Management of premature lambs/kids/calves/cria; Vet explains | Sez the Vet
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- Tiny, premature lambs and kids are not an uncommon finding during the spring period. If you're planning on rearing one of these little guys, make sure you understand the body systems affected and how management differs greatly to a fully cooked little munchkin!
Treating them as a full term bub can run in to serious issues, ranging from sudden death, to smouldering problems continuing on in to life. Sez the Vet talks you though it!
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Note the opinions expressed are those of the authors, and this informative episode is not intended to replace individual advice given by a medical professional, for your specific case
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Great video.
Full of information.
Had twin calfs born yesterday.
Thank you
What gestation do you consider non-viable vs premature vs full term?
We have one here that was a bit prem, very domed head, floppy ears (in a non floppy eared breed), overly curly & silky coat, and although sh3 was a single lamb, was only 1.4kg.
Thankfully she fed beautifully..
Wool coat, proper ewes colostrum (we have milking sheep!), very small numerous feeds, took 24hrs to stand. Shes still soooo tiny, but is so feisty and loud!
well done, it certainly sounds like she was premature. exact numbers are really hard to say, regarding viable vs non viable. up to a week early they are generally fully functional, and you could argue full term with some individual variation. up to about 10-14 days early you may notice signs of prematurity such as what you've seen, but are still viable. Earlier than 14 days you'll tend to find this described as non viable, bit it does depend a bit. depend on how much nursing you're willing to give more than anything. In other words non viable in the field doesn't. necessarilly correlate with non-viable with a dedicated owner willing to give drips of colostrum every hour, and regulate its body temperature scrupulously (for example). unfortunately one of the very final things to develop in the fetus is the surfactant lining of the lungs, which helps with oxygen saturation. If you have one that is struggling for oxygen, then an oxygen cage is the only way forward without a euthanasia. I don't have a number as to how early they can be at this time. I suspect about another week out, so tend to say 2 to 3 weeks early possible with intensive nursing. but I can't fact stamp that. although you've inspired me to find out if that research has ever been done :)
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My pleasure, thanks for the support!
One of my goat's gave birth to a premature kid a week ago, i had to put her to her moms breast, she was very weak but a week and a few days later she is strong enough to do it on her own and doing very well.
well done, you :) lucky little thing
What causes 1-7 days premature in sheep and does it mean something is wrong with the ewe? We just saved one. Very little sucking strength, sleepy and not very hungry. But all other areas fully functional. So we assumed 1-7 days premature. But why does this happen? Nutrition? Virus? First time mom?
Hi Sandra. 1-7 days early is normal variation in a ewe. At 10 days early we can expect signs of prematurity. He may have been unwell for another reason, eg deprived of oxygen for a time in the birth canal during a difficult delivery. In saying that, if normal for this ewe is a week late, then he may be premature. There are a number of causes- certainly some infections (eg toxoplasmosis, bacteria or fungal), viral yes (like hairy shaker disease) or toxins (trees from the pine family like macrocarpa, especially if ravenously hungry in late pregnancy. Even if you have a number of them aborting, it can be difficult to get a clear answer on lab tests (samples must be very fresh to be accurate). Hope your little guy pulls through!
My pet goat was premature at birth. She couldn’t stand when she was born so she couldn’t walk. She was so small. She had a domed head and her teeth were not in yet. It took her a month to walk properly. She was very sleepy and would wake up and cry for me. I would feed her the smallest amount of milk and she would go back to sleep. I did hold her up to her mom for two days and fed her colostrum too. I think part of the reason she lived was because I love her so much.
She’s now almost two but at about ten months she developed diarrhea and lost weight. I took her to the vet in my area. The vet didn’t know what was wrong with her and then they thought it was eosinophilia enteritis. She was on steroids which helped a bit but not very much. She was 35.6 pounds before she got sick and now she’s only 28 pounds. She was treated for worms and coccidisis. Now she doesn’t brave any of those things. She also doesn’t have salmonella or ecoli. I took her to UC Davis and they treated her with steroids too. She got a bit better but would still have flare ups. I took her back to UC Davis and they were not helpful at all and were very rude. So now I’m back to where I was when this all started.
