Listeriosis (sheep)

[Wink]

How are they looking today?

Spent ages studying them. Still doing a bit the same. All fine in themselves generally it seems moving about, all eating etc. - eyes fine, ears - some look a bit flat but nothing drastic?, no drooling from mouth (read somewhere that's a sign?), one a bit snotty. Seemed quite quick breathing but may have been overlooking/studying too hard looking for problems and they had just been run into a pen. Same sort of behaviour but not as extreme as the previous day. I'm reluctant to start chucking around medicine if its nothing, partly for withdrawal, so will see how they go. Obviously if I notice anything worse then I will have to take a course of action and if one drops, look at getting a pm. I'm hoping its what @Big Al and others have said since the weather suddenly got warmer. It's just easy to spot a change in behaviour and there's usually something with sheep in my fairly short experience I guess I just didn't expect it with them being in and this time of year.

 

[Blod]

You've noticed something is different and it almost certainly is. It doesn't always have to be the worst though. If in doubt always ask for a professional opinion.

If it's less extreme than yesterday that would be a good sign to me. Sheep usually die rather than get better on their own.

 

[Ysgythan]

Are you sure it's not gidd?

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Same here, had success with big and regular doses of Alamycin. I gave mine the LA version daily for a few days, then every 48 hours. The ewe was in a hell of a state, couldn't believe she recovered and went on to have nice doubles. Kept her penned up, best hay, feed, drenched her with water, the works etc etc.

Hi Clive

How bigger dose of alamycin we talking here,

Diagnosed one the other day (Lunch time) was still walking around but not quite right spotted it brought in gave it a dose of betamox initially 10ml then vet gave me 1.5mil of some painkiller/anti inflammatory. That evening got 10ml of alamycin next day just alaymaycin seemed to improve after first day but then went down hill started drooling and lost here today.

How much people given alanycin la in each dose im assuming much more than 10ml?

 

[Shadow]

Hi Clive

How bigger dose of alamycin we talking here,

Diagnosed one the other day (Lunch time) was still walking around but not quite right spotted it brought in gave it a dose of betamox initially 10ml then vet gave me 1.5mil of some painkiller/anti inflammatory. That evening got 10ml of alamycin next day just alaymaycin seemed to improve after first day but then went down hill started drooling and lost here today.

How much people given alanycin la in each dose im assuming much more than 10ml?

We had a few go down with listeria in January and the ones we saved had double dose of pen &strep for 4 days followed by double dose of alamycin la plus a dose of vit & min and propylene glycol on day 1 and kept in on straw bed and dry haylage and water syringed in if needed

 

[Farmer_Joe]

We had a few go down with listeria in January and the ones we saved had double dose of pen &strep for 4 days followed by double dose of alamycin la plus a dose of vit & min and propylene glycol on day 1 and kept in on straw bed and dry haylage and water syringed in if needed

not familiar with pen and strep whats the proper medical name?

i gave it multi vit and water did improve briefly but than started drooling and it was all down hill

 

[Shadow]

not familiar with pen and strep whats the proper medical name?

i gave it multi vit and water did improve briefly but than started drooling and it was all down hill

This stuff http://www.yorkvetsupplies.co.uk/product/pen-and-strep-100ml

 

[unlacedgecko]

not familiar with i gave it multi vit and water did improve briefly but than started drooling and it was all down hill

I had a very similar experience with combivit and alamycin. She rallied to the point of grazing and drinking on her own, then went down hill and was PTS after 5 days of treatment.

 

[dazza b]

Hi Clive

How bigger dose of alamycin we talking here,

Diagnosed one the other day (Lunch time) was still walking around but not quite right spotted it brought in gave it a dose of betamox initially 10ml then vet gave me 1.5mil of some painkiller/anti inflammatory. That evening got 10ml of alamycin next day just alaymaycin seemed to improve after first day but then went down hill started drooling and lost here today.

How much people given alanycin la in each dose im assuming much more than 10ml?

How heavy was the ewe alamycin is 1ml per 10kg

 

[Farmer_Joe]

This stuff http://www.yorkvetsupplies.co.uk/product/pen-and-strep-100ml

That looks good, we usually stock alaymycin LA for foot rot and betamox LA for assisted lambings etc but pen and strep not dear i will add some to my stocks, what else do you use it for routinely

 

[Farmer_Joe]

How heavy was the ewe alamycin is 1ml per 10kg

i would guess 80kg tops so i was on the generous side

 

[Shadow]

That looks good, we usually stock alaymycin LA for foot rot and betamox LA for assisted lambings etc but pen and strep not dear i will add some to my stocks, what else do you use it for routinely

It's good for joint ill too

 

[Clive Tee]

Hi Clive

How bigger dose of alamycin we talking here,

Diagnosed one the other day (Lunch time) was still walking around but not quite right spotted it brought in gave it a dose of betamox initially 10ml then vet gave me 1.5mil of some painkiller/anti inflammatory. That evening got 10ml of alamycin next day just alaymaycin seemed to improve after first day but then went down hill started drooling and lost here today.

How much people given alanycin la in each dose im assuming much more than 10ml?

I can't remember, but think it was 10ml for 65-70kg ewe.