Metronidazole cream (Noritate, Metrocream) is a topical cream is used to treat the swelling and redness caused by acne rosacea. Side effects, drug interactions, and pregnancy safety information should be reviewed prior to using this drug.
There are two levels of this disease, subacute and acute. In the subacute form, animals show signs of incoordination, weakness, tremors, blindness, and depression. In the acute form, lambs are found dead or comatose, experiencing involuntary muscle contractions or seizures.
If lambs are fed from 3 to 4% of their body weight daily, they should gain between .6 and 1.0 pound per day. When finishing lambs on high grain diets acidosis, enterotoxemia and urinary calculi can be potential problems.