What might be wrong with my lamb?

Wicks

Member

Location

Lincolnshire

• Nov 1, 2017

• #1

I have a lamb, who has never done any good (he is thin and daydreams), but just recently started scouring badly, so wormed him, gave him some Imodium and a vit and min drench, kept him in so he could just eat hay and he dried up. A few days later turned him out onto some poorer grazing, and he became weak, started laying down a lot and not eating. I injected him with antibiotics, as he sounded slightly chesty (which has now cleared up), but he is still very weak and will not stand, but is happily eating and drinking. Any ideas what could be wrong or what else I could try, as I am not quite ready to give up on him yet?

 

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Gulli

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Nov 1, 2017

• #2

Have you spoken to a vet? Could be a number of things

 

GTB

Never Forgotten

Honorary Member

Location

Ceredigion, wales

• Nov 1, 2017

• #3

Fluke?

 

GTB

Never Forgotten

Honorary Member

Location

Ceredigion, wales

• Nov 1, 2017

• #4

Gulli said:

Have you spoken to a vet? Could be a number of things

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I think the op had covered most of the usual problems i.e. worms, trace elements and pneumonia. Fluke is the only other thing I'd treat for. It's not really going to be finacially viable to get a vet involved?

 

Pan mixer

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Near Colchester

• Nov 1, 2017

• #5

Pasturella or resistant worms? perhaps. It sounds like a no hoper to me, you have done all that I would have done.

 

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Gulli

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Nov 1, 2017

• #6

GTB said:

I think the op had covered most of the usual problems i.e. worms, trace elements and pneumonia. Fluke is the only other thing I'd treat for. It's not really going to be finacially viable to get a vet involved?

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Never done any good would suggest it's not fluke.
More likely intestinal problem or lung damage from when it was going
Most sensible option would be to knock it on the head but i didnt like to be so insensitive with my first post

 

Spuddler

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Summer set

• Nov 1, 2017

• #7

Sounds like fluke damage
Will never be any good
May be best kept inside on fodder and cake until sending on

 

Green farmer

Member

Livestock Farmer

• Nov 2, 2017

• #8

+1 reckon it's fluke as well.

 

spin cycle

Member

Location

north norfolk

• Nov 2, 2017

• #9

what wormer did you use....could be haemonchus

 

Northeastfarmer

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Location

Cleveland

• Nov 2, 2017

• #10

Cocci...

 

Wicks

Member

Location

Lincolnshire

• Nov 2, 2017

• #11

spin cycle said:

what wormer did you use....could be haemonchus

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Zolvix

 

spin cycle

Member

Location

north norfolk

• Nov 2, 2017

• #12

Wicks said:

Zolvix

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blimey you don't mess about......perhaps he saw the bill.....sorry.....good luck but i perhaps think 'it isn't meant to be'