[smee2012]

Hi all, I'm hoping for some advice please. One of my sheep (I only have 9) has a considerable amount of green snot coming out of both nostrils. There was a small amount yesterday but much more today so I'm thinking she must have something going on. She seems absolutely fine in herself, eating well, barging the others out of the way to get to the hay, coming for head scratches etc. Do sheep get colds? This is my 4th year of keeping sheep and our first illness - I Googled but that's never a good idea when you're a bit worried!

Is it worth calling a vet out perhaps? We were about a month late with the Heptavac boosters (due to personal illness) so I'm hoping it's not pneumonia or something like that    I don't want to call a vet out for a bit of snot and no other symptoms because it seems like a waste of their time. On the other hand, I don't want to lose my sheep if it's something serious, as they are pet sheep, very tame and part of the family!

[smee2012]

Oh, and I will add that there is no coughing or sneezing from any of the sheep. I'm wondering whether it might be something as simple as having hay stuck up her nose? I've been wiping her nose (once a mum, always a mum!  ) which she doesn't mind at all. They do all tend to go and stick their entire heads right into the hay rack and are all usually sporting hay ruffs around their necks so I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was a bit of hay up there. 

[fsmnutter]

Green/yellow snot would suggest bacterial infection to me.
This may be as straightforward as local infection from a bit of hay for example, or a pneumonia.
Sheep are very good at hiding illness, so I'd suggest a shot of antibiotic (long acting tetracycline like alamycin would be my first choice) and maybe an anti inflammatory like metacam.
If not improving then get the vet as they can hide some nasty illnesses until it's too late.

[Melmarsh]

Why not speak to your vet rather than call out, mine are always happy to answer questions when I'm worried about something, they'll soon say if they think they're needed. Take it's temp and respiration rate ( at rest ) so you can give vet a full picture 

[smee2012]

Thanks for the replies folks. Struggled to get a respiratory rate from her as she's so incredibly woolly and as far as my observations were concerned, she was clinically dead! Still eating but subdued so I called the vet out this morning. She's my favourite sheep so I'd rather be over cautious than under and it turns out she has got pneumonia so I'm glad I did call them. Vet isn't too concerned as she's still eating for England so thinks she will recover just fine. He's injected her with metacam and a vet prescription drug that I can't remember the name of. I've also got allamycin to hand for the others if they start to show any symptoms.