Author Topic: Herdwick rams two back angles bleeding ?? (Read 2815 times)

andywalt · « **on:** March 01, 2013, 06:13:29 pm »

Hi all, hope your all ok, I havnt been here for ages, please can anyone give advice?

My herdwick ram has blood on the back of his heels? can anyone shed any light on this for me ive not seen this before ? firstly i noticed one angle was bleeding at the back a week ago and thought he might have caught it in the fence and it seemed to be clearing up, now I see both are bleeding !! please see pictures, I will be catching him tomorrow to have a close look

comments appreciated

Pasture Farm · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2013, 06:29:29 pm »

Hello Andy i'm sorry to have nothing to offer but never seen this in any of ours hope someone pops along soon with some advice

andywalt · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2013, 06:40:21 pm »

i am being told by herdyshepherd1 on twitter that it digititous, antibiotic LA and terramycin spray required and seperate as catching. has anyone else come across this before? what causes it?

OhLaLa · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2013, 06:53:29 pm »

Hi Andy.
What conditions is he standing in? I'm wondering if it could be related to all the wet weather and muddy fields that many of us are experiencing right now.
Had a bit of a search about, found a couple of things but none specifically relating to the title of your post.
Quite a few foot related problems here:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/asc/asc129/asc129.htm
www.developmentvet.aun.edu.eg/2.pdf
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/CPAS-5SYVQM?open
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/CPAS-5SU63J?open#FootAbscess
Hope they will give you some pointers as to what it could be.
Best wishes.

andywalt · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2013, 07:00:11 pm »

ohhlala thanks very much for taking the time, how are you? and how is your downed sheep? hope you are keeping well ?

andywalt · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2013, 07:13:27 pm »

also strawberry footrot is described as scab on the lower leg above the hoof at the back, is this the same as digitosis ?

Brucklay · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2013, 07:15:55 pm »

If it was my ram and he was still generally in good health I would go with terramycin spray too - then AB's if it didn't clear - hope he heals up quickly