I have used vegetable oil on cattle in a pinch. However, a surfactant is usually the best. We keep the old style green PALMOLIVE liquid on hand at all times. For a small lamb a 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon will relieve bloat in a matter of minutes. I dilute it with about 2 oz of water and use a 60cc syringe with a tube. Above all, learn how to get a feeding tube down your animals. It is the safest and most reliable way to get into the stomach.
My bottle baby has had a chronic problem with bloat due to some esophagus problems she has. I mix 1/4 teaspoon of Palmolive to 1/2 gallon of formula for her to prevent bloat. got 2 new ones this morning, gotta go.. Cecil Bearden Piedmont, OK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul & Renee Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] lamb with bloat--please help soon. > > Mark, > > I had heard that giving vegetable oil for bloat was not good because it's > digestable so it takes longer to go through the sheep's system. Do I have > that wrong? Is one vegetable oil better than > another....(peanut,canola,corn,etc). What kind do you use? I'll have to > remember to give it cold...makes alot of sense! > > -Renee > **************** > Mark wrote: > If it is bloat, drench using a small syringe (3cc) about one ounce of cold > vegetable oil. This will help break the foam in his stomach from the > bloat. > The cold helps the lamb to feel the oil to swallow it. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
