White Scouring Lamb

[Rod Dumbreck]

We have a lamb that started scouring soon after it was born. Its twin is, and has remained healthy. It was treated with Pen and Strep, seemed better but still loose and white motions. For a couple of days it received live yoghurt and electrolytes mixed, and I have just seen it pass another white stool.

It was born on the 8th April, and the notes on the board say only suckled a little (that night)

. We are at a loss as to why it is like it is, and haven't want to turn it out in case it is infectious. Any help gratefully received.

 

[ShooTa]

Ask a vet .. but could it be a duff digestive system... ie not grown right...

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

Ask a vet .. but could it be a duff digestive system... ie not grown right...

Its putting on weight, not as heavy as the twin, if it is a wrong formed gut then not much the vet will do I suppose. Never had that before, but then if you'd seen it all....

 

[Jackov Altraids]

I occasionally see such scour on the ground when there is a bunch of lambs together. I can't usually tell which lamb it is coming from to treat and I don't often find any lamb becoming ill.

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

Perhaps we need to pluck up enough courage to turn them out and assume that its not contagious