70kg Lamb with pneumonia

sjewart

Member

• Aug 14, 2018

• #1

Had my lambs inside a week and have a lamb today hunched with ears down and snot inside nose. Is coughing but sounds choked.

Best penicillin to give it please?

 

Northeastfarmer

Member

Location

Cleveland

• Aug 14, 2018

• #2

Alamician

 

sjewart

Member

• Aug 14, 2018

• #3

Northeastfarmer said:

Alamician

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Thanks, that's what I thought.

 

DB67

Member

Location

Scotland

• Aug 14, 2018

• #4

Should have sold it fat 2 months ago

 

idgni

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Armagh

• Aug 14, 2018

• #5

go get some Resflor or Micotil/Zactran for it.
I assume as it's 70Kg it a Pedigree so fairly valuable, so why try to save it with cupboard medicine,

 

sjewart

Member

• Aug 14, 2018

• #6

idgni said:

go get some Resflor or Micotil/Zactran for it.
I assume as it's 70Kg it a Pedigree so fairly valuable, so why try to save it with cupboard medicine,

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Yes it's a pedigree tup lamb.

 

neilo

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Montgomeryshire

• Aug 14, 2018

• #7

I'd be giving it Tylan and Metacam, rather than Alamycin. Hit it hard and hit it quick.

Also worth bearing in mind that long term damage may have been caused to the lungs, so may not thrive well after or more likely to succumb again in the future. Certainly something to at least consider before you sell as a breeding ram.

 

sjewart

Member

• Aug 14, 2018

• #8

Thanks everyone. Lamb was fine last night and only just showing subtle signs of sickness today so I'm hopeful iv caught it early.

 

Al R

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

West Wales

• Aug 14, 2018

• #9

I think this is the first time I’ve ever mentioned the words but could it possibly be MV?

Should you be keeping/breeding from this ram again? Sell it cheap

 

sjewart

Member

• Aug 14, 2018

• #10

Al R said:

I think this is the first time I’ve ever mentioned the words but could it possibly be MV?

Should you be keeping/breeding from this ram again? Sell it cheap

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I'm MV Accredited. Passed my rourine test recently.