Trem,
I have used CS mixed with milk replica for calves who already had the scours.
It helped the scours.
One calf had a respiratory infection so we put him on IV CS, but started him on
oral.
Both calves lived to become ground round! In speaking with a vet about giving
oral CS to a rumen, he said a severe infection was more of a threat, but then
he did add that the gut flora might need adjusting with one of the multitude of
products available.
On our farm we mix it with the horse water periodically and have had a calf
drink some occasionally. No ill effects.
Just my opinion, but having worked in veterinary medicine for eons, we
generally try to address the original problem and be supportive of secondary
issues.
I don't think sheep tolerate high temps as well as most animals.
----- Original Message -----
From: Marshall Dudley
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Sick sheep
IV might be the best course. And if you could put an ultrasonic humidifer
with CS in it, it might make it into the lungs if pneumonia is prescent.
Marshall
Trem wrote:
Hi List, Our neighbor has a lamb about 6 months old that is running a fever
of 105 F.and the fever is not responding to antibiotics. Its most significant
symptom is the fever and lethargy. The fever was up to 107 F. It has been
sick for 5 days and getting antibiotics for 4 days. The vet thinks it is an
enterococcus or maybe pneumonia but no usual pneumonia symptoms are present.
The digestive symptoms that accompany enterococcus infection are not present
either. The stool was initially loose and had mucous when the antibiotics were
first started but has since normalized. We have offered CS to her but she is
worried about the rumen being compromised. Does anyone have any direct
experience with giving CS to sheep? Thanks folks. Trem
