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 6. Common Lamb Health Issues A number of animal health issues can arise in lambs during their first weeks of life. These can include: · Hypothermia  · Pneumonia  · Pink eye  · Navel ill  · Pizzle ill  · Crusty ears  · Lameness  · Clostridial disease  · Parasites   · Coccidiosis  · Bloat  · Scours  · Constipation  6.1 Hypothermia  Orphaned lambs have a high risk of mortality from hypothermia and starvation, especially during poor weather.  Symptoms  · Hunched up and weak (may be unconscious).  · May be too weak to suckle and their ears and mouth might feel cold.  · Lambs are considered at risk of hypothermia if they have rectal temperatures below 38.5o C with temperatures at or below 37.5o C considered hypothermic.  Treatment  · Get warm colostrum into a newborn hypothermic lamb as soon as possible, using tube feeding if necessary.  · Warm the lamb by moving it int...