Bleating Lamb wrote: » If grass is wet in field on day you catch lamb its a waste of time putting spray on lambs hoof as it will wash off straight away once lamb runs away. As a few more of the lambs might get lame,get a temperture etc over next few months you would be better served getting a bottle of Alamycin LA off your local Vet store for around 25 euro....inject lame lamb and the injection works for 4 to 5 days which is great.Saves catching them every day. Also get alamycin spray and clean out lambs hoof and spray it if grass is dry as another poster mentioned. Best of luck with the woolies.
charolais0153 wrote: » Don't think antibiotics should be used that willy nilly
Dickie10 wrote: » i have a lot of CODD here this year, using Betamox, read a study last week that said 90-100%revovery with two injections of long acting Amoxcillian (Betamox LA) 3-4 days apart. any other suggestions?
Bleating Lamb wrote: » Don't quite get how I said that you should use antibiotics willy nilly? Topical sprays contain an antibiotic element.....but are wasted if applied in wet weather....I suggested injecting the lame lamb as OP was wondering how to best look after a lame lamb. In reality whether people like it or not antibiotic injections are needed to look out for caring properly for your animals welfare. A lame lamb does not thrive and will only get worse over time if not looked after.
Bleating Lamb wrote: » I actually would not be an advocate for using antibiotics but do use them when it makes sense to iykwim.
Bleating Lamb wrote: » If first part of your post Wrangler is saying you are trying to finish lambs off grass then naturally antibiotics are a no no. Am not being smart Ormond but if I’m right you have good dry land....up here in lovely Leitrim even in Summer the sheep spend their time walking around in wet fields.....as a result its very hard to treat foot rot,scalds etc without giving the afflicted animal an injection if you want them to recover. I actually would not be an advocate for using antibiotics but do use them when it makes sense to iykwim.
orm0nd wrote: » we have never ever treated a lame sheep with antibiotics and think it's foolish advise , lost likely the lamb has a scald and a foot bath solution will cure otherwise make up a paste of of bluestone & epsom salts and apply under a vet bandage , leave on for for 2-3 days , keep pumping antibiotics unnecessary and the day will come when they won't work in man or beast , that day may be nearer than you think.
richie123 wrote: » Has that worked on lambs with feet rotten with footrot ?I mean very bad now
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » Used to footbath with formalin, gave it up - found it too hard on their feet. Back to catching and treating with bluestone. I know it’s not feasible with large numbers - but I think it’s as good as anything... Have a bit of CODD in some lambs I bought in, and treating them the same. I think the CODD has to run its course a bit more - the feet on some of them some of them are shook looking. But it took the mad lameness off them. It’ll take a while for the foot to heal properly though I’d say.. The only thing is it’s not a prevention, it’s only a treatment. You treat 5 today, they’re better after a while but you could 5 more next week... I think that’s really where foot-bathing pays off...
orm0nd wrote: » if the poultice doesnt cure they would be on the next taxi to kildare
wrangler wrote: » Formalin is alright to use now and again when you wouldn't have a drystanding after the footbath but as you say the hooves would crack off if you used it any more than once or twice a year, and it's dangerous stuff as well. We have on occasion footbathed every second day to halt a chronic out break. We now footbath every time they're in the yard even if they don't look lame
farawaygrass wrote: » Do you make a fresh mix every time? Or I’d your foot Bath sheltered from rain?
farawaygrass wrote: » I only starting using zinc this year, always bluestone before that. Our footbath at the prevailing side of a shed so gets diluted massively along with straw being blown in etc. A little lean too roof over a foot bath would be ideal
richie123 wrote: » Ya maybe so.i never footbath.i find it bloody messy/costly and has to be done very often to be effective. I treat codd with draxin.1 mml. I found penicillin la just diddnt work on codd. I wouldn't say I overuse antibiotics. It's not like we blanket treat. At the end of the day if an animals hoof is rotten you need antibiotics. Footbath or no footbath. If that practice leads to problems further down the line then so be it well have to cross that bridge if/when it arrives.
wrangler wrote: » Or a hinged lid that opened against the side
wrangler wrote: » That day is here already Tbf a rotten hoof is one that wasn't treated as a scald and she was a long time lame to get that far.
richie123 wrote: » It's here in industries that blanket treat. It's rife in other jurisdictions where usuage is 5 times what it is here. But for farming in this country on farms where usage is nowhere near high it works and resistance is not a problem.and only used in bad or severe cases. Just an important distinction to make.
wrangler wrote: » I probably spend too much on vaccines but I believe prevention is better than trying to cure, Footbathing is no hassle when your dosing as well, they can stand in the bath while you're dosing the next batch.
