Lamb with Constipation?

Arrow in the Knee

I have a lamb '2 months old' who has constipation.

Gave him 100ml of Liquid Parafin yesterday evening but hasn't improved him.

Anybody have any recommendations?

KatyMac

Is it a 'pet lamb'. When I had sheep/pets I used to put small amount of sugar in the bottle for a few days. It was an old remedy of my mother's. It seemed to do the job.

Arrow in the Knee

He's on the ewe

razor8

have you a creep feeder out, if you are feeding meal high in magnesium it can cause it.

LostCovey

Hi Arrow in the Knee,

Lambs don't usually get constipated (why would they?), so it might be something else (for example I think lambs will force and strain a lot if they have coccidiosis).

The dose of liquid paraffin you gave him is the equivalent of giving two litres/nearly half a gallon lto a 100kg human, rather a lot.

Continuing down this path and trying a litany of internet remedies might not be the best way to go.

LostCovey

Chiliroses

Is the ewe still milking well? If she was drying up for any reason it could cause it. Warm milk mixed with some brown sugar is a cure that works for us. You can use the stomach tube he probably wouldnt drink from a bottle.

P.S Also LostCovey has a good point, and 100ml is away too much we'd normally give maximum 5ml