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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Anke on August 24, 2010, 09:32:04 pm

Title: cracked skin
Post by: Anke on August 24, 2010, 09:32:04 pm

One of my lambs that suffered bad flystrike a week ago on her back, now seems to have some cracks in her skin, new ones, nothing to do with the damage from flystrike. I was wondering if this is really only due to the skin (the vet shaved quite a large area on her back) drying out from being washed with Savlon solution for a few days last week and also still being sprayed daily with Nettex?

What kind of cream, or better oil could I put on her back to help these cracks healing and not becoming worse or infected? I have got udder cream, or simple E45, but also sudocream. I have also Battles Maggot oil, and it seems to be the right thing to use?

My vet is away at the moment, and I don't want to have someone else dealing with this, as it would involve another trip there and another bill...

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: garden cottage on August 24, 2010, 09:36:02 pm

you could try a tea tree based cream very good healing properties, when theyve had bad fly strike the whole area will scab over, fleece will take a very long time to come back

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: Calvadnack on August 25, 2010, 03:09:14 pm

I've even used an old pot of Germoline - remember that!  You'll be rubbing in cream for a while, so give them all ago, it's just to make the healing skin supple.  The only thing I haven't used is the maggot oil, so can't give advice on that.

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: ellisr on August 25, 2010, 04:16:40 pm

I used pig oil on mine (maggot oil) it worked a treat

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: Freddiesfarm on August 26, 2010, 09:59:21 pm

Aloe vera gel works wonders for this.  I have used germolene and maggot oil, but prefer aloe gel.  The tea tree oil stuff I used tended to sting my hands so not sure what it would do to already inflamed skin.

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: morri2 on August 27, 2010, 01:55:01 pm

Hi Shrek.   Mine had this problem last year, and I used that stuff women use when they get sore nipples from breastfeeding (hope this doesn't get blocked!!)  I also used it for my ewe with sore teats - it works seriously well.  Good luck!

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: Anke on August 27, 2010, 09:11:11 pm

Have started to put udder cream on so far - as my goats refuse to have it on their udders I might as well get some use out of it. The lamb doesn't like it either, but has no choice. Her sores from flystrike are now starting to heal up, so i am hopeful the worst is behind us.

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: Daisy on August 28, 2010, 09:15:14 pm

You could mix some laveder oil into the udder cream as well

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: Anke on August 28, 2010, 09:49:25 pm

That's an idea! Thanks. Just putting in an order for soapmaking, so could get some.

Title: Re: cracked skin
Post by: morri2 on August 29, 2010, 08:10:09 pm

Sorry for calling you Shrek, Anke.  Got a bit confused with my threads. (Its my age, you know.) See you soon.