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« on: February 07, 2017, 03:25:25 pm »
So last Thursday, we had a weak yearling ewe, bred to lamb the beginning of April. When she stood, her back end was very shaky and she immediately laid down again. She didn't have a temp but was shivering. She continued to get worse throughout the day but continued eating well, didn't look in pain, and was very alert. The vet finally got back to us and was pretty clueless about what it could be so had us give her A,D, and E, Bo-Se, propylene glycol, and penicillin. She continued getting weaker. Early Saturday my daughter was able to connect with her former university prof who said that the lab farm had a ewe like that last year and to give her calcium gluconate either IV or just under the skin. Within an hour she was showing some improvement and has continued to steadily improve to the point that she gets up easily and walks short distances just a bit stiffly. The sheep are getting decent grass hay with some alfalfa in it. We have never had a calcium issue before and are stumped as to the cause but happy that she is on the mend. The prof said if anyone else looks weak to mix lime and salt to get them extra calcium.