[waterbuffalofarmer]

I know this may sound a bit stupid, but what is orf caused by?

[ThomasR]

Thanks for all the help it seems to be getting better (touch wood). just daily aplication of cyclo spray.

[Me]

My daughter currently has chicken poks, she is four. Think of orf in a similar way, clearly covering her in blue spray will not significantly speed her recovery and spraying her brother head to foot is unlikely to prevent him from picking it up either.

[Marches Farmer]

I know this may sound a bit stupid, but what is orf caused by?

Caused by a parapox virus.  The alternative name of contagious pustular dermatitis gives you a good idea of the overall effect.

[Ladygrey]

My daughter currently has chicken poks, she is four. Think of orf in a similar way, clearly covering her in blue spray will not significantly speed her recovery and spraying her brother head to foot is unlikely to prevent him from picking it up either.

On the upside, it would be incredibly cool to have little smurfs running around

[Me]

Yeah and it would stop them complaining!

[ThomasR]

How dangerous for the growing lambs if the tup is still in after 6 weeks as he was seperated and has now just jumped a double stranded barbed wire fence to get at them no problem. cleared it like a horse jumping.

[ThomasR]

Pics of the tup

[babysham]

Looks like Orf but was not like the Orf my lambs had earlier this year but I suppose it comes in all shapes and sizes as its a virus like warts and verruca's and these do that. Have a websearch of some Images of Orf pages on the internet to compare.

[ThomasR]

The sulphur powder has not worked along with the blue spray and the alamycin. Nettex orph paste is on its way but i think the orph hase been secondarilly infected. What can i doo will have pis up but it's allot worse than the other pic i posted.

[MarvinH]

will have pis up .

and why not

[Crbecky10]

The sulphur powder has not worked along with the blue spray and the alamycin. Nettex orph paste is on its way but i think the orph hase been secondarilly infected. What can i doo will have pis up but it's allot worse than the other pic i posted.

If it is orf you can't expect it to go straight away. Orf often has to 'run its course.' If he's had alamycin and the antibiotic is in his system, you'll just have to wait. 

[beagh-suffolks]

we use a homeopathic oral spray . but as you say it runs its course

[moprabbit]

Hi beagh-suffolks! What is the homeopathic oral spray you use? Is it for orf?

[Me]

When it comes to things like Orf when the vets say "its a virus mate" everyone wants antibiotics/snake oil/homeopathy/witchcraft and damn the price!

If it is secondarily infected it is despite the sulphur, antibiotic spray and Alamycin which has already been thrown at it. Can we say officially now on TAS that antibiotics do not cure Orf and save people the expense, the animals the stress of handling and injecting and the increased risk of antibiotic resistance? 

Probably, the disease has done its worst by now and it will begin the healing process. Your vet would be an ideal person to talk to, most don't charge for phone advice

A piss up is probably your best option equally effective, more enjoyable..