Navel/joint ill in lamb??

Hufflesheep

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Me again! 😩 hopefully I'll get the hang of this eventually!

I had a lamb born last Tuesday. Everything was going exceptionally well, (a couple of nursing issues, but easily resolved.) Yesterday i thought i noticed a bit of a limp or stiffness in his back foot or leg he was jumping around quite a bit so i made a mental note and went on with my day.

This morning he was definitely limping. I checked his temp and sure enough 104! It's weird because he's eating very well still and trying to move about. I grabbed penicillin from tsc. But im confused! The instructions say 1ml/100 lbs. So i gave him .10cc IM (he's roughly 10lbs) according to the label. I noticed other folks give much more for navel/joint.
How much should i give and how often??

I have vet bills up the wazoo this season, so im hoping to treat this one myself!
 
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