footrot in late pregnancy

farming93

My ewes have got footrot for the first time ever about two weeks ago while in the shed. I was feeding them outside so I reckon it came from the dirty area and just spread . I've been trying to treat it the last week with zinc sulphate but it doesn't seem to be fading. Some ewes are that bad they Can't stand and are resorting to crawling . Two ewes have lambed both with 5 dead lambs between and the rest haven't lambed even though they were due from the 17th of this month. Can someone please advice me on treatment for them in late pregnancy as I'm fairly bet on this ..

rangler1

farming93 wrote: »

My ewes have got footrot for the first time ever about two weeks ago while in the shed. I was feeding them outside so I reckon it came from the dirty area and just spread . I've been trying to treat it the last week with zinc sulphate but it doesn't seem to be fading. Some ewes are that bad they Can't stand and are resorting to crawling . Two ewes have lambed both with 5 dead lambs between and the rest haven't lambed even though they were due from the 17th of this month. Can someone please advice me on treatment for them in late pregnancy as I'm fairly bet on this ..

You'd be better to go to your vet, they'll advise you, you probably will need to give them all longacting antibiotics, letting them out to feed is deadly for encouraging footrot. They'll drop like flies with twin lamb disease if you don't get on top of it now. ewes will abort with stress and pain too
We got a campyleobactor abortion storm about ten years ago and the vet advised antibiotics ....it stopped the abortion storm alright but also cleared the lameness,

Westernrock

Talk to your vet, long acting oxytet should be a big help and something for twin lamb disease like rangler says, ewes will be in big bother especially if they are lying around not eating on top of the stress.

razor8

Sounds like codd, as well as contacting your vet can you take a picture and put it up here

farming93

I rang the vet they advised l/A 300 . I'll take a picture tomorrow evening after work . So far no twin lambs disease but I shall keep yous updated , I've a funny feeling this year will get worse regarding my flock before it gets better.

rangler1

farming93 wrote: »

I rang the vet they advised l/A 300 . I'll take a picture tomorrow evening after work . So far no twin lambs disease but I shall keep yous updated , I've a funny feeling this year will get worse regarding my flock before it gets better.

If it's footrot, LA300 will clear it fairly quick, it'll only work for 4 or 5 days so a dirty yard will reinfect them again

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

Alymison spray? Or bitta penstrip onto the foot?

DJ98

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Alimison spray? Or bitta penstrip onto the foot?

If ewes are heavy in lamb you woudnt be wanting to turn them up and spray their feet.

razor8

DJ98 wrote: »

If ewes are heavy in lamb you woudnt be wanting to turn them up and spray their feet.

you dont have to turn them up to spray there foot, just lift the leg

ganmo

DJ98 wrote: »

If ewes are heavy in lamb you woudnt be wanting to turn them up and spray their feet.

If the ewe has the leg lifted the whole time I'd say turning up the ewe would be more important

DJ98

ganmo wrote: »

If the ewe has the leg lifted the whole time I'd say turning up the ewe would be more important

Would it indicate a more serious issue than what a quick spray would help?

kk.man

Would it be unusually for a ewe to have twin lamb disease 3 weeks from the due date?

rangler1

kk.man wrote: »

Would it be unusually for a ewe to have twin lamb disease 3 weeks from the due date?

It would be unusual but still possible, we've a few ewes off their food with pnuemonia the last few days, due I suppose to close mild weather.
Does your ewe have a raised temperature,

kk.man

rangler1 wrote: »

It would be unusual but still possible, we've a few ewes off their food with pnuemonia the last few days, due I suppose to close mild weather.
Does your ewe have a raised temperature,

I don't know but she is off her food and has a wet nose alright...i gave her 15 ml LA 300 plus giving her life aid 3 times a day?
She was very lame on a rear leg also ...swollen not foot rot

rangler1

kk.man wrote: »

I don't know but she is off her food and has a wet nose alright...i gave her 15 ml LA 300 plus giving her life aid 3 times a day?
She was very lame on a rear leg also ...swollen not foot rot

You can't do anymore for her so, it takes 3 -4 days to cure the lameness, that'd have her in bad form too, try the ivy as well, she's very sick if she doesn't eat ivy.
Keep giving the lifeaid until the appetite comes back

kk.man

rangler1 wrote: »

You can't do anymore for her so, it takes 3 -4 days to cure the lameness, that'd have her in bad form too, try the ivy as well, she's very sick if she doesn't eat ivy.
Keep giving the lifeaid until the appetite comes back

Thanks Rangler..gave her ivy this morning she didn't touch it....eat a few nuts...what do you think it is...due to lamb 17th March?

rangler1

kk.man wrote: »

Thanks Rangler..gave her ivy this morning she didn't touch it....eat a few nuts...what do you think it is...due to lamb 17th March?

Could be anything really, even a dead lamb in her, I'd just take her temperature and give her an antibiotic if it's high, give her lifeaid until she eats again.....usually sorts it.
Thermometer is useful in that if the temperature is coming down you know you're using the right antibiotic, same in a sick lamb