[Dougal]

You've done just grand by the lamb. If the weather isn't too bad the mother and lamb will probably do better outside on the grass than inside felling couped up. The maggot oil is great stuf because not only does it sooth the skin but it also keeps the flys away. A good squirt of crovect will stop any reinfection. The stiff back legs is very likely due to the lamb feeling like its just slid dowm a tarmac road, bum first, at high apeed Time, space and sunshine will do more good now than all the bottled preperations in the world!

[Dougal]

Well done for sorting it out.

We had a bad case a couple of weeks ago.  We clipped all the wool off, used crovect to bring them out and kill them and then washed the wound, patted it dry and put wound powder on.  Then an antibiotic.  We also had Lucozade on standby in case he needed a boost

Any time i've had poorly sheep I've always found that injecting with calciject is like a miracle cure! This is Calcium in a glucose solution (always ask for the sheep variety because some of the cattle types have no glucose). If sheep won't eat offer tree ivy! I know it's poisonous but for some reason the sheep never eat too much but it seems to stimulate appetite and encorages them to eat properly.

[Fronhaul]

Ivy is astonishing.  I nearly had a fit when I saw one of my ewes who had had quite a difficult lambing munching on some but was advised to let her and she perked up very quickly.  Now I don't try to go round removing all I can find from round the barn and just let the ewes take what they want.

[trefnantbach]

Lamb has now been separated from mum and has been out in field for over week with other lambs. she seems to be gaining strength. The massive scab on her back has now come off to reveal new pink healthy skin - just in case this is tempting for further fly strike I liberally coated it with maggot oil to deter flies. Stiffness in legs seems to have gone away. Whew! seems that she has a good chance of making a full recovery.

[jaykay]

Well done