Sheep are prey animals, and like most prey animals they can be sick for quite sometime before we notice anything we might relate to as an illness. So the limping is not what they began with I would guess, it is what they ended with. Prey animals cover up illnesses very well. I am truly sorry for both of your losses. Sue



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From: "Samuel G Fish, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Anyone know of an illness that begins with a limp?
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 18:15:57 -0400


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
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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
>
>
>
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