Where to bring cull ewe treated for mastitis

Banshee Boos

Hi All, I've got a ewe that has been treated with Noroclav for Mastitis. Vet said best to move her on ASAP. The withdrawal period for Noroclav is over 40 days. The factory will hardly take her until she's cleared the withdrawal period will they? Is there anywhere else I can send her other than the knackery?

J.O. Farmer

You can't go anywhere other than the knackery until the withdrawal is up. If she's bad enough to move on before that she's worth nothing anyway.
Why treat with noroclav if she needs to be moved on asap.

Banshee Boos

Thought as much. I treated her over a week ago with the Noroclav as soon as I spotted the mastitis. It had improved from what it was but had vet look at her to see if we could get more of infection out of udder. He cut off the teat to let it drain, but not much more can be done really. He said best to get rid as soon as pot. She's in good form though.

carrollsno1

Would it be worth isolating her if possible until withdrawal period is up then try and get her to the factory hopefuly shes an old ewe that owes you nothing

Willfarman

I wouldn't be in a flap about her now. If she's up and moving about then she will live at this stage. Be a ware the udder may actually rot and eventually fall off her. Looks rough but not end of world.

Banshee Boos

Will hopefully keep her going until withdrawal period is up. Biggest problem will probably be infection until that teat closes up. Will I need to keep her separate from the rest of the flock? With grass being in short supply at the moment I was going to put her back out with the others in a few days once the teat looks more healed.

carrollsno1

Id be worried shed spread it to the rest of the flock

Banshee Boos

Hmmm, you've got a point. Didn't really think that it would be that contagious, but better safe than sorry that's for sure.

I sure appreciate everyone's comments. Great to be able to have advice and second opinions to hand. I'm just testing the water with sheep to see how well they fit into our system. Always been just cattle up to a couple of years ago.

orm0nd

very little chance of others contacting it from her at this stage ,
just let her off and fatten her up
if sending to factory wait until any open leasions on udder are healed otherwise she could br rejected

good luck !

Country lad

orm0nd wrote: »

very little chance of others contacting it from her at this stage ,
just let her off and fatten her up
if sending to factory wait until any open leasions on udder are healed otherwise she could br rejected

good luck !

Had one with it during the week and thought she was getting better but the minute the injections stopped got bad again so bought her to knackerythis morning charged 20euro

Country lad

orm0nd wrote: »

very little chance of others contacting it from her at this stage ,
just let her off and fatten her up
if sending to factory wait until any open leasions on udder are healed otherwise she could br rejected

good luck !

Had one with it during the week and thought she was getting better but the minute the injections stopped got bad again so bought her to knackerythis morning charged 20euro

Banshee Boos

Country lad wrote: »

Had one with it during the week and thought she was getting better but the minute the injections stopped got bad again so bought her to knackerythis morning charged 20euro

Sorry to hear that. My ewe has been off the injections for over a week and although there is still some heat, is had softened some and she was eating/drinking like nothing was wrong. Hopefully, will be able to pull her through the withdrawal period and get a small few quid for her. Thought they had to be dead before going to knackery...did you vet to PTS?

Banshee Boos

orm0nd wrote: »

very little chance of others contacting it from her at this stage ,
just let her off and fatten her up
if sending to factory wait until any open leasions on udder are healed otherwise she could br rejected

good luck !

Thank you. Would be easier to have her out with others. Unfortunately they are all on feed at the moment with this weather. But thanks be to God it's dried up!

orm0nd

Country lad wrote: »

Had one with it during the week and thought she was getting better but the minute the injections stopped got bad again so bought her to knackerythis morning charged 20euro

its vital to keep them snigged out & keep fluids & energy into the ewe,

we find if they survive the first 36 to 48 hours they usually make it, eventhough they might be off grub & even go down for up to a week

Country lad

Banshee Boos wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. My ewe has been off the injections for over a week and although there is still some heat, is had softened some and she was eating/drinking like nothing was wrong. Hopefully, will be able to pull her through the withdrawal period and get a small few quid for her. Thought they had to be dead before going to knackery...did you vet to PTS?

It was nearly dead so the vet was testing cattle for a neighbour of mine and he called over and gave it a injection hopefully he mighten charge for visit

Country lad

Banshee Boos wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. My ewe has been off the injections for over a week and although there is still some heat, is had softened some and she was eating/drinking like nothing was wrong. Hopefully, will be able to pull her through the withdrawal period and get a small few quid for her. Thought they had to be dead before going to knackery...did you vet to PTS?

It was nearly dead so the vet was testing cattle for a neighbour of mine and he called over and gave it a injection hopefully he mighten charge for visit

JJayoo

If she's in good form then mark her off and hang onto her, she should be thick fat by July then off to the factory.

Have never heard of a vet cutting a teat off

Country lad

JJayoo wrote: »

If she's in good form then mark her off and hang onto her, she should be thick fat by July then off to the factory.

Have never heard of a vet cutting a teat off

Often seen vets cutting teats off of cows

Country lad

JJayoo wrote: »

If she's in good form then mark her off and hang onto her, she should be thick fat by July then off to the factory.

Have never heard of a vet cutting a teat off

Often seen vets cutting teats off of cows

Country lad

JJayoo wrote: »

If she's in good form then mark her off and hang onto her, she should be thick fat by July then off to the factory.

Have never heard of a vet cutting a teat off

Often seen vets cutting teats off of cows

Banshee Boos

orm0nd wrote: »

its vital to keep them snigged out & keep fluids & energy into the ewe,

we find if they survive the first 36 to 48 hours they usually make it, eventhough they might be off grub & even go down for up to a week

Yes, I found Life Aid a God send in the first 24 - 36 hours! Always try to keep a bottle on the shelf. Vets sure are pricey and can quickly cost more than a sheep is worth, but hate seeing an animal suffer; just have to take the hit at times.

Banshee Boos

Country lad wrote: »

Often seen vets cutting teats off of cows

Yeah, I'd heard of guys doing it alright but wasn't brave enough to do it myself. The hope was to clear out the infection but vet said it was just dead tissue. It's still running with the watery fluid that I was milking out of her daily.

Banshee Boos

JJayoo wrote: »

If she's in good form then mark her off and hang onto her, she should be thick fat by July then off to the factory.

Have never heard of a vet cutting a teat off

I think that'll be the plan with her alright.