Lost a lamb to worms?

[neener92]

I may try this sometime! Also, I think my hair lamb now has bottle jaw. I would try researching, but the computer crashed and I'm stuck with using my phone. I really hate all this with my poor animals, I feel like I'm a bad mommy.

 

[SheepGirl]

Bottle jaw looks like this: http://www.sheep101.info/Images/bottlejaw.JPG
Milk goiter looks like this: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/477506325_201d03135e.jpg

Maybe you confused the two?

 

[neener92]

what is milk goiter, and how is it treated? I have never heard of it before that's why I assumed bottle jaw. It's off to one side the right to the exact, I'd upload a pic but my phone just isn't having it. Computer crashed, ipod screen broke, lamb died, it's soo freaking hot out, and sick sheeps....what next!

 

[neener92]

I forgot to mention it's kinda hard.

 

[SheepGirl]

Well a milk goiter is normal for hair sheep lambs and it goes away on its own.

But your description is a little hard to picture So as soon as your technology is working I would like to see a pic to see exactly what you're talking about.

 

[neener92]

Please tell me it's not CL! I'm going to call the vet this evening and see if I can get this mess sorted out!

 

[neener92]

I can send a picture to you via email if that's ok.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Please tell me it's not CL! I'm going to call the vet this evening and see if I can get this mess sorted out!

I was going to ask, but didn't want to freak you out. Normally a CL lump is up by the ear on the side of the face, not way down under the jaw. but milk goiter and bottle jaw are normally pretty centered under the jaw.

maybe a tooth abcess if it's more on the side by the jaw.

Don't leave it break open in the field, put her in an isolation pen.

A picture would help alot, you are welcome to e-mail me one as well, I have seen CL, bottle jaw and goiter.

 

[neener92]

Do CL absesses appear and go away all within a week?

 

[bonbean01]

And you might try something a little more gentle and just see if it works. Five ml of unpasteurized apple cider vinegar, 5 ml of garlic juice (you can use a tsp of garlic powder if you don't have juice), a tsp of raw honey, 5 ml of water....bolus with drench tool.

This worked for my sheep for 2 + years and it doesn't hurt them one bit if you repeat it...you really can't put a sheep into shock with this type of dewormer. It's good and good for them!

We've also done this...but we use a garlic paste and sorghum or molasses (iron rich) and this has worked for us for three and a half years...so far so good!

Have been told by some old timers that this won't work, but so far it has...and if it ain't broke...don't fix it