Well my vet recommends Pennicillin for mastitis. I also supplement if with
Banamine for the inflammation. Tha last one I had with mastitis responded
very well to 3cc pennicillin every other day for 10 days. Then 3cc of
Banamine once a week and also 3cc of dexamethasone once a week. for 3 weeks.
I mixed the dex with the penn to keep the pain down on the injection site.
dex really burns. penn has procaine to help reduce the pain at the
injection so I mixed it with the Banamine and also the dex.No use in
adding any more suffering...
mastitis is really hard to clear up, and it will come back at the next
lambing. I have 3 in that shape this year. 2 had triplets. I lost one of
the triplet lambs because I was not following them close enough to see that
the little guy was stressed from malnutrition. He died of pneumonia.
Supplement with a mild replacer or whatever they will drink. They have a
tough enough time as it is.
Cecil in OKla
- Original Message -
From: "Elaine Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "blackbelly"
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:32 PM
Subject: [blackbelly] Ewe with Mastitis?
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> We had another ewe (Tag) deliver twins (one ewe, one ram) on the afternoon
> of Saturday 01/14. When we woke up Saturday, we noticed that her udder
> had
> filled larger than we had ever seen, even before her last delivery of
> twins
> last year. She was walking very slowly and seemed very uncomfortable
> before she had the babies, but we thought it was just because her udder
> was
> so swollen and because she was obviously going into labor. Yesterday
> (Sunday) we noticed that she looked like she was favoring one or both of
> her back feet. Today she is still doing the same thing, but now it looks
> like the swelling of her udder has also moved toward her abdominal area.
> The lambs are both nursing, but I can't tell how much milk they are
> getting. It also seems that they may only be able to get milk out of one
> of her nipples, as they will both start to nurse at the same time and then
> the one on the "questionable" side tries to nurse with the other lamb.
> They don't seem to be butting her udder too much like they usually do as
> they begin nursing, just approach and try to nurse. They suckle, but like
> I said I can't tell how much milk they are getting. Is there any way to
> tell if she is having trouble getting milk through one or both of her
> nipples, or will I have to physically try to milk from both and see if
> anything is coming out? Should I try to bottle feed either or both of
> these lambs, or will that mess with the ewe's idea that these are her
> babies?
>
> I already have our bottle baby (Pete) from 01/05 and am not looking
> forward
> to adopting any more. It is a good experience for me, he is doing
> incredibly well, but my body and brain are so looking forward to a
> normal sleep schedule again! I did look up mastitis and the written
> description sounds like Tag's symptoms although there was no mention of
> swelling progressing to the abdomen. She is a great mother, a good
> all-around sheep, and these twins are absolutely beautiful - we would hate
> to have anything bad happen to her. She is not a full-blood Blackbelly,
> some kind of cross, and some have referred to her as a Silverbelly.
>
> All of you have been so helpful in the past, I'm hoping for more helpful
> suggestions for this situation.
>
> Elaine Wilson
>
>
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