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Looking for diagnosis

brownswiss · 2015-04-03 17:49:09

Hoggets 2yrs old lambed about 24 hrs. They seem perfectly normal at lambing and then can not get up. If I lift them they seem to be very weak in front . I do not think it is any of the usual problems. This has happened to 3 hoggets and not to any older sheep or to any of the 1 yr olds that have lambed. They lambed outside…

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Hoggets 2yrs old lambed about 24 hrs. They seem perfectly normal at lambing and then can not get up. If I lift them they seem to be very weak in front . I do not think it is any of the usual problems. This has happened to 3 hoggets and not to any older sheep or to any of the 1 yr olds that have lambed. They lambed outside and were put in immediately.

They respond very quickly to flunixin . Have any of you had a similar problem with hoggets ?. No symptoms of hypocalcemia

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