[Jacob-list] Any Advice... Sick Sheep

[Gotothewhip at aol.com]

A few weeks ago, we separated off some of the sheep to prepare for  
weaning... Thankfully this ewe was in a small group that didn't have contact  with the 
rest of the flock!...
 
Last Saturday, I found one of my yearlings.. a normally personable yearling  
ewe laying down when I put out hay..... Definitely not normal..Took her temp,  
103.2 (slightly elevated, but in the normal range) but she did have a little 
bit  of a snotty nose... Put her in quarantine with her best buddy.. another 
yearling  ewe.... I knew she wouldn't handle complete isolation, so figured I 
could deal  with it best with her buddy.....  We started her on Dura-Pen (Long 
acting  Penicillin with Benz)  she spiked a 104.1 fever the next day and she  
developed green watery scours, so she got a dose of Banamine and Pepto., then 
on  Monday the 2nd dose of Dura-Pen..... Still no improvement .Tuesday, we 
started  the LA-200  Her temp stayed at 102.7-103  The scours cleared up with  
Pepto the 2nd day, but her attitude seemed pretty depressed and she had not  
eaten much of anything since Saturday.  Took her into the vet.. Her temp  was 
102.9 at the vet on Wed. nothing abnormal appearing... no snotty nose, and  no 
scours  Fecal was normal with no parasites found.  he  had me  start Naxel, and 
also gave her a Dexmethazine (steroid) shot.   We  gave her doses of 
Bio-Sponge orally, as well as electrolytes, and on Thursday  she was no better, or 
worse, I made her an oatmeal gruel and syringed it down  her along with a good 
dose of Lamb Oral drench.   I forgot to add.. I  had been giving her oral 
Probiotics all along (Probios)   We were gone  all weekend.. and honestly would not 
have been surprised if she didn't make  it.... But she did.  She has been 
drinking water well all along.....   I have NO OTHER sick sheep in the flock.. even 
her buddy who has been in the pen  with her all along.  The sick one did have 
a 104.0 fever last  night, so we dosed her with Banamine again.... Vet is at 
a loss of what to do  next.  More antibiotics? or?
 
Any advice?



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