Jabbing a ewe, post lambing.

steveR · Apr 9, 2024

Been the course of discussion yesterday.

If jabbing a ewe post lambing with more "extensive" assistance delving around inside, what routine do folks use? I tend to go one Alamycin LA , one jab of Metacam.

Other guy said 3 AB jabs, 2-3 days apart. One Metcam.

aangus · Apr 9, 2024

steveR said:
Been the course of discussion yesterday.

If jabbing a ewe post lambing with more "extensive" assistance delving around inside, what routine do folks use? I tend to go one Alamycin LA , one jab of Metacam.

Other guy said 3 AB jabs, 2-3 days apart. One Metcam.

same as you here

ladycrofter · Apr 9, 2024

1 ab if LA, suppose you'd need more if not LA. We also give 1 metacam.

steveR · Apr 9, 2024

aangus said:
same as you here

That much AB seemed OTT, but not sure the dose he was using....

Wood field · Apr 9, 2024

one thing a vet told me once ( whilst I was trying to sort lame ewes) don’t underdose the ab , I was giving 5ml of alamycin to a 50kg hill ewe
Vet said give it 7ml as underdose is as bad as overdose

Anyway as @steveR , one jab of alamycin and one metacam , and that’s only if I’ve had to rummage around to get the lamb out

Jerry · Apr 9, 2024

For heavy intervention type lambing’s I was told a penicillin family of AB’s is best, coupled with metacam.

I tend to use Trimox LA.

And note metacam is sub cutaneous and AB is intramuscular.

primmiemoo · Apr 9, 2024

Just one dose of the anti-b variety the Vet recommends should be right, unless the lamb was rotten, and/or theVet gave specific instructions for the ewe. As per the rate on the bottle, and knowing what your ewes weigh. Definitely a NSAID, too, remembering the dose rate for sheep is not the same as for cattle ~ and the cattle dose is the one on the bottle.

Hill Ground · Apr 9, 2024

Jerry said:
For heavy intervention type lambing’s I was told a penicillin family of AB’s is best, coupled with metacam.

I tend to use Trimox LA.

And note metacam is sub cutaneous and AB is intramuscular.

This is what my vet gives me, the name varies, but it's always a white antibiotic for difficult lambing here.

unlacedgecko · Apr 9, 2024

Don't forget the cull mark!

steveR · Apr 9, 2024

Wood field said:
one thing a vet told me once ( whilst I was trying to sort lame ewes) don’t underdose the ab , I was giving 5ml of alamycin to a 50kg hill ewe
Vet said give it 7ml as underdose is as bad as overdose Anyway as @steveR , one jab of alamycin and one metacam , and that’s only if I’ve had to rummage around to get the lamb out

I use 8ml Alamycin as my goto dose on teh EC ewes, so pull 10ml and adjust before injection.

Only treat when we have intervened internally...

steveR · Apr 9, 2024

unlacedgecko said:
Don't forget the cull mark!

"Red Dot of Death" as we call it.....

yellowbelly · Apr 9, 2024

Jerry said:
For heavy intervention type lambing’s I was told a penicillin family of AB’s is best, coupled with metacam.

I tend to use Trimox LA.

And note metacam is sub cutaneous and AB is intramuscular.

What @Jerry said

Use Pen Strep here - 3 day course.
Plus Metacam on day one.

steveR · Apr 9, 2024

primmiemoo said:
Just one dose of the anti-b variety the Vet recommends should be right, unless the lamb was rotten, and/or theVet gave specific instructions for the ewe. As per the rate on the bottle, and knowing what your ewes weigh. Definitely a NSAID, too, remembering the dose rate for sheep is not the same as for cattle ~ and the cattle dose is the one on the bottle.

Vet advises 3ml for our ewes of Metacam

primmiemoo · Apr 9, 2024

steveR said:
Vet advises 3ml for our ewes of Metacam

1ml/20kg for ours ~ remembering he'll be post lambing, therefore back to usual weight plus udder.

twizzel · Apr 9, 2024

I normally use long acting Betamox, although this year did use the daily Betamox as it was in the cupboard, but that’s for indoor lambing ewes. I think only a couple had a course of ab in the end. There were a few that just had pain relief and oxytocin which worked quite well, in my quest to reduce ab usage

neilo · Apr 10, 2024

unlacedgecko said:
Don't forget the cull mark!

I had to lamb a quad last night, trying to have one forwards along with three back legs, all at the same time.
Should I give her a cull mark too?

If she looks a tad under the weather this morning, she’ll get a shot of Alamycin LA + Metacam. Nothing given routinely though, just because I had a hand in.

unlacedgecko · Apr 10, 2024

neilo said:
I had to lamb a quad last night, trying to have one forwards along with three back legs, all at the same time.
Should I give her a cull mark too?

If she looks a tad under the weather this morning, she’ll get a shot of Alamycin LA + Metacam. Nothing given routinely though, just because I had a hand in.

I would.

ritchiekirkland · Apr 10, 2024

steveR said:
"Red Dot of Death" as we call it.....

Red for Dead

yellowbelly · Apr 10, 2024

neilo said:
Nothing given routinely though, just because I had a hand in

Yeah, I failed to mention that I only jab them if I've had to have 'a major root about'.

Nothing for a minor job like retrieving the odd leg.

Hill Ground · Apr 10, 2024

neilo said:
Should I give her a cull mark too?

unlacedgecko said:
I would

She wouldn't be straight to cull here.

Maybe don't keep replacements from her, and if it was a bad lambing they get an ear notch, and it's 2 strikes and your out

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