My vet has had me use cydectin on and off for years. We may worm once to
twice a year and we do the fecal counts each month. We did have an older
ewe Last year that started coughing and we bought some cydectin for sheep
and goats. We just about lost her. Our vet indicated he found out that the
sheep and goat cydectin did not work on his sheep and goats. We just about
lost her and did switch back to the cattle brand of cydectin. We use 1cc
for every 25 lbs.
Mark Fleming
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I posted a few weeks ago about a ewe that had been ill. She'd been
down while pregnant and had a swollen and cloudy eye. One dose of
LA200 and she was right as rain. She lambed out fine and all seemed
well for about 4 weeks. I noticed her lying down again and three days
later she was dead despite a dose of LA 200. I wondered if she'd
retained a placenta or had a dead lamb in her, but no discharge or
smell.
In any case I now have a lamb with a swollen eye (have treated) not
hers, but the lamb of a ewe that came from the same place as her.
I'm wondering... despite really no signs, is this sounding like
chlamydia? All my other sheep are healthy and robust. The ewe that
died was really wobbly the last day. Appeared to have some
neurological disfunction.
I do have a foal in hospital with joint ill. Brings about suspect
common bacteria. Perhaps if I knew which was affecting the sheep, we
could save the foal.
Tracy
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If I remember, Joint Ill is a staph infection. If it is int he
hospital, then the vet should be giving it an antibiotic cocktail...
The lamb.. I would give your LA 200 and also 3cc combiotic daily. Also
1cc of Baytril if you can get it... You will also have to give it some
probios or a similar supplement to keep the gut working. Since we do
not know what the real problem is, we have to use everything to save the
animal. This sounds like Chlamydia.
Cecil in OKla
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:57:51 -0500
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I did a google search to confirm my original suspicions. It appears
that your problems are indeed related. The Merck Manual lists joint ill
also in sheep and caused by Erysipelis (sp.) Again, theis sounds very
much like a staph infection. I still would use Baytril and
Pennicillin. Chlamydia is supposed to be killed with tetracycline, but
if it is campylobacter then you need to use all three. Campylobacter
has many diferent strains.
A joint type infection is usually staph very similar to Arthritis. All
of these problems can come from an untreated umbilical cord. The
bacterin gets in the soil in the pens. One method states to burn a bale
of hay on the area to kill the bacterin.
Cecil in OKla
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:57:38 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a yearling ram that has been sick and have been to the vet several
times and he
