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Mix all the ingredients together and give the solution for 1 to 2 days. Thereafter return to milk feeding, but in smaller quantities than before. For scours that are not caused by bacteria, it is helpful to give a few ounces of aloe vera juice as this will help the digestive system return to normal.
On the second day, if the feces of a bottle fed lamb is returning to a normal consistency you can let the lamb begin feeding on milk again, however, dilute the lamb's normal ration by giving 50% milk and 50% water. Scours that have been brought about from overeating should resolve by the third day, and thereafter you can return to full-strength milk or replacer.
Tetanus:
There is no known cure for tetanus. The good news is there is a vaccination. If ewes have not received a booster of Covexin 8 or a similar product, you should give them 300 to 500 units of tetanus antitoxin at the time of docking or castration. The antitoxin protects lambs for about 2 weeks while wound heal.
Tetanus can occur after tail docking and castration.
Urinary Calculli:
This is a problem that affects baby rams over 1 month old, no matter whether they have been castrated or not. What can happen is the salts normally excreted in their urine can form urinary calculi which are either stones or water belly. These calculi may lodge themselves in the kidney, bladder or urethra.
If a lamb has this problem it will kick at its stomach, stand with its back arched, switch its tail, strain to urinate, or dribble urine and there may be blood in it. The blockage of the urinary tract causes pain, colic, and eventually rupture of the urinary system in to body cavity, and death follows. If a lamb is able to pass the stone it may recover.
If you see a lamb that appears to be straining but unable to urinate, put it on a dry floor for a couple of hours this way you will be able to tell if the lamb has passed urine during this time. Most veterinarians are of the opinion that the blockage is at the outer end of the urethra. If you can feel the stone right at the end you may be able to dislodge it with gentle pressure. You will know if the passage has been cleared on account of urine that spurts out. It is important to stop the flow two or three times because the bladder can rupture if emptied too quickly. Sometimes manipulation of a small catheter tube will dislodge the stone. If the stone refused to be dislodge, a vet may give it a muscle relaxer with a dilating action that allows the calculi to pass, or he may remove the stone surgically.
Causes of this disease can be:
1. Low water intake due to cold weather, or water with an unpleasant taste to lambs. Lambs
Mix all the ingredients together and give the solution for 1 to 2 days. Thereafter return to milk feeding, but in smaller quantities than before. For scours that are not caused by bacteria, it is helpful to give a few ounces of aloe vera juice as this will help the digestive system return to normal.
On the second day, if the feces of a bottle fed lamb is returning to a normal consistency you can let the lamb begin feeding on milk again, however, dilute the lamb's normal ration by giving 50% milk and 50% water. Scours that have been brought about from overeating should resolve by the third day, and thereafter you can return to full-strength milk or replacer.
Tetanus:
There is no known cure for tetanus. The good news is there is a vaccination. If ewes have not received a booster of Covexin 8 or a similar product, you should give them 300 to 500 units of tetanus antitoxin at the time of docking or castration. The antitoxin protects lambs for about 2 weeks while wound heal.
Tetanus can occur after tail docking and castration.
Urinary Calculli:
This is a problem that affects baby rams over 1 month old, no matter whether they have been castrated or not. What can happen is the salts normally excreted in their urine can form urinary calculi which are either stones or water belly. These calculi may lodge themselves in the kidney, bladder or urethra.
If a lamb has this problem it will kick at its stomach, stand with its back arched, switch its tail, strain to urinate, or dribble urine and there may be blood in it. The blockage of the urinary tract causes pain, colic, and eventually rupture of the urinary system in to body cavity, and death follows. If a lamb is able to pass the stone it may recover.
If you see a lamb that appears to be straining but unable to urinate, put it on a dry floor for a couple of hours this way you will be able to tell if the lamb has passed urine during this time. Most veterinarians are of the opinion that the blockage is at the outer end of the urethra. If you can feel the stone right at the end you may be able to dislodge it with gentle pressure. You will know if the passage has been cleared on account of urine that spurts out. It is important to stop the flow two or three times because the bladder can rupture if emptied too quickly. Sometimes manipulation of a small catheter tube will dislodge the stone. If the stone refused to be dislodge, a vet may give it a muscle relaxer with a dilating action that allows the calculi to pass, or he may remove the stone surgically.
Causes of this disease can be:
1. Low water intake due to cold weather, or water with an unpleasant taste to lambs. Lambs