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Post by beverley16 on Jun 28, 2007 22:02:31 GMT -12
Lavender is limping on 2 legs god knows what she has done. 1 front & 1 rear!
I had to go to the vets to pay a bill this morning so I asked if I could have a anti inflammatory inj to help ease the pain just got to catch the bl**dy thing now.
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Post by jadecurtis on Jun 28, 2007 23:53:43 GMT -12
lol good luck bev will a full feed bucket help?!? i can just imagen you and john running after the sheep!
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Post by beverley16 on Jun 29, 2007 21:55:19 GMT -12
we tried to capture her this morning but she turned into speedy sheep and if you can picture me with injection in position running round. maybe I should get a sheep dog to make life easier?
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Post by suew on Jun 29, 2007 22:51:28 GMT -12
It might be foot rot given the conditions at the moment.
Even our moor sheep are prone to it, you can get some spray from the agricultural merchants
I use it on Rockys feet too
Forgot to saw you have to catch the sheep and turn it upside down to treat its feet ;D
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Post by Miss M on Jun 29, 2007 23:35:26 GMT -12
could be her hoofs on her feet need trimmed as they can press into the foot and be very sore indeed and as Suew says trim them and spray them with purlpe spray or such like. Dont turn your sheep upside down for long as they can easily die as there lungs cannot cope with it. Its best to grab them and have them kind of sitting up like a dog between your legs and deal with the feet then. Takes me back to when we had over a 100 sheep.
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Post by beverley16 on Jun 30, 2007 0:09:11 GMT -12
thanks suew & miss m the cause is since the shearer came he sat her on her bum a bit quick and her fetlock got twisted effectively giving her a sprained ankle.
One of the sheep goes to sleep laying on her back she looks like a ball of wool with 4 knitting needles sticking out!
I will check their feet and do a pedicure if needed.
I found a home for their fleeces a local craft centre Cressing Temple Barns had them.
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Post by Spider on Jun 30, 2007 3:47:09 GMT -12
poor lav  hope its nothing serious.. LOL.. you made me laugh Bev... I had a picture in my mind of you running round with the injection in hand..... and the knitting needle sheep ;D |
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Post by horsegirl on Mar 31, 2008 1:23:50 GMT -12
heya we have 3 really old sheep and they sometimes limp when they need their feet triming or if they have foot rot
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hope its nothing serious.. LOL.. you made me laugh Bev... I had a picture in my mind of you running round with the injection in hand..... and the knitting needle sheep ;D