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Foot Scald

  • 02-07-2017 7:14pm
    #1
    Surfn
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    whats the best antibiotic for foot scald in lambs
    anything better than Alamycin LA


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  • #2
    orm0nd
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    i would'nt be in favour of antibiotics for scald, try to arrange a foot bath


  • #3
    Surfn
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    do you know if Formaldehyde solution is the same as formalin. i have a container of Formaldehyde solution i got from agrihealth. how much do you mix to water. thanks


  • #4
    Farmer_3650
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    We had bad problems with scald in our ewes a few years back. We started running them through bluestone footbaths every time they were in the yard. At first I thought we were wasting our time but there has been a huge improvement in them in the past few years.


  • #5
    buffalobilly
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    Surfn wrote: »
    do you know if Formaldehyde solution is the same as formalin. i have a container of Formaldehyde solution i got from agrihealth. how much do you mix to water. thanks

    we mix it here at 3% dont make it to strong or it will burn there feet


  • #6
    razor8
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    If only a odd few lambs use alaymicin spray or cyclo


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  • #7
    Inchilad
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    Surfn wrote:
    whats the best antibiotic for foot scald in lambs anything better than Alamycin LA

    Vet gave me betamox and told me to footbath with zinc/copper sulphate.only inject the bad ones.repeat injection after 2 days.had a few that were bad here so hoping shes right.


  • #8
    rangler1
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    Farmer_3650 wrote: »
    We had bad problems with scald in our ewes a few years back. We started running them through bluestone footbaths every time they were in the yard. At first I thought we were wasting our time but there has been a huge improvement in them in the past few years.

    Prevention is better than cure, very easy to control scald with regular footbaths but if they're neglected it can be a huge job.
    Baby lambs come with very soft feet and if they're not footbathed at the first dose (6 or 7 weeks} the problem can escalate very quick.


  • #9
    Surfn
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    anybody ever try that intra hoof gel before. wonder is it anygood


  • #10
    mcgiggles
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    Surfn wrote:
    anybody ever try that intra hoof gel before. wonder is it anygood


    Used it twice for bad foot rot and it cleared it up mighty!


  • #11
    farawaygrass
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    We only ever use bluestone here. Is zinc sulphate as effective?


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  • #12
    orm0nd
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    farawaygrass wrote: »
    We only ever use bluestone here. Is zinc sulphate as effective?


    zinc sulp. works usually 2 runs clears up most

    blue sone (copper sulp.) would most likely be more effective but we've use a mobile race and it would corrode it in no time.


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