[Dan]

Thanks all. 

It's a big relief. He's our least valuable sheep in money terms, but the one we'd miss most! 

[HappyHippy]

I've been sending reiki, it might not have made a difference - but I'd like to think it helped 

Glad he's on the mend   

[Rosemary]

Woollyval said to make him sick but I was under the impression sheep can't vomit.

We asked the vet about that and he said that ruminants can't vomit. Vomiting is expelling contents from the stomach - ruminants don't have the muscle structure round the rumen to expel the contents. What they may do is regurgitate stuff from the oesophagus, which DOES have the right muscle structure - so it looks like vomiting but technically isn't.

The poison was affecting the oesophagus - Dickie couldn't swallow, which was why he was foaming at the mouth. He wasn't producing more saliva than normal (ruminants produce a lot of saliva) it was just that he couldn't swallow properly.

I think this accurately reflects what the vet told us. So much to learn 

But Dickie is fine now. Happy to be back out on the grass, although last night, when I went through their paddock to shut in the hens, they tanked up to the gate behind me - don't know if they fancy having nights in and days out 

[Rosemary]

I've been sending reiki, it might not have made a difference - but I'd like to think it helped 

He seems pretty chilled - just glad something worked. Thank you 

[Moleskins]

3 of my Gotlands ate something in neighbours garden, I think a badger forced the gate! And they wandered in. Vet said all evergreen are poisonous to sheep, was his 5th case in a week and prescribed liquid paraffin, charcoal and vit injection. To make poison pass quicker absorb toxins and protect liver. Vet got it right all are now well, last one I went to him with died !