I lost a 4 month ram lamb in a very similar way. He was fine one day, weak the next and died thta night. I vet is at a loss. I would appreciate any insight also. Thanks Sam Fish ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:14 PM Subject: [blackbelly] Anyone know of an illness that begins with a limp?
> I just had a mama BBB die - the first time I even noticed her being out of > sorts was one day before she died and what I noticed was the others pushing her > out of the feeder - but she was eating and I did see her chewing her cud. > Later that day she was stumbling and weak. That night, she wouldn't eat. I gave > her antiboitics and B12, but the next day she died with apparent pneumonia. She > had twin babies about 1 month ago; I've owned her since April and she has been > fine - the only friendly BBB I owned - an excellent mother. > > Today, I noticed another BBB and a Katahdin limping on one of their front > legs - I don't know if it's just a coincidence or if that first BBB had something > that has been given to the others. > > Does anyone know of any sort of disease/poisioning that begins with a limp, > especially on the front leg? I have seen limping, un-coordination, loss of > appetite, etc with Lantana poisoning, but these sheep are all out in the full sun > with no apparent problem, and all Lantana poisioning I've seen they are very > light sensitive. > > Thus far, the other two that have a limp have no other symptoms or problems - > eating well, chewing their cud, etc. > > If anyone has any ideas, I would definately appreciate it! > > Thanks, > Onalee > > > > =============================================== > This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly > To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
