3-week-old lamb gone blind

Siamsa Sessions

Hi all,

Went to feed the ewes and lambs this morning as usual and noticed one lamb of a set of twins seemed lost and confused, out on his own.

I walked over and he didn't run away, but when I picked him up he jerked then as if he'd just realised I was there. I passed my hand in front of his eyes and nothing was registering.

He's perfect other than that and his belly is full enough without busting (his mother has plenty milk as well). Today was the first day I noticed and he wasn't born blind, so I'm guessing it only happened a day or two ago.

Any ideas what it might be?

Thanks.

ganmo

Turned in eyelids?

Lambman

Ya would no till look if it was turned in eyelids with the redness and weeping... it's easily sorted with a small needle and a bit of liquid parrafin injected just behind eyelids till bulge them out... as ganmo says tho it will lead till blindness if untreated..

sea12

Lambman wrote: »

Ya would no till look if it was turned in eyelids with the redness and weeping... it's easily sorted with a small needle and a bit of liquid parrafin injected just behind eyelids till bulge them out... as ganmo says tho it will lead till blindness if untreated..

I had two like that last year. Kept them in a paddock beside the house with their ewe. Wasn't a bother on them. Turned into two great lambs.

Siamsa Sessions

Thanks folks.

His eyes look fine - there's no redness or weeping. He's perfectly healthy apart from the fact that he wanders into ditches and gets lost in the middle of the field!

We moved him, his commrade and his mother into a field beside the dwelling house to keep an eye on him so we'll see how the next few days go.

ganmo

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