Toxoplasmosis?

Bob the beef

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Livestock Farmer
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Scot Borders
Not due to start lambing until next week but over the weekend I have had 4 homebred gimmers/shearlings put their water bag out. Show no sign of lambing and stand eating. When I put my hand inside no lambs presenting but lots of membrane/gunk. Have a feel about and can get the lambs out but too young to survive. The ewes are not cleansing and 2 have died . We vacc for enzo but have never had a problem with toxoplasmosis. Can anyone give any steer? Will get the remaining 2 down to the vet first thing for bloods etc
 

GTB

Never Forgotten
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Vets usually like the foetus and afterbirth for diagnosing abortion causes. If it is toxo there's not much you can do I'm afraid apart from separate the aborted ewes from the remaining in lamb ones.
 

rancher

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Location
Ireland
Not due to start lambing until next week but over the weekend I have had 4 homebred gimmers/shearlings put their water bag out. Show no sign of lambing and stand eating. When I put my hand inside no lambs presenting but lots of membrane/gunk. Have a feel about and can get the lambs out but too young to survive. The ewes are not cleansing and 2 have died . We vacc for enzo but have never had a problem with toxoplasmosis. Can anyone give any steer? Will get the remaining 2 down to the vet first thing for bloods etc
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They don't usually die from Toxo, sounds very bad, hope you can contain it
 

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