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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Newtosheep on September 26, 2020, 07:21:40 pm

Title: one of my sheep ate plastic
Post by: Newtosheep on September 26, 2020, 07:21:40 pm

will it do her any harm it was a 6 inch by 3 inch piece of bale rap , i try to take out of her mouth but i didnt get it in time . it has me scared

Title: Re: one of my sheep ate plastic
Post by: ewesaidit on September 26, 2020, 09:20:38 pm

I had one eat a blue glove once and she was ok.  She pulled it out of my hand ( they are very tame) and ran off.  Hope for the best and speak with your vet if worried.  :fc:

Title: Re: one of my sheep ate plastic
Post by: moprabbit on September 26, 2020, 10:03:01 pm

One of my girls ate a small plastic bag. I rang my vet and he said keep a close eye on her, make sure she's pooing and cudding as normal and hopefully all will be OK. It was! But I was very worried for about 3 or 4 days. Hope all's well with yours.

Title: Re: one of my sheep ate plastic
Post by: tommytink on September 27, 2020, 08:37:48 pm

One of my lambs ate part of the plastic strap off my welly. Just pulled it straight off. She was fine  :)

Title: Re: one of my sheep ate plastic
Post by: shep53 on September 27, 2020, 09:50:04 pm

I have had ewes eat bits of net wrap before i could pull it out of their mouths and all were fine , but i think it will stay in the rumen . I remember watching  a vet program about cows in India eating plastic and it wasn't a problem until they ate so much that there was no room left for forage ,so the vet operated and removed a big pile of plastic and all was well so they could start eating plastic again

Title: Re: one of my sheep ate plastic
Post by: Newtosheep on September 28, 2020, 09:03:59 pm

thank you everyone for the reply's, my ewe is fine  :sunshine: