Author Topic: Eeuuw pinkeye final battle (hopefully) (Read 7825 times)

Roxy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2013, 03:12:45 pm »

Whatever did the vet mean? They do a very good job of eating brambles etc. I was gobsmacked at their previous home, how they cleared a jungle of bankside, which had been full of all sorts ......by the time they finished it looked like a tractor had been in and cleared the place. The boy is a little more friendly, and I can stroke his nose, and he will follow me round.

Got to get them in for worming and feet trimming - that will be fun.

zarzar · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2013, 03:17:01 pm »

our 2 girls cant resist bread so give them a slice most days then just have to be quick to grab them as they take it

can be interesting but seeing as they wont follow the other girls is only way but they seem pretty good on the feet side of things.

Roxy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2013, 12:57:59 am »

I am most relieved that my soays have so far been healthy - never so much as a limp. Keep checking their eyes for pinkeye, but so far so good ......suppose if they got it, they would not see me coming, so I could catch them ok,

zarzar · « **Reply #18 on:** July 05, 2013, 09:11:05 am »

dunno about that roxy they bump into things but can still hear you coming lol

jaykay · « **Reply #19 on:** July 05, 2013, 08:17:51 pm »

Don't you believe you can catch a blind sheep any more easily than a well one - they are even more jumpy!

The pink-eye this year is such a nasty one! I've just gathered (so the worry is you help spread it $:-\$ ) all my ewes and lambs, and some of the ewes, and a few remaining lambs, have it so badly. Poor things

Jagged a whole load and washed their eyes with saline.

Pedwardine · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2013, 02:05:19 pm »

My lot are generally looking alot better although eyelids are somewhat swollen from the injections. They were very pissed off with us the day after, very "Don't TOUCH me!". Our biggest boy, Dylan was such a big girl's blouse when it was all happening and very amusingly farted throughout his treatment. I cried laughing though poor thing was probably doing it out of fear.

Brucklay · « **Reply #21 on:** July 06, 2013, 11:21:41 pm »

Still fighting here - would like to say winning but can't yet..... And I agree the worse the infection the less likely she will come in to the pen - on the up side everyone came in today so nobody awful - thankfully

Pedwardine · « **Reply #22 on:** July 09, 2013, 10:59:13 pm »

It's so much better but Entwhistle and Brenda still have a touch of cloudiness like it's oozed down into a concentrated strip at the base of the eye. Gave them a follow up of 10ml ('s what the vet said-thought it alot) of Oxy LA.
Now we're dealing with blowflies. Huzzar! The joy never ends does it!
Keep us posted on how you're getting on Brucklay. How's Felicity Roxy?