[Brewster]

Hi everyone

I noticed flies honing in on a ewe who has a urinary infection judging by her stained tail and smell. I checked her over and found no sign of maggots but did see evidence of eggs. I destroyed the eggs by hand and then applied a liberal application of Crovect. She seems okay in herself, eating etc.

She hasn't been sheared yet like the rest of my flock. Should I leave the Crovect do its job or should I shear her by hand  and reapply Crovect?

Any advice on the urinary problem? She's not scouring.

[SallyintNorth]

If she has a UTI or an infection of the uterus, she'll need antibiotics.

I'd certainly have hand trimmed the area which is getting stained and 8" or so around it, but I'd have done that *before* applying the Crovect  .  You can't apply more Crovect now (unless you gave less than a full dose), so it's arguably better to leave the Crovected wool in situ now.