Ewe lamb down

[Greasley123]

Can someone give me some help, found a ewe lamb today stretched out and can't stand has a stiff neck and seems to have muscle spasms, it's has been wormed and heptavaced but found it on the hill could it of got stuck on it's side and not been able to get back up or is it something else.

 

[Greasley123]

Also had one shearling do the same last year in the same field but got right after an hour proped upright but tried it for this ewe lamb all day and it hasn't got right

 

[beardface]

Had a couple like that in the past couple years. Always treated it like listeriosis and jabbed with LA ab for a week every couple days saved one and lost the other.

 

[Greasley123]

Had a couple like that in the past couple years. Always treated it like listeriosis and jabbed with LA ab for a week every couple days saved one and lost the other.

thanks for the reply but the thing is it is only 5 months old and is on very good grass and hasn't been fed any silage.

 

[beardface]

When was it heptavaced and in what area could be a spinal abscess, so similar to listeriosis in that it needs a large whack of long acting ab as soon as to overwhelm the bacteria

 

[Greasley123]

It was heptavaced 4 weeks old then 5 weeks after that, and I know what you mean the symptoms are similar but the cause of getting it doesn't match up, it should only affect sheep and it's to do with poor feed

 

[beardface]

I know I was the same grazing only situation but was all I could think of treatment wise at the time as wouldn't of waited for the vet to come out. In hindsight should of pm the one that died but is all I can advise on similar experience.

 

[Greasley123]

I know I was the same grazing only situation but was all I could think of treatment wise at the time as wouldn't of waited for the vet to come out. In hindsight should of pm the one that died but is all I can advise on similar experience.

Thanks anyway if it dies tonight I might pm

 

[beardface]

I would, the one that died managed to rally enough to paddle lopsided around a field a week late but one that lived did well after double dose of LA ab every couple days for a week. Think the key is to overwhelm whatever bacteria is attacking the nervous system. Not to sound morbid but would be interesting to hear the result of a pm if it's needed.

 

[Downton_shep]

Is the head right back?
Could be CCN

 

[Greasley123]

Is the head right back?
Could be CCN

Yea it is and what is ccn

 

[muleman]

If its been moved into fresh grass within the last week then CCN would be my guess.

 

[Greasley123]

If its been moved into fresh grass within the last week then CCN would be my guess.

Yea I've just looked it up and it sounds like it could be because we have just moved the lambs a week ago onto very lush grass with clover in

 

[Downton_shep]

Get some vit b1

 

[muleman]

Yea I've just looked it up and it sounds like it could be because we have just moved the lambs a week ago onto very lush grass with clover in

Needs injecting with B1,occasionally they will come round,had 3 or 4 last year but been clear this time.once had one lay flat out for 8 or 9 days kicking on its side and it came round,i could prop it up and it would drink water and eat cake out of my hand.
But they usually die!