primmiemoo
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Help/ advice an ill sheep
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Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
Thanks all for you help, shes still with us and is looking ok.
Once again thankyou for all your help!
I didn't see this until now, is it worthwhile me giving her a second dose this morning?
Once again thankyou for all your help!
Yes, it wont hurt to give her another 80ml.
Jdunn55
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Definitely more perky! What's the likelihood of a successful outcome from here?
A very good chance of a good outcome but just keep an eye on her for any sign of relapse.
Just do the same with any others showing the same symptoms. But to make life easier, try to get a small trailer to bring a sick sheep in.
And Propylene Glycol is the cheapest and effective Twin-lamb Disease remedy, but don't confuse it with the poisonous Ethylene Glycol, which is used as an antifreeze.
And Propylene Glycol is the cheapest and effective Twin-lamb Disease remedy, but don't confuse it with the poisonous Ethylene Glycol, which is used as an antifreeze.
ollie989898
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Can you explain how to administer the stuff and how much to give? I was always told a certain volume in a small bucket of warm water if they will drink it.
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The dose is on the bottle, 50-100ml I think first dose.I give neat to sheep with a big syringe or dosing gun to dribble over the throat. Think you would dilute it to a cow
Just as Puppet above has said.
The Ketosaid carton top will fit one of standard size drench carton tops so if you've got that particular size on your gun tube it can be used with normal drench gun/ drenching procedure.
20ml s gonna need 5 pumps for that so take it slowly so she can swallow each 20ml dose properly before the next one. I actually warm that up a bit as well , just a bit nicer for them and it flows a bit better .
Sit her up, or stand her up even if she will before drenching, ie dont drench them lying down.or some might get In to their lungs ...then it could be that there ' reumonia'
will be your next problem....
20ml s gonna need 5 pumps for that so take it slowly so she can swallow each 20ml dose properly before the next one. I actually warm that up a bit as well , just a bit nicer for them and it flows a bit better .
Sit her up, or stand her up even if she will before drenching, ie dont drench them lying down.or some might get In to their lungs ...then it could be that there ' reumonia'
will be your next problem....
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Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
Glucose buckets too, as even the reluctant feeders will gobble these.
Had our first case of TLD two days ago, pretty mild and 2 x doses of PropGlycol and she is OK. More buckets going out... I do not thing the weather is suiting any animals, in or out!
A success! She’s lambed today with healthy twins! Thank you all for your help!View attachment 858043
Always a joy the first ones...
59 more to go, and you will be even happier when No 60 has lambed
Jdunn55
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SHe was number4 I think currently on number 8 now, it’s tiring but well worth it!