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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 559526" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>LVF, the rattle is a new development from when I have had her. She has been wearing a woolover lamb cover since day one. And she has been in a box in the kitchen since she started going downhill. </p><p></p><p>Actually, yesterday I was convinced she was going to die. Today ... I think I may have won a little bit. She is back up to 2.4 kg and looking a bit brighter. Certainly walking round and making more noise. </p><p></p><p>When I raise lambs (or anything for that matter) I start them on DiVetelact low lactose milk replacer for the first week, this is a really really good formula but it is so expensive ($35 for 500g) so I cannot raise animals solely on it. After 1 week I change them over to Palastart, which is a calf milk replacer but suitable for all animals. It is the best stuff available in bulk ($90 for a 20kg bag) and I have never had any problems with it. But I am suspecting that for some reason, this lamb was intolerant to the Palastart and couldnt absorb any nutrients from it. And she was just starving and wasting away. Because I think this all coincided with the switch over from DiVetelact to Palastart and now I have put her straight back to DiVetelact she has gained weight. She's going to be a bloody expensive lamb though if she can only take DiVetelact lol</p><p></p><p>So looking good at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 559526, member: 3195"] LVF, the rattle is a new development from when I have had her. She has been wearing a woolover lamb cover since day one. And she has been in a box in the kitchen since she started going downhill. Actually, yesterday I was convinced she was going to die. Today ... I think I may have won a little bit. She is back up to 2.4 kg and looking a bit brighter. Certainly walking round and making more noise. When I raise lambs (or anything for that matter) I start them on DiVetelact low lactose milk replacer for the first week, this is a really really good formula but it is so expensive ($35 for 500g) so I cannot raise animals solely on it. After 1 week I change them over to Palastart, which is a calf milk replacer but suitable for all animals. It is the best stuff available in bulk ($90 for a 20kg bag) and I have never had any problems with it. But I am suspecting that for some reason, this lamb was intolerant to the Palastart and couldnt absorb any nutrients from it. And she was just starving and wasting away. Because I think this all coincided with the switch over from DiVetelact to Palastart and now I have put her straight back to DiVetelact she has gained weight. She's going to be a bloody expensive lamb though if she can only take DiVetelact lol So looking good at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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