The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Tracy mayoh on August 03, 2017, 02:57:13 pm
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This morning I noticed sheep wool had come away from sheeps skin when I looked there's a round patch looks like it's been an abscess and it's popped its not deep but perfect round in shape a bit bloody round edges looks like it's healing not sure as I'm only guessing
It's around the same site we're footvax was given
So I checked rest of sheep found one more where wool coming away and when I looked there's a very large lump am I right I thinking it could be abscesses ???
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Yep apparently it happens with foot vax and the advice is to leave well alone. Used foot vax once never again!!
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Ours did come up in a few lumps when we footvaxed. Nothing quite as bad as that though.
Personally, I'd give that one a go with magic blue spray, and then just keep an eye on it, keeping careful watch for maggots. Others may know more than me and advise differently though (as usual! :) )
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Vet booked to come out any way to be on safe side poor sheep
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for future referenece when using footvax its best to use a sterimatic type needle or wash the needle in dettol between sheep.
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What is a sterimatic needle? ( :dunce: )
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FOOTVAX contains a light mineral oil ,which often causes an inactive lump for up to 10wks, this is why the advice is not to inject within 6-8 wks of shearing as the top of the lump can be cut right off plus not to inject within 6months of any sale or show
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What is a sterimatic needle? ( :dunce: )
It's an automatic injector gun thingamajig, which sterilises the needle in between each injection. This helps to reduce infections / abscesses at the injection site for things like Heptavac.
More info here, from when I first used one. (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=71975)HTH! :thumbsup:
Shep53 - you forgot also inject footvax during the winter if you can, to avoid fly complications with any abscesses. It's a nasty vaccine, for sure. However, I have to say that ours only came up in very small lumps when we used it.
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Yep apparently it happens with foot vax and the advice is to leave well alone. Used foot vax once never again!!
I used Footvax once, too, and haven't seen any footrot or scald in the flock since 2007. I'd vaccinate after the fly season if I had to do it again, as lumps were a problem in the younger sheep - the older ones may have tougher skins.