[Jacob-list] Coughing lambs

[Linda]

Yep, that's what I see when I look in Lawson's book, although it says 1 or 2.  It would be a pretty high dose for an adult (20 cc for an adult ewe), but I can see the reasoning behind being so aggressive towards pneumonia in a newborn. 
 
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:13:56 -0700, ARTHUR PARTRIDGE wrote:
>> Isn't that a rather high dosage??
>>
>> Linda
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> Could be.  I got it out of Laura Lawson's book Managing Your Ewe
> and Her Newborn Lamb.  She apparently hits the possibility of
> pneumonia quite hard and admits it.  As I recall, I used a half cc
> of Nuflor for a 5 lb newborn (2-day old) lamb, on advise from a
> sheep vet.  Laura L. recommends 2cc/10 lbs, Penicillin.  What do
> you and others recommend?  I think Sue's lambs are older, they are
> eating hay. Cathy not a vet, willing to learn
>
>
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