My husband recently rescued a two-week-old lamb that could not walk, seemed dull and would not suckle well. Since I’m a small-animal vet, I had to ask my “larger beast” colleagues for advice, and we gave him a course of antibiotics and B vitamins.
As always, I wanted a more integrative approach. It makes sense to use plant-based remedies in a herbivore. A search of the internet reveals some lists of ethnobotanical remedies used by indigenous communities and some scientific trials, as well as advice from organic farmers. Most herbs used are familiar to a vet working in
