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danielmacconnell

  • Joined Sep 2015
Hypothermic week old lamb
« on: April 09, 2017, 10:32:12 am »
Hi, I have a hypothermic week old lamb in the oven atm. Can I give it colostrum at this age? What else can I do to help it? Thanks

Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Hypothermic week old lamb
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2017, 10:44:03 am »
Does this help?

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Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Hypothermic week old lamb
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2017, 11:08:49 am »
On a goat site it suggests putting kid in waterproof plastic bag, (head out of course) putting in bucket of warm water. Warms up quicker.

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: Hypothermic week old lamb
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2017, 02:17:56 pm »
If it's a week old, why is it hypothermic?  Got thoroughly soaked with rain on a cold day?  Dam not allowing it to suckle or has poor milk yield so it hasn't enough energy to keep warm?  Low temperature can be an indicator of an infection, too.

 

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