A ewe is especially susceptible to worms after lambing. Yes, I have seen wormer work in a day. I always process my ewes right after lambing which includes worming, some nutri-drench and some vit e.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Rick Krach <rickkr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Last week I put some pictures on the Blackbelly Facebook page of a ewe > which looked sick. I had some responses indicating worms so I did give some > Valbazen to her and her 3 week old lambs. I would like your opinion and you > could look at the Facebook page to see what was said. The ewe had a > somewhat bloated appearance and he was not eating or nursing for 2 days. I > also saw her struggle for several minutes to get some pee out, which was > thick and strangely colored. One lamb died that day. > > One day after the Valbazen (yesterday) she was acting more normal and > today she is completely normal. Her bloated body is gone, she is much > thinner. Could this have just been too much stress for her trying to feed > three lambs considering her small stature. I find it a little weird that > worming medication could help her in only one day? > > Rick Krach -- via iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
