Two questions UPDATE!

[neener92]

I have a ewe that has little scab-like things around her nose, they don'e seem to bother her any but they are concerning me. I also have a lamb (the ewes lamb) that acts stiff and lethargic she's eating fine keeping on weight just acting a little off. Eyelids look good, she is otherwise acting normal.

 

[jhm47]

Google soremouth in sheep.

 

[SheepGirl]

The ewe I would suspect soremouth. The lamb, I am kind of thinking tetanus. (We had a lamb that was vaccinated still get tetanus, so don't rule it out.)

 

[neener92]

The ewe I would suspect soremouth. The lamb, I am kind of thinking tetanus. (We had a lamb that was vaccinated still get tetanus, so don't rule it out.)

What should I do for the soremouth? I was looking it up, it said there is nothing you can do but let it run it's course, should I separate her from the rest of the flock so they don't get it? And how do I treat the tetanus? Will LA-200 work, 1CC?

 

[20kidsonhill]

Rain rot was also bad this year in our area. It looked more like white bumps(fungus), where soremouth looks more like scabs and they can be picked off and it will be raw looking under neat. Several of our goats at the end of the summer had rain rot on the insides and tips of their ears and by their noses.

You pretty much let soremouth runs its course(4 to 6 weeks), but it would be nice to get the animal in isolation and out of the main part of your pasture. Soremouth will spread to you and all your other livestock. Deer carry it terrible.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I have never seen tetnus, so can't really help you with that or treat it. . But meningeal worms would be something else to consider, if the stiffness is more in the back end.

I don't think tetnus is one of those things that you have for a while and slowly get worse, but I could be wrong about that. I beleive if not treated with in a few days the animal get worse and worse and dies.

Goat polio and listerosis can also cause a dazed look, but with these there is a fair amount of swaying, from what I understand.


Is this the same lamb that was stiff a while back??

 

[neener92]

Rain rot was also bad this year in our area. It looked more like white bumps(fungus), where soremouth looks more like scabs and they can be picked off and it will be raw looking under neat. Several of our goats at the end of the summer had rain rot on the insides and tips of their ears and by their noses.

You pretty much let soremouth runs its course(4 to 6 weeks), but it would be nice to get the animal in isolation and out of the main part of your pasture. Soremouth will spread to you and all your other livestock. Deer carry it terrible.

I originally thought it looked more like a fungus, I'll check it out a little more. The only problem I have with isolating her is she has two lambs on her (born the beginning of August). But if it is soremouth I'll just isolate with the lambs. This isn't something really really awful....right?

 

[neener92]

I have never seen tetnus, so can't really help you with that or treat it. . But meningeal worms would be something else to consider, if the stiffness is more in the back end.

I don't think tetnus is one of those things that you have for a while and slowly get worse, but I could be wrong about that. I beleive if not treated with in a few days the animal get worse and worse and dies.

Goat polio and listerosis can also cause a dazed look, but with these there is a fair amount of swaying, from what I understand.


Is this the same lamb that was stiff a while back??

She was just dewormed about 2 weeks ago, I'm deworming her again since I think she needs it. I don't think I had a lamb stiff a while back, I had a calf that was. I'll try deworming and giving her same LA-200 and some probios and see what happens, I'll try calling the vet and see what he says about both momma and baby. Garsh, if it ain't one thing it's another! I hate when I have unhealthy livestock, makes me feel like an awful person.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Rain rot was also bad this year in our area. It looked more like white bumps(fungus), where soremouth looks more like scabs and they can be picked off and it will be raw looking under neat. Several of our goats at the end of the summer had rain rot on the insides and tips of their ears and by their noses.

You pretty much let soremouth runs its course(4 to 6 weeks), but it would be nice to get the animal in isolation and out of the main part of your pasture. Soremouth will spread to you and all your other livestock. Deer carry it terrible.

I originally thought it looked more like a fungus, I'll check it out a little more. The only problem I have with isolating her is she has two lambs on her (born the beginning of August). But if it is soremouth I'll just isolate with the lambs. This isn't something really really awful....right?

Soremouth can become a problem if it starts spreading, I would get her out of your fields and into an area you can wash and clean up. UNfortunatley it is pretty common around our area, especially in the sheep.

We had show lambs with it a few years ago, but was able to keep it out of the goats.

If you send me pics, I may beable to tell.

wash your hands
and change your shoes, or put washable shoes on
and change your clothes.
if it is soremouth you can get it.
The scabs are what spreds it.

The ring rot isn't a big deal. If you need meds for It I have suggestions.

 

[neener92]

Rain rot was also bad this year in our area. It looked more like white bumps(fungus), where soremouth looks more like scabs and they can be picked off and it will be raw looking under neat. Several of our goats at the end of the summer had rain rot on the insides and tips of their ears and by their noses.

You pretty much let soremouth runs its course(4 to 6 weeks), but it would be nice to get the animal in isolation and out of the main part of your pasture. Soremouth will spread to you and all your other livestock. Deer carry it terrible.

I originally thought it looked more like a fungus, I'll check it out a little more. The only problem I have with isolating her is she has two lambs on her (born the beginning of August). But if it is soremouth I'll just isolate with the lambs. This isn't something really really awful....right?

Soremouth can become a problem if it starts spreading, I would get her out of your fields and into an area you can wash and clean up. UNfortunatley it is pretty common around our area, especially in the sheep.

We had show lambs with it a few years ago, but was able to keep it out of the goats.

If you send me pics, I may beable to tell.

wash your hands
and change your shoes, or put washable shoes on
and change your clothes.
if it is soremouth you can get it.
The scabs are what spreds it.

The ring rot isn't a big deal. If you need meds for It I have suggestions.

Now that I really think of it, she was just recently put out to pasture where they (the sheep) have a barn and don't use it so she's been out in the weather (rain) I'll pen her for a few days and see.