Watery mouth prevention

[focussed]

Hi all

I have been giving my newborn lambs one squirt of Veleron http://www.farmsense.com/sheep-care/44-veloron-watery-mouth-supplement.html and iodine the navels.

Does anyone else have any alternatives that they think are better? I have heard of people giving 5ml of penicillin instead.

 

[crazy_bull]

Spectam

http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/Cev...Scour_Halt_oral_solution_50_mg_ml/-36262.html

 

[shepherdess]

5ml of pen seems a lot? though maybe down to brand?
With penstrep I use 1ml under the skin on any effected don't get big issues hear so not a need to do all,
Was discussed on hear back along can't remember the thread but most recommended spectam.
I spoke to my vet about it and he recommended penstrep at the time, as it was cheaper and in his op more effective, like said by others on hear before you find what works best and generally stick with it,

 

[GTB]

Spectam

 

[Badshot]

Colostrom asap, followed by spectam and navel spray (iodine) and if they still get it then 1ml of penicillin intra muscular. Used to give everything an antibiotic pill, but stopped that years ago now as it didn't seem right doing it to everything.

Oh the singles don't get spectam unless they get a problem, but the twins do once we've had a few cases which is normally into the second week of lambing.

5ml of penicillin is enough for a ewe, seems a huge dose for a lamb.

 

[milkloss]

I think a pump of spectam is the only one to go with if it is likely to be an issue. I notice veleron is energy and probiotics to help prevent watery mouth so not really in the same league.

 

[Old Tip]

Are you sure it wasn't 0.5ml of penicillin 5ml would be enough for a 50kg ewe !

 

[scholland]

Colostrum and hygiene.

 

[Downton_shep]

Orajet is another option similar to Spectam.
Hopefully we're going back to using pills this year. Meeting with the vet tomorrow!

 

[exmoor dave]

5ml pen and strep is enough to do a 125kg animal
Box says 1ml per 25kg!

 

[S J H]

Do people use spectam on every lamb or just triplets or ones short of colostrum? I'm using it for the first time this year,

 

[Longlowdog]

Spectam. Cheap, effective, proven. Every lamb without fail.

 

[Jerry]

Do people use spectam on every lamb or just triplets or ones short of colostrum? I'm using it for the first time this year,

Used it last year for the first time and all got a pump, doing the same this year.

 

[GTB]

Spectam. Cheap, effective, proven. Every lamb without fail.

+1 Every lamb born inside and any lamb bought into the shed for attention.

 

[exmoor dave]

Do people use spectam on every lamb or just triplets or ones short of colostrum? I'm using it for the first time this year,

Twins and triplets.
Don't start til a week or two in to lambing.

would only do singles if they had had a bad start

 

[S J H]

Twins and triplets.
Don't start til a week or two in to lambing.

would only do singles if they had had a bad start

That's what I was thinking, I just don't want to be building up resistance.

 

[Jerry]

Anyone know how long after the bottle is opened it stays good for? Got half a bottle from last year still inside its best before date but was opened 11 months ago.....

After its last dose I removed the dose gun and resealed the bottle and kept it cool.

 

[Badshot]

Anyone know how long after the bottle is opened it stays good for? Got half a bottle from last year still inside its best before date but was opened 11 months ago.....

After its last dose I removed the dose gun and resealed the bottle and kept it cool.

Never let it worry me that it was last years bottle, I just use it until it's gone.

 

[GTB]

Anyone know how long after the bottle is opened it stays good for? Got half a bottle from last year still inside its best before date but was opened 11 months ago.....

After its last dose I removed the dose gun and resealed the bottle and kept it cool.

Should be ok, especially at the start of the lambing season.

 

[banjo]

Yep used spectam scour halt for years and as long as it's done as soon as possible after lambing it's very good. We lamb outside and I always give every lamb a squirt, if I miss one they usualy get watery mouth. We don't inject the ewes anymore either so this is all I use.