[perkhar]

The ewe Hogg I have has really puffy ears and head. And she is looking down not her usual self. Been flunked in August not sure what it could be. Also found ticks on them and they have had there jabs 4 weeks ago

Any ideas

[fsmnutter]

Vet?
Sounds like it could be a reaction to something, or possibly acute fluke if it has been 2 months since they were dosed if a high risk area.
Swelling of head and off colour in a sheep would have me suggesting an emergency visit to any of my clients.

[Marches Farmer]

Vet asap if you want to save her, I think.  Also, if it's fluke, the others may not be far behind so you need to know the cause.

[Hellybee]

Liver ?? Echo give the vet a shout x

[shep53]

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[Talana]

I would consult vet asap- check for any small bite marks could be adder bite - I lost an animal to this - rapid swelling. We had a ewe with yellowes once just really scabby face mostly on ears, eventually its ears died and fell off despite treatment.

[Hellybee]

One year some of our boys came in with puffy ears, they did come right after being kept out of sunlight whilst they re covered, diet was ket simple, basically keeping them as quiet and calm as possible not to stress them at all.

[Hellybee]

Going back to your snake bite theory Talana, it is a possibility,not had a sheep with one but a welsh cob filly.  Within hours her head was massive, vet wasn't sure and pumped her full of all sorts, he put ropes up in the rafters so we could hoist her head up in a padded head collar and gently massaged her head with warm wet towels, her tongue came rigid and stuck out about six inches, the vet has graphic pictures I only have one of her tongue.  We smothered her tongue daily with honey and wrapped it in wet cloths, our lovely vet tubed her daily, the swelling stopped at the back of her jaw, any further and she would ve been on dangerous ground.  After a week she started to improve thankfully, she s now a rather humanised fifteen hand cob, but I d rather she be here and pushing her luck than not be here at all. I know different species but my point is yes bites can move quickly, and this time of year like the spring,adders get slower and are more likely to retaliate than slink away. X

[Fleecewife]

How did you get on with the vet perkhar?

[perkhar]

Got the vet in says it's a reaction to something but he's not sure what tbh he's put it on penicillin and the swelling is slowly going down. Also fluked them again as an extra precaution. Defo won't be an Adder in the Hebrides no snakes here at all.

We will see how she gets on but the eyes were shut tight and ears head mouth were massive but since she's been taken in and started meds she's getting there slowly hopefully

[Fleecewife]

Going back to your original post, I see you mention ticks.  It could be an individual reaction to the bites.  We're lucky not to have ticks where we are, but there are plenty where you are, and they carry horrible diseases.
At least she's responding to treatment now 

Is she able to eat and drink OK, or are you having to give her nursing care until the swelling goes down?

[Marches Farmer]

Would she have access to something like St John's Wort?

[perkhar]

She's eating silage in the shed just now seems like she's perking up.... I don't know what these ticks could be carrying we have got a massive problem with limes disease in humans up here because of the deer tick and I hate to think what else they carry...