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JULIE RIHA
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:32:48 -0700

Another trip to the vets with a lamb. He is a 3 month old ram lamb. This morning we noticed he had problems with his equalibrium. The vet took his temp and it was 106*. The vet suspects Blue Tongue Disease. He said it is found in sheep and deer. My husband has suspected that deer are bedding down at night next to the night pen for the sheep. Now we have to figure out how to keep the deer away. A blood sample is being sent to U.C. Davis University Vet school down in Sacramento. It will take about a week to get the results to know for sure. He told me it is a virus and pretty much has to run its course. He gave the lamb a shot for the fever, a vitamin B shot, and pennicilin to prevent the lamb from getting pneumonia. Has anyone heard of this or had any experience??

Thanks,
Julie Riha
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