Author Topic: Poorly sheep  (Read 2439 times)

Faye.Lear

  • Joined Mar 2016
Poorly sheep
« on: May 29, 2018, 01:01:03 pm »
One of my sheep is looking a bit poorly today. No obvious signs of anything wrong or flystrike but her ears are down and she's occasionally grinding her teeth.
Any suggestions before I call the vet? Or she goes down hill too quick! ????

Thanks in advance!

Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Poorly sheep
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2018, 01:06:01 pm »
Have they been wormed?

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Poorly sheep
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2018, 05:50:11 pm »
Hope you have spoken to your vet , grinding teeth is a sign of pain/discomfort

Dans

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • Spalding
    • Six Oaks
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Re: Poorly sheep
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2018, 06:38:16 pm »
Pen up, take temperature watch her and call vet. The more info you can give over the phone the better. Is she walking ok, poos, wees etc. Vet may be able to advise over phone. As said above grinding teeth is a sign of pain and being a prey species, if we can tell something is wrong with them then it's quite bad as prey always try to hide it for as long as possible.

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Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Poorly sheep
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2018, 12:12:10 am »
They sometimes grind their teeth when they need working, which is why I asked.


Any progress Faye?

Faye.Lear

  • Joined Mar 2016
Re: Poorly sheep
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2018, 07:43:25 am »
Still no improvement today, laboured breathing but still standing so vet is planned to come out this morning. Thanks all!

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Poorly sheep
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2018, 11:49:03 am »
Pneumonia?

 

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