Orphan ram in trouble! (EMERGENCY!!)

[babsbag]

I am going to call my vet/look around for the Bovi-sera. But may I ask what exactly it is for and such?

This is from the web. I think it is the passive immune system failure that you are trying to combat with this. I have never used it but sounds good.

Bovi Sera is an absolute MUST HAVE for any goat owner. Useful in the prevention and treatment of conditions such as pneumonia and enterotoxemia, passive immune failure in newborns and shipping fever complex in adults, Bova Sera provides an immediate boost to the immune system allowing goats to get back on their feet.

Glad he is acting better today. Is is possible that he has a bacterial gut infection? The bad smell makes me wonder.

 

[littlelambx3]

I am going to call my vet/look around for the Bovi-sera. But may I ask what exactly it is for and such?

This is from the web. I think it is the passive immune system failure that you are trying to combat with this. I have never used it but sounds good.

Bovi Sera is an absolute MUST HAVE for any goat owner. Useful in the prevention and treatment of conditions such as pneumonia and enterotoxemia, passive immune failure in newborns and shipping fever complex in adults, Bova Sera provides an immediate boost to the immune system allowing goats to get back on their feet.

Glad he is acting better today. Is is possible that he has a bacterial gut infection? The bad smell makes me wonder.

I am going to try and get my hands on some! But he is not a goat.. He is a little lamb. Is it okay for sheep?

I am glad to see some energy and spunk in him too. But then it seems it just makes him feel worse after the energy burst dies down. His diarrhea is so bad. It's like a mucky green yellow color and it like water. Nothing solid at all. I have some good hay in his basket and he seems to be really into it. But I don't think he is actually eating it quite yet.

At this point, I feel like anything is possible. Between his symptoms and everything I've read, there are so many different things.. It overwhelms me!

But I am having a hard time finding a vet who takes farm animals, so I may have to travel a bit and I'm not sure how he'd do on the road..

 

[babsbag]

I am pretty sure that the person that suggested it raises sheep too. Here is a link to the one on Jeffers site and it says it is for sheep. The other one was from Hoeggers catalog.

http://www.jefferspet.com/bovi-sera-serum-antibodies/camid/liv/cp/0034941/

I am sure you searched to web but I came across this.

Baby lamb scours are due to one of several bacteria: e. coli, salmonella, or clostridium perfringins type C. Adequate intake of colostrum is the best protection against scours.Bacterial scours can be treated with antibiotics and fluid therapy. Spectinomycin oral pig pump is a preferred treatment for baby lamb scours. Its extra-label use requires veterinary approval. There are vaccines for e. coli scours ("watery mouth") and clostridium perfringins type C.


You can get scour halt (spectinomycin) at tractor supply. I would certainly try that if you haven't already. I know with goats sometimes you just throw the book at them and hope something works. You can also buy C & D antitoxin for the clostridium perfringins type C but it might be hard to find unless you have a good feed store. Some places have it on indefinate backorder. The antitoxin is different that the toxoid vaccine we give at 4 weeks, the antitoxin is usually used for treatment and not prevention.

I would start with the scour halt. But all of this could just be from the milk replacer. That stuff can be nasty.
It is good that you are keeping him hydrated.