Wicks
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Which antibiotic would you use to treat Pneumonia in sheep - Pen & Strep or Alamycin LA?
Pneumonia in sheep
- Thread starter Wicks
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- Montgomeryshire
Of those two, Alamycin LA, but only if I didn’t have any Tylan. I’d also give Metacam (anti-inflammatory) whichever antibiotic I used.
Downtrodden Dad
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- Cumbria
Alamycin of the two but neither will cure it. Metacam zactran and a massive amount of luck
The sheep dipper man
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do you have a dipper on the farm if so dip them that works.!
johnflimston
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- Glamorgan, Wales
What evidence have you got for that, I would have thought dipping sheep that are under the weather would definitely "cure" them
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- Montgomeryshire
WTF?
If a sheep has pneumonia, how the hell is plunging it in dip going to help it?
cheviot53
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- Dumfries & Galloway
One shot DRAXXIN and then LOXICOM every 3 days for 9 days , its all down to how fast you spot them
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The sheep dipper man
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it was a vet at my local practice that first told me about it i must admit i was dubious about first but i have been and done a few flocks over the years and it has worked the last time i did i dipped for it was last year for a farmer if you want i could give you the farmers number and ask him if it worked he had a bad problem with pneumonia in his sheep flock and dipping sorted it right out. the old boys up in the dales in weardale and Northumberland swear by it.
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
Draxin should last for up to nine days from one shot!
cheviot53
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- Dumfries & Galloway
Iv'e done a slight edit , does it make more sense ?
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
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Interesting that I was told by my red tractor inspector today that the likes of Draxin should not be your first go to drug to prevent resistance problems!
Quite right.
Alamycin LA should be fine as a first line product ideally with anti-inflammatory.
Tylan not licensed in sheep so legally have to try Draxxin/Zactran/Micotil first.
The dipping suggestion is idiotic.
There is also a number of causes of penumonia in sheep and some diagnostics (even PMs if losses) can be very useful.
The sheep dipper man
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well i can only tell you from first had experience that it has worked!, but hey that is your opinion which you are entitled to!
i do agree though try a jab of Alamycin LA and see how you get on.