Just a follow-up report on the lamb with rash under the tail. It does
indeed appear to be sore mouth as the lamb's mouth has many little crusty
areas. I think they were there before, but we had thought there were
dirty spots and didn't correctly identify them. The sores under the tail
are quite n
Diane,Mark and Terry,
Thank you so much for your responses. They are most helpful. I haven't
noticed any evidence of scours, but I am going to keep a closer look and I
will be watching for more evidence of soremouth too. I'll also try to get
a closer look at udders. And do the cleansing of udders,
I checked the mother's udder and it looks like there are a few pustules on
her nipples and udder- not a lot, but something. Does that mean that sore
mouth is the likely culprit? If it is sore mouth, do I need to move
quickly to vaccinate all the sheep, or are there other options? I didn't
see anyt
Does anyone have an idea what could cause these symptoms in a 12 day old
otherwise healthy American Blackbelly ewe lamb?
-looks swollen, but not red under the tail and around the rectum on the
hairless skin there.
-small blister-like pustules, sort of yellowish, crusty.
I don't see anything like
Julie,
The phone number for the USDA Vet Services in Sacramento is:
1-877-741-3690, a toll-free number. Ask for Elizabeth, or just tell them
that you want to get some scrapie ear tags. They will send you the info
and form to order the free ear tags and applicator. You can get it by mail
or email
Carol,
Thanks so much for your information. I did check and the plastic tags are
the Premier 2Xte, so I ordered those. I was told that any sheep leaving
the premises must have those tags affixed, even the little lambs. I don't
plan on tagging my sheep unless I sell them, but I did hope to sell so
I am ordering ear tags for the mandatory scrapie program administered in
California and have a choice between metal tags that come in a box of 100
or plastic tag- wide style, come in box of 20. Does anyone know which
would be better to use for American Blackbelly sheep?
Thanks in advance for your
Dayna,
A week ago one of our ewes gave birth to twins- a huge ram lamb and tiny
ewe. The little ewe is just 3 lbs. now at one week old. The mother
rejected the little ewe after a day or so, and we tried putting her in a
stanchion, after just holding her while the lambs nursed. The stanchion
worked
