Ewe gone wobbly

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #1

Got a NC mule ewe staggering around with poor coordination etc , she can see and is alert. I have treated her with mag and Calcium last night as well as AB. She is a lit worse this morning and I have given her more mag and Ca along with a shot of B1. She is quite thin compared to the others, probably in lamb , but not scanned yet.
Being fed FB , a few Malt Pellets with minerals and calcium carbonate added to the pellets through the snacker. 6 weeks from lambing date.
Any thoughts, advice or comments appreciated.
Many thanks
NHF

 

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egbert

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Livestock Farmer

• Feb 14, 2019

• #2

Norfolk Hill Farmer said:

Got a NC mule ewe staggering around with poor coordination etc , she can see and is alert. I have treated her with mag and Calcium last night as well as AB. She is a lit worse this morning and I have given her more mag and Ca along with a shot of B1. She is quite thin compared to the others, probably in lamb , but not scanned yet.
Being fed FB , a few Malt Pellets with minerals and calcium carbonate added to the pellets through the snacker. 6 weeks from lambing date.
Any thoughts, advice or comments appreciated.
Many thanks
NHF

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ears twitching? is this twin lamb disease? get some glucose in her pronto.....

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #3

egbert said:

ears twitching? is this twin lamb disease? get some glucose in her pronto.....

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Thanks.
Just done that, covered that base at least, don't think its TLD , find they usually go lathargic and stiff etc with that and off there food. She was still eating a bit of fodder beet last night. I may well be wrong though.

 

Gator

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Lancashire

• Feb 14, 2019

• #4

Norfolk Hill Farmer said:

Got a NC mule ewe staggering around with poor coordination etc , she can see and is alert. I have treated her with mag and Calcium last night as well as AB. She is a lit worse this morning and I have given her more mag and Ca along with a shot of B1. She is quite thin compared to the others, probably in lamb , but not scanned yet.
Being fed FB , a few Malt Pellets with minerals and calcium carbonate added to the pellets through the snacker. 6 weeks from lambing date.
Any thoughts, advice or comments appreciated.
Many thanks
NHF

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Listeria??

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #5

Not impossible. Have given AB.

 

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egbert

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Livestock Farmer

• Feb 14, 2019

• #6

'sheeps disease' then

 

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Feb 14, 2019

• #7

laminitis/acidosis?....hooves hot?

 

Al R

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West Wales

• Feb 14, 2019

• #8

Gid?
Cancer?
Fluke?

I’ve never seen TLD that far from lambing even on really thin ewes.

 

spin cycle

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Location

north norfolk

• Feb 14, 2019

• #9

haemonchus?

 

milkloss

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Location

East Sussex

• Feb 14, 2019

• #10

I thought listeria caused one droopy ear, head cocked to one side which is similar to a spinal abscess.

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #11

spin cycle said:

laminitis/acidosis?....hooves hot?

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Could these give drunk like symptoms?

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #12

Al R said:

Gid?
Cancer?
Fluke?

I’ve never seen TLD that far from lambing even on really thin ewes.

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How does Gid work?

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #13

Could Fluke or Haemonchus , as mentioned above, affect the sheeps balance ? Will wormer her in the morning.

 

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Feb 14, 2019

• #14

Norfolk Hill Farmer said:

Could these give drunk like symptoms?

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if she's tender on her feet she might be wobbly..look drunk?....fb + malt pellets...not a lot of roughage if she pigs out?....tld meds would make worse?......teaspoon of bicarb of soda dissolved +loxicom?

 

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Feb 14, 2019

• #15

Norfolk Hill Farmer said:

Could Fluke or Haemonchus , as mentioned above, affect the sheeps balance ? Will wormer her in the morning.

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ivermectin for haemonchus....i don't think it's that on reflection as you've said she's 'alert'....but cover that base

 

milkloss

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East Sussex

• Feb 14, 2019

• #16

Norfolk Hill Farmer said:

How does Gid work?

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It’s the larval stage (cyst) of a tapeworm found in foxes dogs etc, humans too but it isn’t good. Years ago the old man made a stainless steel punch for knocking a hole in the sheep’s head to remove it. Whether it was ever used or successful is something I don’t know.

One of those things on the side indoors and people ask what it is for and promptly wish they hadn’t !!

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #17

spin cycle said:

if she's tender on her feet she might be wobbly..look drunk?....fb + malt pellets...not a lot of roughage if she pigs out?....tld meds would make
worse?......teaspoon of bicarb of soda dissolved +loxicom?

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Worth a try. What is Loxicom ?

 

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Lili

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Aberystwyth hinterland

• Feb 14, 2019

• #18

Gid or sturdy is caused by a tapeworm cyst in the brain. Sheep usually goes round and round in circles. Sounds more likely to be listeria.

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

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• Feb 14, 2019

• #19

Lili said:

Gid or sturdy is caused by a tapeworm cyst in the brain. Sheep usually goes round and round in circles. Sounds more likely to be listeria.

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She does seem to want to fall to the left more than the right.

 

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Gulli

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Somerset

• Feb 14, 2019

• #20

Could be any number of things really, your best bet is to call a vet for an accurate diagnosis.
Has she got a temperature? If not then that would rule out most infections.