[Jacob-list] Ewe Lamb Diagnosis?

[Hauser Family]

I would be a bit worried about tetanus.  -Would go downhill pretty fast if
that was it, but sometimes I think they can be pulled out by giving the
anti-toxin ASAP.
Take care,
Amy Hauser
Mystic Knoll Farm
Whidbey Island, WA

Pavel wrote:

> Phebe is worried about one of our Jacob ewe lambs. She's 2 months old,
> growing well, and active. The lambs were turned out of the maternity
> ward two weeks ago and have been on pasture grass, hay, and grain ever
> since. They're still nursing occasionally, also.
>
> Yesterday, when Phebe fed the sheep, this lamb just lay in the corner
> and watched everyone else eat. Usually, she's in with the rest of the
> crowd, trying to get her share at the trough. Today, she came in to eat,
> but we noticed that she is walking with her head held high and her neck
> slightly arched, like a dressage horse or a chess-board knight.
>
> We gave her some LA-200 and a wormer drench, just to be safe.
>
> I thought that maybe she ate a sour weed or sprained her neck butting
> with the other lambs. Has anyone seen anything like this before?
>
> Paul Intihar
> Rainbow Farm
> Joppa, Maryland
>
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