Any ideas?

[Jerry]

Just found this store lamb.

No obvious signsin any feet, no infection or heat in the claws or joints.

Still eating and bright. Well finished lamb so definitely not thin.

Was fine last night.

Have given metacam and nothing else at this stage.

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

50 ml of mag and 50 ml of calcium perhaps . Could be mag deficient.

 

[Jerry]

50 ml of mag and 50 ml of calcium perhaps . Could be mag deficient.

yeah. Did wonder about that. It’s a 2 year old clover ley. Been on it about 2 weeks.

 

[Jerry]

Gave it some ca and mag.

Mute point now as it’s achieved it’s life’s ambition!!

Bloody sheep.

 

[Henarar]

G it some ca and mag.

Mute point now as it’s achieved it’s life’s ambition!!

Bloody sheep.

Keep a close eye on the rest

 

[Bury the Trash]

Just found this store lamb.

No obvious signsin any feet, no infection or heat in the claws or joints.

Still eating and bright. Well finished lamb so definitely not thin.

Was fine last night.

Have given metacam and nothing else at this stage.

give him a shot of B1.

 

[Jerry]

give him a shot of B1.

Will it bring it back from the dead??

 

[DanM]

Will it bring it back from the dead??

Did you cut it open or get vet to pm? Might identify what cause was, to help prevent any others meeting same end?!

 

[primmiemoo]

Hate to say it, but it could have been something clostridial - although I can't think which. It has been an odd year.

 

[Jerry]

Hate to say it, but it could have been something clostridial - although I can't think which. It has been an odd year.

Possibly but did not look like classical symptoms.

They have had 2 doses of vaccine.

not that that is any guarantee!

Did you cut it open or get vet to pm? Might identify what cause was, to help prevent any others meeting same end?!

Nope. Did cross my mind but but manic today.

I dint think it’s poisoning as sheep been in that fields lots without issue. No oak trees in hedges.

 

[clod hopper]

Hate to say it, but it could have been something clostridial - although I can't think which. It has been an odd year.

Covid-19????! Sorry, couldn't help it

Truly sorry to hear it didn't make it

 

[Jerry]

Covid-19????! Sorry, couldn't help it

Truly sorry to hear it didn't make it

I bloody hope its not jumped that species boundary and if it has it means Ive got it as Im the only person to go near it in 2 months!

LOL

 

[Bury the Trash]

Put a bale of hay out for them.

 

[Hillfarmer18]

CCN? If it is the case can that even be found in a post mortem?

 

[neilo]

CCN? If it is the case can that even be found in a post mortem?

iirc the brain glows under IV light with CCN....?

I’ve never seen a case of CCN present like that though.

 

[neilo]

yeah. Did wonder about that. It’s a 2 year old clover ley. Been on it about 2 weeks.

Sheep on it for 2 weeks and you still have clover like that?

I would suspect Mag too, but only as it doesn’t look typical of Ca deficiency, CCN, etc. Clostridials are covered as best you can anyway if 2x vaccinated.

I wouldn’t be paying for a PM personally, if it’s the first/only one, but would certainly review that if I had several the same. Does anyone really PM after every death, other than maybe a DIY/sharp knife PM perhaps?

Good luck and I hope it’s just a one off, with a sheep just finding a novel way to achieve it’s aim.

 

[Bury the Trash]

CCN? If it is the case can that even be found in a post mortem?

or PEM. same difference ultimatly i guess.

 

[johnflimston]

Sheep on it for 2 weeks and you still have clover like that? [emoji44]

I would suspect Mag too, but only as it doesn’t look typical of Ca deficiency, CCN, etc. Clostridials are covered as best you can anyway if 2x vaccinated.

I wouldn’t be paying for a PM personally, if it’s the first/only one, but would certainly review that if I had several the same. Does anyone really PM after every death, other than maybe a DIY/sharp knife PM perhaps?

Good luck and I hope it’s just a one off, with a sheep just finding a novel way to achieve it’s aim.

Try to open them up myself if I can, quick check for fluke or anything else obvious.

 

[johnflimston]

Try to open them up myself if I can, quick check for fluke or anything else obvious.

Forgot to say found a suckler calf a few weeks old stretched out in the spring, treated with ab and anti inflammatory as didn't have a clue, died anyway.
Opened it up and found a burst abomasal ulcer, one off so nothing I could do but at least it put my mind at rest that I didn't kill it and couldn't have saved it.

 

[Chopsy Varmint]

Do sheep get laminitis? That much clover would have a fat pony off its feet in 24 hours.