The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on February 20, 2014, 12:31:15 pm
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Had the vet out this afternoon to look at my attacked sheep, more to reassure myself as I have been worrying myself sick over the ears that are hanging off and the god awful stench of rotting flesh.
He was really really please with them and said he couldn't believe just how well they are healing! Both the ears are staying where they should be, the Shetlands ear has connected back onto her head and the other sheep still has the normal blood supply feeding it. The punctures to the legs although they look awful he said they are looking good, the animals faces are looking better and he hopes that they will fill back out.
Another 5-7 days of antibiotics plus extra TLC and then they can go back into the group.
I am over the moon and for the vet to turn around and say 'Well done you've done so well' it Is well worth all the tears, sleepless nights and all the hours I've put in so far! It has left me feeling on top of the world!
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** Update**
yesterday the police pressed charges on the house sitter (owners were on holiday) turns out she set off to muck the horses out who are on site at 7 am, the dogs were taken with her but she started to muck out and forgot about the dogs and they did a runner for 5 hours! Owners may be liable also as there land wasn't fenced correctly. Waiting for court dates :/
Thank you everyone for all of your advice, without your help I would have been in even more of a worrying mess!
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There you go, good. Good luck getting the offending dog/owner sorted.
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Well done :)
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Good news :thumbsup:
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Oh my, that brought a lump to my throat
Well done you
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Fantastic news. All down to your hard work and TLC. :trophy:
I hope you can relax a bit now after such a stressful and worrying few days.
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dead happy for you.
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And what's even better, just spoken to the police and he said there was a call from the house where they think the dog is from and it looks like the owners were away and they had a house sitter in. The police left a calling card on the day of the attack. The house sitter is giving a statement on Monday and he said things are looking in my favour and that I need to fill in a form as to how much this has cost me ( luckily I spent 3 hours typing it up last night)
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So nice to hear some positive news from your awful situation
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That is good news all round, well done you for all the tlc. I hope they continue to heal well.
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We all do the best by our animals no matter if it is just a hobby or a business! I have a photographer coming out today from the county paper. I will try my hardest to educate the Public in some way of what damage there dogs can do! If I could save someone else from this horrible experience then it would be well worth it!
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So glad things are going well.
I have to confess to feeling sorry for the dog's owner and the housesitter - I know how I'd feel if I was either of them. :(
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I do feel sorry for them and I wouldn't want this bill landing on my doorstep! But at the end Of the day their dog has caused me so much hassle and cost me so much. I have had to turn work down because my hands are tied with sorting these sheep, on the day I had to ring up someone I do work for and say I couldn't get there, luckily I have understanding clients.
I would like to do a few things to that dog!!
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That is great news.
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Not for the dog!
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:relief: :relief: :D ;D :sunshine: :fc:
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I'm glad alls well.
It would be nice to give the dog a second chance especially if the owners weren't involved. You could spend a lot of sleepless nights & wasted time if this all goes to court, not to mention the stress & expense. Without proper forenics it may get thrown out, or the owner may have to deal with the the dog being euthanasied in 6 months time when it eventually goes to court. in Scotland a dog control order can be made eg keeping the dog muzzled & on a lead but I dont think thats available to English courts. If the owners are decent folk I think I would consider your options carefully. Boxers are not typically attacking dogs & the fact most of the injuries are at the head end tends to imply to me an over excited exuberant dog thats got completely carried away. To insist on euthanasia may not help your standing in the neighbourhood. How about some graphic signage & reviewing your fencing to make dog access harder.
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I am afraid that in my view once a dog has the taste for blood it is never the same. It knows exactly were to go for a game and there is no way I can keep dogs out. I shouldn't have to refence the field it's not my responsiblity to keep other peoples dogs away. We have perfect fencing with stock fencing and gates down to the floor with no gaps, the dog was seen jumping over the fences as boxers do.
I could not care what the locals think! We worked out my costs last night and it's well over two and a half thousand and personally I don't want to give it a second chance when I will have pedigree animals up there as well! Next time I might not be so lucky to still have live animals at the end of it.
Like I said before it I'd a legal requirement as a dog owner to make sure that your garden is dog proof. They have allowed the dog to get loose and this is the third time there dogs have got out causing problems elsewhere. I think they have had plenty of second chances!
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I'm glad the sheepies are recovering but it seems as if things will drag on for some considerable time. :sheep: :sheep:
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So glad to hear your animals are recovering! :fc:
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Watch this space....
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I'm really glad to hear your animals are recovering ok but also think its really reassuring to hear that the police have taken the attack seriously. Irresponsible dog owners will never keep control of their dogs unless there is a real possibilty of facing consequences when something goes wrong. So often you hear of nothing being done. :thumbsup:
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We had this problem with a neighbour whose resppnse was a shrug of the shoulders, until I pointd out that the loss of one pregnant ewe, on the basis that she would produce mixed twins for eight years, some of the rams would be suitable for breeding and the ewe lambs would themselves be producing twin lambs after two years, and their lambs producing lambs after another two years, and so on the loss of that ewe would work out at about £16.5K. using just the Society upset auction prices and that's what I woulod be asking for as compensation if I found one of his dogs in my field again, plus a premium as I run a pedigree closed flock and so each animal is irreplaceable. Didn't happen though. His dogs were always on a lead and walked down another lane after that.