Scabby lumps on one side - soremouth

[Sweetened]

My bottle vuckling i purchased has scabby feeling lumps along his tummy and up his side in the right side ONLY. They dont look like normal scabs but are flesh coloured, crusty lumps. Is this orf? He does have a large brown scabbed sore on tge right side of his mouth that hurts him and causes his lip to portrude, its finally going down, but looks different from the soremouth my lambs had when i got them (i had no idea they had it). They/he is not exposed to the sheep and i dont handle the sheep anyway.

He is in with the triplets and i figure its too late, if they are going to get it they will already have it -- they do not share bottles.

I tried to get a look/pictuee of the lumps while attached but they cant be seen
Here is what one looks like pulled off. And yes, it bleeds.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Not sure about the side scabs but given he has it on his mouth, I would strongly suspect soremouth. Wash your hands well and use gloves. Not common to catch it but I hear it hurts like heck and takes a long time to heal if you do contract it. Do you have a picture of his mouth?

 

[Sweetened]

I can try and get one tomorrow at morning feeding.

Us this common in bottle babies or...? Ive never had it here otherwise.

 

[bonbean01]

No clue, but hoping it goes away quickly!

 

[Sweetened]

Best i could get. Brown spot towards front of his mouth. The sore is dry and doesnt weep.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Yeah, that looks like Orf. I had one kid with it in with two other kids in our kid pen at the old place. The other two caught it pretty quickly. We were freaks about it not spreading. Bleach foot bath at the doorway into the pen, a spray bottle of strong bleach water hanging by the door, disposable gloves. It is only deadly if it gets so bad that the kids won't eat or if a secondary infection sets in but I just did NOT want it to get into herd. It cleared up, they were moved into another pasture (not in with the main herd---they are now and we have not had anymore incidents with it), and that room was severely cleaned.

 

[Sweetened]

Fabulous. The entire herd has already been exposed to him and an entire pen cleanout is not an option. I will watch everyone and do what i can. I dont know why he would have contracted it, and i would be willing to bet the scabs on his side are from him scratching. Fabulous, i dont have other seperation options. Oi.

 

[Sweetened]

The scabs have spread up that right side and are now under his arm pits. Is it safe ti ivomec a bottle baby who has, thus far, refused solids?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Ivermectin is safe but it won't treat Orf. I have not heard of Orf being on the sides. The lip looks like soremouth, and it can be around tails and armpits...is this something else?

 

[Hens and Roos]

Is it possible to post pictures of his sides? Poor guy(and you)

Have you checked with the people you got him from if they are having problems?