Treating Mastitis in sheep

[msheep66]

We have had a couple of ewes with Mastitis in one quarter over the last couple of days. Called the vet and she gave me an injection for ewes called Draxxin. Has anyone used this and had any success with this drug? One of the ewes is a hogg can't remember ever having a hogg with mastitis.

 

[Jerry]

Draxxin and Zactran should be fine fit mastitis.

I use Zactran as it as a long action.

But you must also give pain relief and anti inflammatory such as Metacam.

 

[msheep66]

Yes I have given them Metacam. Vet told me that a Draxxin injection should last for 5 days.

 

[tr250]

We have had a couple of ewes with Mastitis in one quarter over the last couple of days. Called the vet and she gave me an injection for ewes called Draxxin. Has anyone used this and had any success with this drug? One of the ewes is a hogg can't remember ever having a hogg with mastitis.

We use ultrapen, metacam and a dry cow tube to get something into the infected side quickly. We very rarely loose the ewe. While I’m sure draxxin will do a very good job we try and save it for other problems that are harder to fix like pneumonia in calves etc

 

[twizzel]

I brought a ewe in today, only commented the other day how she’d been doing a grand job of rearing her twins for the last 9 weeks vet gave her Apotil (Tilmicosin) and anti-inflammatory. Found it is the best for mastitis but only vet can administer.

 

[Lili]

We have had a couple of ewes with Mastitis in one quarter over the last couple of days. Called the vet and she gave me an injection for ewes called Draxxin. Has anyone used this and had any success with this drug? One of the ewes is a hogg can't remember ever having a hogg with mastitis.

Draxxin works really well for mastitis here . Only need to give them 1 injection (+ metacam every 2/3 days)

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Always use draxxin and metacam

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

magic mic (Micotil)

 

[neilo]

I brought a ewe in today, only commented the other day how she’d been doing a grand job of rearing her twins for the last 9 weeks vet gave her Apotil (Tilmicosin) and anti-inflammatory. Found it is the best for mastitis but only vet can administer.

Generic Micotil iirc.

 

[neilo]

Draxxin +Metacam here too. Rarely lose one if it’s caught early enough, or even if the bag’s already gone black, although obviously the bag is always shot anyway.

 

[z.man]

Draxxin and metacam here too , will add a penicillin tube or more likely just some synulox into the effected quarter if it looks like it could be saved. If the bag is black would more often as not open it to let the poison out

 

[Longlowdog]

Just Oxtet' L.A here since my vet said it was just as effective as Draxxin, Zactran etc. Recocam for pain/anti-inflammatory.
I don't think anything can save the performance of a teat but oxytet' stems the infection when the udder is inflamed. It seldom needs a repeat dose.

 

[Cowmansam]

Can’t you use intramammery tubes same as cows or is there a reason that’s not done with sheep ?

 

[cotswoldcs]

We have used Zactran and Metacam with success for the past two years now. How does Draxxin compare to Zactran?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

How does Draxxin compare to Zactran?

It’s cheaper

 

[neilo]

Can’t you use intramammery tubes same as cows or is there a reason that’s not done with sheep ?

Yes you can, but usually struggle to strip it out. I sometimes infuse a tube into the infected quarter, at the same time as giving AB and metacam. I’m not sure it makes a lot of difference as the quarter is always lost anyway, apart from very rare circumstances where it just becomes very light (still a cull).

 

[primmiemoo]

Can’t you use intramammery tubes same as cows or is there a reason that’s not done with sheep ?

The hogg first thing has such small teats that it wouldn't be possible to insert the tip of the tube, but generally, now the antib is the right sort, a tube isn't needed. The lamb would suck out the quarter in my case, so effectiveness is lessened.

 

[Cowmansam]

Makes sense