The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Maureen on September 29, 2015, 02:49:55 pm
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Please could anyone tell me if I can use a footbath solution to treat scald. Two of my pet sheep need to have their feet sprayed with antibiotic spray every month, but I can't turn Bill, my enormous wether any more.
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Yes, footbathing is effective when used for treating scald, not for treating footrot though
Have you tried giving alamycin LA injection at the same time as spray?
Every month is an awful lot of scald! they must be very prone to it or your grass is long and rough?
give them an injection next time, should keep it away for longer
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Are you sure its scald ... every month is rather often. Maybe speak to vet?
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Thank you Keepers, my vet prescribed alamycin injections before but it still didn't last. Vet and helpful farmers all baffled. Both sheep (2 of 11) are otherwise very healthy despite being 10 years old and having a really bad start - culling is not an option as this old girl loves her old woollies! :innocent:
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When I used Footvax then turned the sheep onto pasture that hadn't been grazed for 3 weeks it got rid of scald too. Haven't seen any for 8 years.
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Thanks Marches Farmer, vet said Footvax does not treat scald - only foot rot, but I think this is the way to go, can't do any harm. Will speak to vet again.
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As I understand it, scald damages the integrity of the foot (fusobacterium necrophorum), which permits the establishment of other bacterium including dichelobacter nodosus, which is full blown footrot. I didn't expect Footvax to have any effect on scald, but it did. We run a closed flock and haven't had to vaccinate since. The only thing I'd do differently is vaccinate around now - we did it in early Summer and the vaccine has a very thick oil adjuvant which the shearlings found particularly irritating. They kept rubbing the vaccination area raw on branches so we had to catch and spray every couple of days for about three weeks, to keep the flies away. Older sheep were unaffected.
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We have very well worn tracks across our fields, so I think ours use those a lot, we also top, and not one lame ewe. Spray them with antibiotic spray, let dry, then walk em through foot bath? I suppose it s a bit like mud rash in horses, the irritation f the skin layers making a welcome home for certain Bacteria.
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Hoof phast by nettex, is a foot bath, we got that in the cupboard just in case. After bath, let them thoroughly dr.
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Linco Spectrin used in a spray bottle. It's also used for treating poultry against coccidosis
It's expensive to buy, but last a long time.First class results on foot troubles.
Why is it always around tupping your Tups ho lame ?
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Thank you for your advice everyone
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That big wether needn't be turned over to examine/treat his feet. Tie him up on a halter and pick each foot up like you would a horse.
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Funny that you should post that Slimjim, that is exactly what I did yesterday with a strong friend's help. Thank you