New and exciting way for a lamb to die

[BAF]

Cade lamb 12 weeks old. Pulled off the ewe at 3/4 weeks old because the ewe tried dying of mastitis. Weaned, eating creep and thriving. 4 days ago presented with stiff neck and slight swelling. Treated with alamycin and flunixin. No improvement. This evening the swelling was fist sized but felt very fluid. Slightly green nasal discharge, raspy breathing but still eating and drinking. Decided to drain the fluid. 100ml of pink/pus fluid came out. As the last syringe full came out she started to cough up blood and died. Opened her up and found this mass under her neck/chin. Looked like a combination of infection and blood clot and was firm to the touch. All the other organs were healthy. Recently drenched with Albex and a mineral drench as well as jabbed with bravoxin and sprayed with crovect. Google says goitre but her age says otherwise.

 

[livestock 1]

Was it a Beltex ?

 

[Bokey]

Throat damage from the drenching gun?

 

[BAF]

Was it a Beltex ?

No

Throat damage from the drenching gun?

Possibly but presented 6 days after they were drenched but that's probably what I was edging towards.

 

[neilo]

Did she die laughing, knowing that she’d beaten you?

 

[BAF]

Did she die laughing, knowing that she’d beaten you?

It sounded like coughing but it could have been laughing

 

[Mc115reed]

Drenching gun injury quite easily caused if rattling lambs through

 

[BAF]

Drenching gun injury quite easily caused if rattling lambs through

Good to know. First one I've ever had it happen to.

 

[Bokey]

No

Possibly but presented 6 days after they were drenched but that's probably what I was edging towards.

Would take days for infection to build do you use a specific sized lamb dosing gun?

 

[BAF]

Would take days for infection to build do you use a specific sized lamb dosing gun?

Yeah it was a lamb size mouthpiece. Didn't think I was especially rough or that the end was sharp but it was a new gun so maybe it was a bit sharp or something.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Cade lamb 12 weeks old. Pulled off the ewe at 3/4 weeks old because the ewe tried dying of mastitis. Weaned, eating creep and thriving. 4 days ago presented with stiff neck and slight swelling. Treated with alamycin and flunixin. No improvement. This evening the swelling was fist sized but felt very fluid. Slightly green nasal discharge, raspy breathing but still eating and drinking. Decided to drain the fluid. 100ml of pink/pus fluid came out. As the last syringe full came out she started to cough up blood and died. Opened her up and found this mass under her neck/chin. Looked like a combination of infection and blood clot and was firm to the touch. All the other organs were healthy. Recently drenched with Albex and a mineral drench as well as jabbed with bravoxin and sprayed with crovect. Google says goitre but her age says otherwise.

Which did you do first?

 

[BAF]

I think it was mineral drench first but I can't remember.