Sheep People-Advice Please!

[Beekissed]

I'm going to give you my cure-all drench for sheep...it worked a miracle for my ram lamb when he lost so much blood he could not walk, was trembling and mucosa was white and cold. Within a few minutes he was on his feet and heading towards mama....gained weight and health exponentially afterwards. I was amazed!

Unpasteurized apple cider vinegar 10cc(usually give 5 but your sheep is adult and really anemic), honey 5 cc, garlic juice or powder 5cc. Give via drench and repeat if necessary...you can't overdose on this particular medicine.

Read about using the vinegar for the sheep in Sheep Mag one day and was impressed with the story....have been using it ever since.

 

[NateinFL]

THANK YOU ALL for the helpful advice...I will let you know what the outcome is! I spoke with a vet yesterday evening who had me take her temp and it was 101.5. She was on several horse calls last night so this morning, at the very least, hopefully I can get a fecal to the office see what they find. I will definitely let you know the outcome. Kelly, thanks for the offer on the banamine, I may need to get a few cc's of it if it can't hurt her.

 

[NateinFL]

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Dr. Sara said over the phone that it's not needed. Waiting for Dr. Dillard to get here now. He doesn't sound too optimistic, he said with anemia they oftentimes need a blood transfusion which is around $400

She did nibble on some sunflower plants I placed in front of her...they LOVE them, anytime they get in the backyard they run straight to the sunflower bushes.

 

[cassie]

Just for the record, any thermometer will do. Also, you can do a fecal yourself. Just collect some fresh poo and put it in a clean jar and take it in. The white eyelids are a sign of severe anemia. Anemia is usually caused by internal parasites. Your sheep is in very serious condition. By the way, a severe parasite infection will kill the appetite.

 

[NateinFL]

Well, the vet came out...he admitted he did not have much experience with sheep and that he rarely gets sheep calls but he treats them as goats. Her temp was 101.5, which was okay.

He gave her 1. Banamine 2. Excede 3. VitMix 4. Equipoise and 5. Quest. He will call me tomorrow with the results of the fecal. She put laid down and tilted her head back, I can tell it caused her great pain.

I wish he had more knowledge on the sheep but hopefully this concoction of steroids, dewormer, etc. will help.

He also said that LA 200 is just about useless and so is Ivermectin.

I'm left with more questions than answers. He told me try not to disturb her.

 

[Skyesrocket]

I hope she recovers.

Well, the vet came out...he admitted he did not have much experience with sheep

This drives me absolutley CRAZY.

It is something we hear all too often in our area. If the vet has little or no experience with the sick animal why don't they mention that on the phone before you wait around for them to show up?
Best of luck to your critter. I hope she makes it and is bouncing around soon.​

 

[Kelly G]

Was that Dr. Sara??

 

[NateinFL]

No Dr. Sara didn't call me back until later, I WISH she had come out, she gave me more advice over the phone than he did here. Oh well I know who to call for next time...right now Marjorie is doing what she has been...laying around.

 

[zzGypsy]

you will want to look for a vet with more experience in sheep... in SoCal where I lived there were only 3 vets within 60 miles (out of dozens and dozens) that would even treat sheep... those three are excellent, but it can be tough to find what you need.
hopefully this vet will go and educate themselves more about sheep. the good ones will do that so they're more prepared the next time.

you can also look for a local breeder, someone with lots of experience. many breeders are quite experienced and are willing to help teach you. my last vet knew cattle well, but not so much on sheep, said I knew as much as he did, but over the time we worked on my sheep together he continued to educate himself, and we both learned.

did you get B vitamins? that's something I didn't see on your list. I'd call your vet back and ask about dosage and get some syringes. sometimes you can get the b vitamins at a feed supply store. I give it subQ, not IM, and it does sting so you may need someone to help you. very sick sheep won't fight it, but as they start to feel a little better, sometimes they do.

getting them restarted after a crisis is a problematic issue and the combination of banamine and b vitamins, with drench and water by syringe to keep them from crashing, has pulled through several sheep I thought would not make it.

good luck.

 

[NateinFL]

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Thank you. I will call about the B Vitamins. He was very short on knowledge and didn't seem to LIKE animals like a vet should, didn't talk to her or call her by name like I would expect. Wasn't too old, probably straight out of vet school. I think one of those had B Vitamins in it. I do know the name of a vet WITH experience that I will use next time.