[Jacob-list] sheep update... still need some advise

[ARTHUR PARTRIDGE]

>My biggest advise is to keep up with probiotics.? And sometimes that isn't

enough... I had one get REALLY sick.. between the fever, the >antibiotics
and? God knows what else she had going on.... Anyhow.. I saw a 1000000000%
improvement with a dose of fresh Rumen fluid...
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I agree.  The rumen could be "out-of order" and not working.  The ewe might
need a "jump-start" to get her rumen going again.  Can you get a fresh cud
from another sheep?  If you have a really tame one wait until she lies down
and starts chewing her cud and then grab it, if you can.  I can't do that
with my sheep they are too jumpy.  I took my ewes to the WSU vet school
where they started the rumen going again with cud from a cow.  It might
take more than one try.  Be sure to give the ewe electrolytes and plenty of
water so she doesn't get dehydrated.  A local vet might get you a cud
sample, it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Cathy
Moscow, Idaho