The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:50 am Post subject:

She's hoping that if she is more friendly, you won't puncture her with any more needles Wink

Well done, she's a lucky sheep to have a mum like you!

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2490 Location: South Cumbria

Well done, I hope she continues to improve, if you now breed from her will her lambs have immunity ?

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7170 Location: isle of lewis

no it is caused by a metabolic disorder ,so it can hit any animal at any time ,normally spring or summer or if to much concentrate is feed i got a e mail from some body else on another forum whose billy goat had gone down the same way but not as badly ,their vet said it was because he had been wormed just before he moved and the grazing was richer i was really greatfull for that info
because the day before i moved her i wormed her ,the grazing was richer ,so it gave answers to what had happened ,hers recovered ,and has fathered 22 kids since ,it's funny with grazing animals how some bugs in the stomach can cause a n imbalance and then kill an animal or turn it's behaviour ,does it ever happen in people to ,peanut has regained the sight in her left eye now as well ,it must be like the biggest headache ever Sad

,the cause of all the trouble is vit b1 :?it looks like swayback

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:45 am Post subject:

Hope the lamby is still doing well Suz! Scary stuff. It's not going to be too long yet before we shift the ones we have to common grazings (apart from Hector, the tup, he stays here) so this is good to know.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7170 Location: isle of lewis

yep that's why i posted,it it used to be very common up here
it hit sheep ,cattle and goats as well as dogs that are feed on a totally cooked diet although rare in dogs Confused

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2490 Location: South Cumbria

Is she still making good progress I have my fingers crossed, hope so

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7170 Location: isle of lewis

yep ,thank you for asking ,she can go back to the other croft ,there seems to be no lasting damage her eye sight has returned ,she's been drenched and there is now a minerial lick so i hope they are covered ,i do hope that if anybody has sheep or goats on here it might help if they get the same thing ,
ps ting tong now gives paw(foot) if you ask her and sit down on the straw in the lamb shelter and she snuggles into the side of your neck :oops:if you ask her for a snuggle Very Happy