Jiglu: Farmtalking: Discussion: Re: SICK SHEEP

Originally from: coleen

Any chance the sheep could have a tick born disease (that could answer the white blood cell count) Some of these can manifest as laminitis like systems, in later stages.

Coleen

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Subject: [farmtalking] SICK SHEEP
Hi Folks,
Just wondering if anyone can offer any help or advice. We recently took in
a
Wensleydale ewe 5yrs old and with no health problems, but severely
overweight, from Derby. Three weeks after we found her (last Saturday) in
great
pain.She was bloated.The vet drenched her with liquid paraffin and gave
her
probiotics & bicarb and injected pain killers. He also diagnosed acute
laminitis.She
is now just on a hay diet.
She seemed to pick up a bit. Four days later she was uncomfortable and
pressing her head against the wall to relieve the pain. The Vet advised
drenching
he with ketosaid every four hours and that helped her. But a week after
it
all started she is still showing signs of pain when she lies down. Her
urine
tested negative for ketones. Bloods taken yesterday showed nothing
conclusively. He liver and organs are all fine. The white blood cell count
was low
indicative of a sheep with a severe infection – but she is showing no
signs of
infection at all. Her gut all sounds good.
We are really at our wits end as to what to do for the poor girl, In
between
attacks she is fine. SHe lies down a lot due to the laminitis but she
eats
her hay happily, chews the cud and interacts well with her sister and us.
Has
anyone encountered anything similar? Is there anything particularly that
Wensleydales are prone to? If anyone has any ideas I would be most
grateful to
hear from you.
Many thanks
Sue Burton
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