Lethargic and low temp lamb

babsbag said:

I will wean at 8 weeks but seldom do, usually it is closer to 10 or 12 and if I am not milking the doe they might not self wean until 6 months or more. I am really glad your vet was able to help you out and I hope he continues to get better.

Are you using milk or replacer? If it is replacer that may be the reason for the bloat. Also, has he had his CDT vaccine?

He sure is a cute little guy.

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SheepGirl said:

I have weaned lambs off of milk replacer at 30 days old, no problem. I make sure these bottle babies are eating hay and grain and drinking water before weaning them. I've never had an issue with hypoglycemia -- but I don't think being taken off of milk would cause that? 12 lbs btw is awfully light for a 2 month old baby. Let's say he weighed 6 lbs at birth (my really teeny tiny babies just born weigh 6 lbs a piece right now), that means he's gained 3 lbs/month, which is less than 1 lb a week. A lamb should be gaining almost 1 lb every 1-3 days, even without hay and grain. How much milk are you feeding? He's probably very malnourished, and taking away the milk, now that I think about it, probably caused his 'crash.' What cutting is the timothy hay you are giving him? Is water available to him? I would give him some nutri drench as well.

eta: even if he was 15 lbs, that is still 4.5 lbs/month, which is less than half of what he should be gaining a month. Even my slowest growing lambs gain 10 lbs a month. My fastest gain 20-25 lbs/month.

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