[Jacob-list] Paralyzed lamb

[Linda]

I've never heard that ewes 'outgrow' their need for vaccinations.  I do my own vaccinations, but feel pretty sure that my vet would agree that yearly booster shots are called for no matter what the age of the ewe.  If you aren't vaccinating your older ewes, then what about their lambs?  They aren't going to be born with the benefits of the vaccination if their mother didn't get vaccinated.  

The first few years I had sheep I never vaccinated.  Never had a case of tetanus or OE.  Doesn't mean that I was doing something right by not vaccinating - just means I was fortunate.  Since we have had the donkeys, I've started vaccinating (all the sheep, even the old ones) and feel it is worth the time and money to avoid even the possibility of one case of a usually fatal condition.

Linda
 
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Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn

On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 20:20:56 -0800, ARTHUR PARTRIDGE wrote:
>
> You mention vaccinated for tetanus at one week old.  For one
> thing....why? I don't think I have heard of doing that in a lamb so
> young.  Some vaccinate the pregnant ewe, I think it is with CD&T,
> so the lamb picks it up from the mother.  My vet only vaccinates
> the young mothers, she believes the older ewes don't need it
> anymore.  She might be right, I've never had a problem.  Anyway,
> back to the injection of a lamb at one week.  I would ask around
> (vets, etc) if that could be a problem.  Also, sometimes, the
> needle (maybe the contents) can hit or damage a nerve, might be
> easy to do in a young lamb.  Hopeful someone on this list can
> answer about vaccinating a one-week-old lamb.  I asked on sheep-l,
> lots of sheep vets there. Cathy Moscow, Idaho
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