[Jacob-list] Magnesium deficiency?

[Linda]

That would be Caseous Lymphadenitis.  We found an abcess on one of our sheep a few years back and had the vet come to take a sample of the pus. I read alot about CL while awaiting the pathology report  (which was NEGATIVE for CL - thank goodness).  Sheep don't drop dead from CL.  If it's internal, they show signs of illness way before they die.  They can have external abcesses and never become ill. 

Linda


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> I was just wondering if you are going to have the sheep necropsied?

> (autopsy for animals)

>

> I think that it's well worth the money to have them done,

> especially when you aren't quite sure of what the animal died of.

> I'm not really familiar with any of the symptoms that you gave and

> am pretty new to sheep myself. But one symptom you did mention was

> the lump under the jaw? My cousin who raises goats mentioned that

> people in the area are having some troubles with thier goats who

> die from an infection that stems from an abcess (lump) I can't

> remember exactly what it was... I remember it started with a C.

> I'll see if I can get a hold of them and find out.

>

> Anyway what I really wanted to say is that I always do a necropsy

> if I don't know what they died from. I think the most unusual

> result I've had come back was cause of death: chronic sinus

> infection. The ewe never should any signs of having anything wrong

> until she was aborting her lambs. It's been a wierd year for things

> like that?

>

>

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