Is this lamb getting the right milk?

[Massey675]

So I have this lamb its 3 days old I did see it suckling when it was born but just wondering if it's still getting milk as seems to be sleepy but not to sleepy if that makes sense?

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[TrewithickFarm]

Could be watery mouth setting in....

 

[glensman]

It looks hungry, have you checked her bag.

 

[Lili]

Looks empty. Is it passing any muck?

 

[Nithsdale]

It's empty.

First things first - check the ewes bag.

 

[Massey675]

Ewe does have udder

 

[wrenbird]

Ewe does have udder

Is there anything in it!? That lamb looks as if its starving, is its mouth wet?

 

[Massey675]

Is there anything in it!? That lamb looks as if its starving, is its mouth wet?

Yep seems so but I am thinking wise to maybe bottle feed it

 

[Still Farming]

Stomach tube any week one's you know for certain then?

 

[primmiemoo]

Yep seems so but I am thinking wise to maybe bottle feed it

Give a dose of spectam and stomach tube with ewe's milk. Maybe add a half teaspoon of olive oil to the milk.

 

[Gator]

Give a dose of spectam and stomach tube with ewe's milk. Maybe add a half teaspoon of olive oil to the milk.

I bit of glucose aswell

 

[2tractors]

Put it in an individual pen as well and put to suck every few hours if it's strong enough. If not bottle/stomach tube only option.

 

[Al R]

Rule of thumb with lambs outside is if they look like a question mark ? Then they need tubing or swapping Mum...

 

[spin cycle]

I bit of glucose aswell

+1...easy on milk if it hasn't pooped....20ml soapy water enemae...bottom squirt

 

[Longlowdog]

Any slow looking lamb on our place gets a wee jab of Vitesel. It seems to act as a pick-me-up for quiet lambs. Assuming (dangerous I know...) that there are no other obvious problems.
For a full service I'd go, Vitesel, Spectam and a mill' of pen and strep. I always check dozy lambs for entropion, it can make them so miserable they'd rather lay down and die.

 

[Jim75]

Any slow looking lamb on our place gets a wee jab of Vitesel. It seems to act as a pick-me-up for quiet lambs. Assuming (dangerous I know...) that there are no other obvious problems.
For a full service I'd go, Vitesel, Spectam and a mill' of pen and strep. I always check dozy lambs for entropion, it can make them so miserable they'd rather lay down and die.

Can you still get vitesel again? Thought it came off the market 2 yrs ago?

 

[Longlowdog]

I certainly got a bottle from our vet along with our usual lambing shopping list. Maybe I should check the sell by date.
'ang on...a quick Google shows it for sale at all the usual suspects. About 23 quid a bottle. At 1ml/lamb a bottle goes a long way.

 

[spin cycle]

Can you still get vitesel again? Thought it came off the market 2 yrs ago?

i got a bottle last year for summat....been wondering what to use it up on til now

 

[Jim75]

Will need to ask my vet

 

[Al R]

I’m shocked with the comments from people on here... no wonder the industry has such a bad name for antibiotics... the lamb needs a belly full of warm Colostrum if under 56hours old, if older warm milk will do, if it has watery mouth then yes 1ml of Betamox might save it. If tubing with warm Colostrum/milk, putting in a warm box/lamp for a few hours won’t save the lamb then nothing will...

Check it has a bum hole, I’ve had 2 this week without bums.

If the lamb is starved, study the mother first, does she have milk, is she letting him suck, is she hurting when sucking. Is the lamb just a complete and utter blooming twit! Some lambs refuse to suck for days, luckily I havnt had the lamb refusing to suck problem so far this year! But the other 3 I get daily!