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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: lizzypeg on October 18, 2013, 03:40:29 pm

Title: advice on my lame sheep.
Post by: lizzypeg on October 18, 2013, 03:40:29 pm

my potty lamb, now ewe has a small cut about 1'' above her top of hoof area on  back leg..area is a bit swollen and shes lame..foot itself is fine...
iv got her into smaller area in yard with a friend and blue sprayed it with alamycin...anything else I can do?
typically shes due to go to tup in a weeks time...

Title: Re: advice on my lame sheep.
Post by: Pedwardine on October 18, 2013, 09:45:33 pm

Inject with AB's too esp if you can feel heat in the area. Mind you if it's swollen then infection is pretty likely.