My sick lamb needs a vet. How long can I feed him colostrum?

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we had a lamb born Thursday early morning in the mud and maybe a little premature, fed him colostrum in the afternoon after the mother rejected him, tried lamb replacement milk Friday afternoon for a few feedings and he declined all day, thought he was gonna die by nighttime, his last 3 feedings I put him back on colostrum and he is doing better....how long can I feed him colostrum? I never had sheep, need advice on keeping him alive...he also has a small head tilt and not seeing anything.

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

This lamb sounds extremely ill. You really need to get a vet out there to check him or you need to take him to a clinic for treatment especially if you have never had lambs before. That is going to give him the best chance at survival. Any number of illness and/or diseases can cause those symptoms. I would be worried about the possibility of Listeria, Border disease or copper deficiency but it could be any number of other things. Please get him to a vet.

My sick lamb needs a vet. How long can I feed him colostrum?

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