ewe with 106.1 temperature

[bonbean01]

Kristi...I've had those websites bookmarked for several years....not only good information, but the photos help to diagnose also...love those sites and thanks for posting them for anyone not familiar with them

If ever I suspected a problem like these sheep...I would be screaming to you for help right away on here...posting my home phone number...you have had a rough go with this and you have experience that comes the hard way

Also every birthing problem I could ever imagine...I have not forgotten how you were thrown into the worst of worse possible birthing your first go around...and you hung in and learned and kept going and are now a go to person for information...I'm quite in awe of you in case you didn't notice

 

[RemudaOne]

Gosh Bonnie, thank you . Yeah, I never imagined that my first lambing would find me elbow deep inside a ewes back end! But you do what you have to do to try to save them. Luckily, it worked out. I sold that ewe but have pictures of her and the healthy set of twins she lambed (unassisted) not too long ago. THAT did my heart good to see! In fact Bon, I thought of her when I saw your babies. Take a look

I can never get enough of the research and have even enrolled in an online course that starts Feb 8th. Looking forward to that .

 

[dwbonfire]

just took her temp and its 100.6 im very happy about that! and i gave them some hay and she came right over to eat. while taking her temperature these few times i have noticed her private area and it looks like she might be in heat. to be honest, i havent really ever looked there before on my ewes because their tails cover it. but i got to thinking, would being in heat make her temperature high like it was? just a thought. it seemed like she had that high temperature for just a day and then it was gone. she never did really seem "sick" thankfully, so im not sure im dealing with a full blown case of pneumonia.. what are your thoughts on this?
i plan to continue the penicillin for the full 5 days and monitor her temperature. as far as giving the probios, is it the paste in the tube you give orally? how much and how often should i give it to her? i will pick up a tube tomorrow or the next day. thanks all!

 

[bonbean01]

That's good news and glad your ewe is doing so well!!!

And Kristi...those twins could be my little ewes this year!!!

 

[RemudaOne]

Not sure what you mean by "it looks like she may be in heat", but I don't think it's out of the question that their temp may raise slightly if they are. I don't think you're going to see a spike like that though. I can't remember if she got bute or banamine.... But if so, that will knock the elevated temp back long enough for the antibiotic to get to work. This last lamb that I had with it only had the high temp until he got bute. But I have no way of knowing how long it had been climbing prior to me noticing his shivering though.

On the probios, I'm pretty sure it's 5 grams. I have some but have never used any on them. The ewe in the picture above was on mega doses of penicillin because after I was in and out of her so many times trying to pull her lamb, she got a raging uterine infection. I even ended up dosing her with about 5 cc of Pen vaginally. She truly was a pincushion, she never had digestive upset and never got any probios. Heck, I didn't even have it back then, lol . I do think that really pays to have a well stocked medicine cabinet for them....... Just in case. It certainly won't hurt her to give it to her. Just letting you know what my experience has been

 

[RemudaOne]

"And Kristi...those twins could be my little ewes this year!!!"

I know, right????? Weird

 

[Bridgemoof]

Kristi, thanks so much for all that info! The Sheep 101 site is the first site I bookmarked when I got my first sheep. It does have a lot of useful info on it, but I have to be careful because I read that stuff and imagine all my sheep are afflicted with one thing or another. :/

I've learned that most of the time trying to diagnose a sick sheep is a crap shoot. Best to just hit them up with all you've got, because they could be suffering from any number of things. In the case of my Bon, I have no idea what is/was wrong with her. I'm just glad she's feeling better after our treatment.

And Bon, I don't know how you do it. You've never had a problem with any of your sheep! I am starting to think your ACV and garlic drenches are the way to go. But then again, the type of sheep you have are pretty disease and parasite resistant, that's why they are so popular! You have the best luck with your sheep, I have the worst! :/

dwBon: We give our sheep about 10cc of that tube, or a third of the big tubes, if they are having rumen problems. Then about 5cc after that. I would just give her 5cc, her digestive system seems to be okay , right? So glad she is feeling better!

 

[RemudaOne]

I've learned that most of the time trying to diagnose a sick sheep is a crap shoot. Best to just hit them up with all you've got, because they could be suffering from any number of things. In the case of my Bon, I have no idea what is/was wrong with her. I'm just glad she's feeling better after our treatment.

Yes! Exactly that . I tend to be pretty aggressive in treating them. I've always been that way when I am sick too . I want the doctor to LAY IT ON ME so that I can feel better faster! So load me up and let's get back to living . I guess I transfer that onto my animals as well but I can tell you that one of my least favorite things is giving them shots. I have no trouble with the horses, even with IV shots but I hate giving even sub q to the sheep so the sooner we get them well, the sooner I get to quit doing that! That's the main reason I like the LA200 so well. I've read of folks who have to give pen twice a day (shuddering) for five or six days, I just couldn't do it, lol! I don't like giving the shots in the same place and I end up running out of places to inject

 

[dwbonfire]

i hate having to give the penicillin twice a day, mostly because i only have help at night. so the morning shots are not easy, she really hates getting poked so she jumps and i feel bad because i know that makes it worse! i think i will get some of that La200 to keep on hand, but hopefully wont have to use it!

 

[bonbean01]

I've read and heard too many times that a sick sheep is a dead sheep...and that's not true...hitting them with everything right away saves many!

Mine not being sick yet is not luck...I believe we've gotten this far without illness only because we have such a teeny wee small herd...the more animals, the more illness likely. I know that it is just a matter of time...we've only had sheep now for 6 years, and just a handful. I like the Dorper best and hubby likes the Kats best, and since they are crossed...and both hardy breeds to start with, that may be part of the "luck" too?