Listeriosis (sheep)

[neilo]

Anyone got any magic cures for listeriosis in sheep?

I found a fit ewe today showing text book symptoms, circling/blind in one eye/drooped on one side/dribbling. Took her to the vets at the end of the road assuming there would be some fantastic new treatment for it, as I've not had a case in about 15 years. A prolonged course of Pen & Strep was prescribed.

The ewe has never had access to silage, good or bad, in her life and was in the only group here that isn't on roots/mud yet, and grazing some old pp parkland.

 

[Bury the Trash]

sorry i cant help....other than the pen./ strep...dont expect any improvement though.
listeria bugs are all around in soil -in the dung on the ground also-which some people forget.
Ive had what you describe and end up dispatching also ive had the abortion - but that was through bale silage/haylage. certantainly a good subject to talk about though.

 

[MRT]

No Penicillin would be my choice too, plus a big dose of 'roids was she not pregnant. Survival - 50-50. 70-30 in cattle.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I've had the odd ones recover using amoxycillin, but suspect that was as much luck as judgement.
Catching them as early as possible is best chance. And very large dose.

 

[Six Dogs]

Randomly NeilO have one exactly the same yesterday,but I have one hell of a crop of mud and it is a2th cutting teeth!!

 

[Bury the Trash]

yeah the bugs would get in through the lesion around the the tooth coming thru.or some other cut that maybe around the mouth.

 

[jemski]

Vets gave me a cow drug that I think is used for mastitis one year. You mix up 2 vials, a powder and a carrier. It worked.
Have also had success with tetracycline used at a high dose daily.

I have had a few cases, but all have survived (touch wood - I have probably spoken too soon now and will get a case tomorrow that dies.... )

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

Had one 2 weeks ago, seemed to come round with big first dose of pen- strep 20ml followed for four days with 10ml also gave combivit just incase B1 deficiency was going on. They don't all come around though.

 

[Komatsu]

Colvasone steroid( I may have name wrong) along with pen & strep course, get nearly all of them sorted with that, need to get them early though

 

[bovine]

We use something called Crystapen into the vein. It allows a very high concentration to be reached far faster than any other dosing regimen. Had good results.

 

[Bury the Trash]

We use something called Crystapen into the vein. It allows a very high concentration to be reached far faster than any other dosing regimen. Had good results.

But treating them very quickly after 1st symptoms? ...also and does it need cuts/abrasions or through the eye to get in ? .....does the rumen kill the bugs....

 

[2tractors]

Anyone got any magic cures for listeriosis in sheep?

I found a fit ewe today showing text book symptoms, circling/blind in one eye/drooped on one side/dribbling. Took her to the vets at the end of the road assuming there would be some fantastic new treatment for it, as I've not had a case in about 15 years. A prolonged course of Pen & Strep was prescribed.

The ewe has never had access to silage, good or bad, in her life and was in the only group here that isn't on roots/mud yet, and grazing some old pp parkland.

Had one before Xmas 10 mls oxy la every other day, 3 doses in all, rejoined flock at scanning, carrying 3!
Luckily caught early, blind and disoriented (not dribbling) usually 50/50 in my experience.

 

[Kelso690]

Had one case last year Amoxicillin, steroid and combivit, got her sight back after a few days and her appetite. was Pleasantly suprised she came round.

 

[Razor8]

The drug my vet recommended using was engmycin or alamycin and always work when caught early

 

[Jackson4]

Have an old girl with twins this year had listeriosis maybe 4 years ago, full bottle of pen strep and she recovered, but has a very distant look and should have gone last year as hasn't aged as well, still listeria is not a bad name for a ewe. If dribbling hmmm not good.

 

[MRT]

The drug my vet recommended using was engmycin or alamycin and always work when caught early

"It didn't work?" "Clearly not early enough then"

 

[Owaincwmlanerch]

A big dose of Alamycin seems to work quite well

 

[Headless chicken]

Vets gave me a cow drug that I think is used for mastitis one year. You mix up 2 vials, a powder and a carrier. It worked.
Have also had success with tetracycline used at a high dose daily.

I have had a few cases, but all have survived (touch wood - I have probably spoken too soon now and will get a case tomorrow that dies.... )

Mamazin it's called. Maybe not spelt like that.

 

[Nithsdale]

Had a tup a few years ago...

Vet gave me a bottle of UltraPen. Told me to just follow instructions on the box, and a course of Steroids.

Worked great.

 

[jemski]

Mamazin it's called. Maybe not spelt like that.

Yesssss! That's the one! Thank you [emoji1]