Ok I went out to check on the critters this morning and found a blob of white mucous.. it is about salad plate size, stuck together quite well and no blood....
the animals that are in the pasture are Sheep (some with lambs some without.. but none due now) and Llamas, one who just had a baby and one due soon... no signs of illness in any critters... other than one sheep has had a on and off cough...
just curious at this stage... we are rural and our vet doesnt have a good reputation so thought I would try my luck here first if anyone knows - thanks (no guesses please, I realize there are alot of people who are unfamilair with animals and just make up answers.. )
2006-08-18 05:32:22 · 3 answers · asked by CF_ 7 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
As a precaution, you should isolate the sheep with a cough. It is probably from the llamas, but if you don't have too many animals try taking the temperature of all of them to see if any are sick.
2006-08-18 06:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if I can help....never had sheep or llamas.. but you said one sheep is coughing off and on. Isolate him/her in a separate small holding pen. Scoop up the white mucus stuff and get it to a good vet (even if you have to drive a good ways). Pour clorox bleach all around the outside and fill in the middle of the area the mucus was on. DO NOT LEAVE IT UNCOVERED. Place a heavy object over the area where you cloroxed the ground. Be sure the animals can't get to it to lick it or the soil. Clorox can kill you livestock. But if this is something infectious the Clorox can help keep from spreading any virus. You might want to burn the soil as well. Put some leaves or dead grass to cover the area and at least a foot away from the center of the area. Set it on fire. Then take and mix some leaves or grass and mix into the soil where the mucus was and reburn it. The idea is to kill any possible virus the sheep may have. And by pening it away from the rest of your animals you may cut down on the possibility of if spreading to the rest of the animals. In the mean time keep an eye on the healthy ones just incase. Make sure the healthy ones can't get to the sick sheep. Watch while you are searching for a good vet, to see if you find any more of this mucus in the sick sheeps pen. If you do find it with the sick sheep then you will know for sure where the mucus came from. If you find it in the pasture again with the "well" animals,you will need to take their temps and see who has elevated or low temps for their species. Do the same for the sick sheep. You will need a rectal themometer for this. You can get them from most animal supply stores that include livestock such as you have. You may have to go to the next county's vet for care for your livestock. But take the sick sheep with you or see what the vet will charge you to come out. Your sheep may have a uri..(upper respitory infection ) or something else wrong. But by isolating the sick sheep you may keep it from spreading to the rest of your sheep as well. I also suggest you go online to E-Bay and see if you can find books on the care and illness's that both llamas and sheep have. Try Google and other search engines. use terms like diseases of domestic sheep, general livestock diseases, diseases of sheep , diseases of ( give the breed of sheep you own) Try looking for area vets in your state county or local counties in much the same way. Do the same for you llamas. There are diseases that can wipe out whole herds of animals which is why I suggested killing the soil and hopefully the disease (if any) by fire/ clorox). Find a vet ASAP and follow his instructions to the letter. I hope this iscontained to the one sheep and not something that will cause you to lose your animals entirely. Do not take chances, get moving and find a vet. Try online seach engines like yahoo,google etc and type in (locate state/county/city vets in Oklahoma) use the state you live in and see what you can pull up on other vets for animals in your area. I wish you the best with your live stock... drop me a line and let me know if I was of any help to you with your problem.
2006-08-20 12:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by 1magicmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when some Llamas r read to have there youngs they spit up white sticky stuff all most like mucest it get hard after awhile or it could be after birth of a young both r about the same looking good luck
2006-08-18 12:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