty ones were treated with crovect including collapsed ewe.  Her maggoty patch on her tail appears to be healing well and no signs of pain or puss.  We are in a ticky area but no sign of ticks on her at the moment.


Any suggestions of what's wrong and what to do with her?

[shep53]

VET it could be many things all with different treatment  ,   could I ask how much crovect you applied to this  sheep ??

[Sbom]

This question really should be asked to a vet!

[Porterlauren]

Get them sheared.

Chances are you have missed some maggots or similar.

[Marches Farmer]

If you've checked her over very carefully for further flystrike, especially feet, across the shoulders and where the foot meets the body when lying down and cudding, I'd say the vet's the next call.

[DartmoorLiz]

Thanks,  I was going there anyway but thought I'd give the forum a chance.

[Melmarsh]

Any news ?? Dartmoor Liz   We don't always get to know the outcome of some of these posts

[DartmoorLiz]

Yes!


Vet came yesterday while I was at work.  OH saw her and she injected her with some steroids having done a full body check.  Her best guess was a spinal absess. She took fec samples from her and from the fields. 
Ewe is now more mobile, before she could throw her self around her pen a bit.  Now she can throw herself around the pet a lot!  She still has not much control so we're constantly putting the food and water within reach.  She is also now more reactive so whenever we visit she lurches about so its all a bit difficult to get her settled and able to reach her food.


OH has just checked her and reports she is on her feet, standing a bit like a baby foal.  Hopefully the steriods will assist recovery so she can rejoin the flock.  Other than this mystery illness she is one of our best young sheep. 


I'm now distracted by baby ducks - see other thread.

[Marches Farmer]

I wonder if soil sampling means she's checking for botulism?

[DartmoorLiz]

I doubt it.  Got an answerphone message from vet saying I need to worm my lambs!  That's all very well but she did not mention the ewe.  I tried to phone her today but she was out.  OH says she was taking lamb poo not soil so we are still no closer to solving the mystery illness. 


I was really worried that it was louping ill but vet said that leads to all round neurological symptoms and her eyes are bright and focused so she prefered some sort of spinal absess

[twizzel]

I'm sure Crovect can cause sheep or lambs paralysis type symptoms if overdosed?

[DartmoorLiz]

Oh