If you have any suggestions I would appreciate it. I’m going to take her to another vet to get another opinion.
After listening to your video I’m happy to find out I did a lot of things right. I did not follow the directions on the bottle. I fed her whenever she was hungry.
I think maybe we've chatted about your goat before, Sybil? I'm so sorry to hear she's still having trouble :( And I'm sorry you haven't felt comfortable with recieving help for her. I can't give insight on a specific case, I'm afraid. I hope you find help with a second opinion from another goat vet over there!
@@SeztheVet I’m seeing another vet and she’s really nice. I’m hoping she can help my Rosie.
@@SeztheVet Thank you for replying back 😁
yay! good luck! :)
@@SeztheVet Rosie is going to have abdominal surgery on the 21st if February. I hope he surgery goes well. She has something in her abdomen that isn’t supposed to be there 🤦♀️ I just hope she survives the surgery.
I wish I could sent you a picture of my new born goat kids. I think it’s brain undeveloped love to know a lil
Feel free to send a pic to the fb page
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Will you be doing a segment on this very topic for barn raised sheep?
I wasn't planning to sorry Martia. i'm not sure how it would differ to extensive farming, but in New Zealand I don't deal with housed sheep, so probably wouldn't have much to offer.
@@SeztheVet matia**
Here's why I asked. And I know your based in New Zealand 😉 there are people who do not pasture raise their flocks. I know there are some there in New Zealand as well. There is a sheep farmer in Canada that houses her flock. They're never pastured. She is having issues and I really feel she could use some advice to take back to her vet to, stimulate them, I think would be a good choice of words, into looking further into the subject. Being barn raised, as with many barns there is a ton of sparrows in there. I've done a bunch of research on everything she is having issues with and found a link to everything with those birds. They can have the best nutrition possible, but if their eating bird poo then, in my eyes, it doesn't mean anything. As they're consuming that fecal matter that carries a whole range of thing's. There's so much info out there, with you being a willing sheep veterinarian that has chosen to go public, I feel you could bring a lot of light on the subject. They don't just affect sheep, there's cattle, goats horses, etc. I've tried explaining this to her. I've even gone as far as explaining their mite problem is most likely linked to those birds too. I truly care about her and her flock. I want to see her thrive. There's been a good number of stillborns and such. Even with the right food and supplements they're still eating bird poo as the birds are constantly in the feed bunks and pens. Can you offer any guidance??
oh wow how interesting. I will have a look into it, but the evidence would have to be very clear in the literature for me to discuss it over the channel without having seen a Case myself. will have a look though.fbest wishes to your friend, sounds like a horrible situation :(
can you elaborate at all on what issues she has been facing?
@@SeztheVet any of your basic common problems really. Stillborns. Parasites in general. Preg tox. Joint ill.
Cases are seen, the pin point is just passed off on other possibilities. This is why I specifically said barn raised. Do some research on it and you'll see. I do have a list here some where, as I've spent hours researching thing's. I beg your forgiveness, it is 4am here in the states and I have worked all night. A night of mandatory overtime at that. I am tired.
One thing you said is sticking under my skin. If you seen a case. I am willing to bet my life on it you have seen cases, or at least were had it preached to you during medical school. Example, zootonix anything. Ring worm, fleas, tapeworms etc. Bird's also carry worms. Interesting stuff. My thing is is it needs to be acknowledged. We don't let dogs eat cat poo, why? As your being is automatically programing the reply ask yourself why it should be any different with any other animal eating birds droppings, knowing the diseases they can and will transmit. Makes you wonder huh?
@@SeztheVet after I've slept ill grab the list for you!
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