[ScotsGirl]

Had her shot yesterday morning. I think it was CCN so symptoms matched. Never seen it before but now I know, she was head shy for a week or more and getting thin and I think it was the start of her going blind. In the end she couldn't swallow, stand or see and there was no treatment. I couldn't see her suffer any more so put her down.


She left two beautiful lambs and it is sad cos I had her from a lamb. Little blacks are doing well thankfully.

[SallyintNorth]

 

Well done for taking the difficult decision, although from your description of her symptoms it perhaps was very clear what the decision had to be.  But it's never easy, especially one we have known all their life. 

[Bionic]

Sorry to hear about your ewe. The consolation is that you know you made the right decision for her. 

[Hellybee]

So sorry, rip ewe ewe xx

[ZaktheLad]

Sorry to hear this - very sad.    Hope her lambs continue to thrive.

[suziequeue]

Sorry to hear about your ewe.


A bit after the fact I know - but doesn't CNN respond to IV thiamine?

[ScotsGirl]

Yes it does but it only gets them fit enough to take to slaughter eventually and as I have a feeling her vision had been affected for a week or more, I suspect the damage now was too far gone to make it viable to call vet and pay a huge bill only to kill later.


If it hadn't been a Sunday and I could have got fallen stock quicker I would probably have not hung on two days but she perked up and was on her feet Monday afternoon. By bedtime though she was down and then fell onto ramp Tuesday morning and was distressed. I hated watching her but tried to give her a chance.I hope I never see it again!

[suziequeue]

Oh right. Thanks.

[Foobar]

Aww, that's a shame .

[Bramblecot]

Thanks for posting.  I've not seen it myself so it helps to have a description.