Thanks Gail, can you give me anyplace to learn the actual way in which worms work and are controlled in animals? I need to learn how to recognize trouble before a sheep goes down, without using wormers preventively.
Rick Krach -- via iPhone > On Jan 10, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Gail Winnick <heartsongauss...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A ewe is especially susceptible to worms after lambing. Yes, I have seen > wormer work in a day. I always process my ewes right after lambing which > includes worming, some nutri-drench and some vit e. > >> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Rick Krach <rickkr...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Last week I put some pictures on the Blackbelly Facebook page of a ewe >> which looked sick. I had some responses indicating worms so I did give some >> Valbazen to her and her 3 week old lambs. I would like your opinion and you >> could look at the Facebook page to see what was said. The ewe had a >> somewhat bloated appearance and he was not eating or nursing for 2 days. I >> also saw her struggle for several minutes to get some pee out, which was >> thick and strangely colored. One lamb died that day. >> >> One day after the Valbazen (yesterday) she was acting more normal and >> today she is completely normal. Her bloated body is gone, she is much >> thinner. Could this have just been too much stress for her trying to feed >> three lambs considering her small stature. I find it a little weird that >> worming medication could help her in only one day? >> >> Rick Krach -- via iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
