Sheep often suffer from poisoning due to accidental ingestion or overeating: prevention and treatment methods for various poisonings

    During the process of raising sheep, sheep often become poisoned for various reasons. Only by adopting reasonable detoxification methods according to the cause of poisoning can good results be achieved.

Sheep

    1. Silage poisoning: stop feeding silage. For severe cases, administer 5-10 grams of sodium carbonate and 5-10 grams of artificial salt orally to the sheep, twice daily.

    2. Poisoning from excessive grain feed: administer 20-30 grams of sodium bicarbonate, 10 milliliters of alcoholic ichthammol, and 5 tablets of furazolidone orally, 2-3 times daily.

    3. Poison hemlock poisoning: after accidental ingestion, the sheep is restless, the rumen becomes distended, it foams at the mouth, has diarrhea and muscle spasms, and often shows epileptic-like seizures. Administer 5 grams of tannic acid or 200 milliliters of vinegar orally as an antidote.

    4. Stellera chamaejasme poisoning: Stellera chamaejasme is also known as Gelsemium elegans. After the sheep ingests it, it shows abdominal pain, jumping, and vomiting. There is no specific drug treatment. The sheep can be given an appropriate amount of vinegar orally as an antidote.

    5. Urea poisoning: manifested as restlessness, muscle trembling, unsteady gait, lying down and groaning, and bloating. When urea poisoning occurs, first administer 200-300 milliliters of vinegar orally, then give laxatives such as sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and vegetable oil orally. If bloating is severe, rumen trocarization can be performed. If ineffective, increase the amount of vinegar so that the sheep's rumen bloating gradually disappears.

    6. Salt poisoning: manifested as thirst. In acute poisoning, the sheep's mouth discharges large amounts of foam, and it is excited and restless, grinding its teeth, with muscle tremors. Give plenty of drinking water promptly, administer oily laxatives orally, and inject 10% calcium chloride or 10% calcium gluconate intravenously. Inject vitamin B subcutaneously or intramuscularly, and provide fluid replacement.