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[hoff135]

Orf? Strawberry footrot? Or are they the same?. We have had orf kicking about over the winter in the ewes but it cleared up. But we had a number of ewes with feet like this, now got it in a couple of lambs.

 

[primmiemoo]

It looks like an infected lesion, possibly from orf on the foot. Strawberry foot is generally on the tips of hooves, and bulbous.
If you're unlucky, it's CODD, but you'll have had hooves shed, and really, really know it by now.

What have you been treating previous cases with?

 

[hoff135]

It looks like an infected lesion, possibly from orf on the foot. Strawberry foot is generally on the tips of hooves, and bulbous.
If you're unlucky, it's CODD, but you'll have had hooves shed, and really, really know it by now.

What have you been treating previous cases with?

Thanks. No none of the ewes shed hoofs, we had abot 10 in March/April, was either long or short acting penicillin and terramycin spray. They took a few weeks but they seem to have made a full recovery. I was blaming orf, as it was doing the rounds at the time

 

[primmiemoo]

Thanks. No none of the ewes shed hoofs, we had abot 10 in March/April, was either long or short acting penicillin and terramycin spray. They took a few weeks but they seem to have made a full recovery. I was blaming orf, as it was doing the rounds at the time

Glad the others recovered well. Orf can erupt (for want of a better word) in better weather. If they were mine, and the others recovered with what was given last, then I'd repeat for the new cases. They'll recover from the orf, but it's the secondary infections that cause most trouble. Painful on feet, and serious on mouths.

 

[JSmith]

Codd, trymox might be a good shout!! You’ll struggle to cure it I think, I had one last year when we had codd bad, had it for two years!

 

[Estate fencing.]

Codd, trymox might be a good shout!! You’ll struggle to cure it I think, I had one last year when we had codd bad, had it for two years!

I had one like that (not quite as bad) on all 4 feet when we had a codd outbreak. Shot it in the end because didn’t respond to anything.

 

[Sandpit Farm]

Worth separating them and keep them close by for regular treatment. I don't think that poor thing should go near a footbath. It must be so painful. It may be worth footbathing the rest once you've pulled out these awful ones.

I would also, put them on a hardstanding once treated with terramycin for 30 mins or so if you can. I had some great success with drying digital dermatitis lesions like this on dairy cows and just terramycin spray, twice. Apply once. Leave a minute or so, then apply again. I have used copper paste and a bandage but I think that is frowned upon now.

 

[hoff135]

Codd, trymox might be a good shout!! You’ll struggle to cure it I think, I had one last year when we had codd bad, had it for two years!

Thought with codd the hoof fell off or came lose? Thats not happened to any yet.

A pic of a ewe from March

 

[Sandpit Farm]

To me, the first one looks like scald that has become aggravated and lead to a painful digital dermatitis lesion. The second one, who knows???!! Same bug but that has not come from scald. Maggot heaven. I wouldn't be surprised if the whole foot became foul and it shed its hooves (like and aggressive CODD).

At the risk of stating the obvious... you checked the mouth and teats for sores?

 

[hoff135]

To me, the first one looks like scald that has become aggravated and lead to a painful digital dermatitis lesion. The second one, who knows???!! Same bug but that has not come from scald. Maggot heaven. I wouldn't be surprised if the whole foot became foul and it shed its hooves (like and aggressive CODD).

At the risk of stating the obvious... you checked the mouth and teats for sores?

No problem with orf on the mouth in this bunch of lambs, there's a few with orf on the lips in another field. We had orf in the ewes in winter, quite bad in some of the affected ones but they've all cleared up.

The ewes started getting sores on the feet and some had them up the leg a bit in March April but thays also gone and they seem fully recovered

 

[Sandpit Farm]

No problem with orf on the mouth in this bunch of lambs, there's a few with orf on the lips in another field. We had orf in the ewes in winter, quite bad in some of the affected ones but they've all cleared up.

The ewes started getting sores on the feet and some had them up the leg a bit in March April but thays also gone and they seem fully recovered

When you pull the worst ones out, check in the mouth on the fleshy plate that the teeth grip to and the base of the teeth or corner of the mouth. Useful to know if it is Orf so you know how to deal with it or at least rule out anything potentially worse.

 

[Welshram]

Watch farm vet films on the tube technical #29 I’ve never seen it before quite interesting

 

[Highland Mule]

Had a couple similar in a neighbour's flock that I was watching whilst he was away. Took ages but eventually got them right with a lot of ABs - Alamycin from memory. It started as footrot and I had suspicions that he had used too strong a mix in the footbath which burnt/ set off the blistering.

 

[hoff135]

Watch farm vet films on the tube technical #29 I’ve never seen it before quite interesting

Looks similar will watch again when I get home thanks

 

[hoff135]

Had a couple similar in a neighbour's flock that I was watching whilst he was away. Took ages but eventually got them right with a lot of ABs - Alamycin from memory. It started as footrot and I had suspicions that he had used too strong a mix in the footbath which burnt/ set off the blistering.

Neighbour said they had something similar years ago, vet didn't seem to be able to come up with an answer. In the end it ran its course and disappeared. None of ours have been in the bath

 

[JSmith]

I had one like that (not quite as bad) on all 4 feet when we had a codd outbreak. Shot it in the end because didn’t respond to anything.

I had exactly what you describe, lamb went to feck all an then the bullet!! Had more drugs than a pîss head in Ibiza