Mrs1885
Loving the herd life
We took in a little ram lamb a couple months back. He had scours when he was tiny and the farmer dewormed him, said he was fine after but he stayed small so he didn't want him.
We brought him home to quarantine, sent fecal to vet - clean. Finally put him with others - goats and sheep - no problem. Last week he started acting odd, but he was staying with the herd, eating great, seemed fine. Friday morning I got ready to run two dogs to the groomer's, conveniently located in the vet office, when hubby came out and said Rambo had scours. I had him grab a sample and took it with me.
Vet confirmed barber pole. He gave me Cidectin (?) and had me treat everyone. Because Rambo was the only one with scours he had us treat day one, day two, day 7 and day 14 then wants to retest.
Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon he still had scours but was still staying with the herd and eating great. Monday night he seemed a little weak and when I went out yesterday morning I thought he was dead. When we went out he moved so we wrapped him up and brought him inside. When he first came in he couldn't sit up. After cleaning him up the best we could, warpping him in a blanket and give him warm water, hay, and a bit of his feed he was able to sit up on his own.
Last night his stool seemed to be firming up some. Kind of like pudding instead of water. His appetite was still excellent. I started feeling a bit more optimistic. This morning though he's worse. Can't sit up, can barely pick up his head and his stool is watery again. His appetite has also started to decrease.
At this point I'm thinking chances of saving him are highly unlikely. Hubby refuses to give up and spends a big part of the day giving him water, Gatorade, pellets, hay. I love that he refuses to give up but I'm wondering if it's fair to Rambo. Is it just extending the inevitable? Is there any chance of saving him in this condition?
We brought him home to quarantine, sent fecal to vet - clean. Finally put him with others - goats and sheep - no problem. Last week he started acting odd, but he was staying with the herd, eating great, seemed fine. Friday morning I got ready to run two dogs to the groomer's, conveniently located in the vet office, when hubby came out and said Rambo had scours. I had him grab a sample and took it with me.
Vet confirmed barber pole. He gave me Cidectin (?) and had me treat everyone. Because Rambo was the only one with scours he had us treat day one, day two, day 7 and day 14 then wants to retest.
Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon he still had scours but was still staying with the herd and eating great. Monday night he seemed a little weak and when I went out yesterday morning I thought he was dead. When we went out he moved so we wrapped him up and brought him inside. When he first came in he couldn't sit up. After cleaning him up the best we could, warpping him in a blanket and give him warm water, hay, and a bit of his feed he was able to sit up on his own.
Last night his stool seemed to be firming up some. Kind of like pudding instead of water. His appetite was still excellent. I started feeling a bit more optimistic. This morning though he's worse. Can't sit up, can barely pick up his head and his stool is watery again. His appetite has also started to decrease.
At this point I'm thinking chances of saving him are highly unlikely. Hubby refuses to give up and spends a big part of the day giving him water, Gatorade, pellets, hay. I love that he refuses to give up but I'm wondering if it's fair to Rambo. Is it just extending the inevitable? Is there any chance of saving him in this condition?
