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waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
  • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: Sudden Limping
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2016, 01:20:20 pm »
The trick there is really massaging the sore area with oil, 3 times daily and dose her twice daily. The dose mix is no more than one garlic clove and some warm water infused, sorry not oil it was water. not sure how much but a few really big glugs, and a tsp turmeric. Whizz it up an then syringe. This is the quantity for one of the calves though, so am not sure how much you would be giving a sheep. possibly smaller syringes def for the sheep and about half the quantity for her that I did for the buffalo calf., as they're half the size and a different animal completey. Yup nice flavoured meat too if it doesn't work :innocent: put some rosemary oil drops in with the comfrey oil. simmer some comfrey chopped in half leaves and simmer for a few hrs in a little oil, preferably sunflower. Let cool, pour in a load of olive oil with a mix of linseed oil and add a few driops of rosemary, put into a plastic water boyttle and put in a cool dark place, use when needed. For the potion to dose with crush the garlic put into warm water add a few drops of cider vinegar and the turmeric, whizz around until blended, with the blender  ;D Put into a plastic bottle and administer accordingly, about 3-4 small syringe fulls for the sheep, small syringes, or 2 large ones twice daily. Make sure to massage the leg 3 times daily, the rosemary and comrey help the muscles repair as well as the massaging action, the chopped comfrey in the grass helps to heal from the inside too, only a small amount once daily though, the turmeric mix will be the anti inflamatory. Soz it may sound really time consuming but it really is worth it.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2016, 01:34:58 pm by waterbuffalofarmer »
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crobertson

  • Joined Sep 2015
Re: Sudden Limping
« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2016, 08:19:51 pm »
Well after all that she obviously can't be that bad - she (a big texel) and her partner in crime jumped out of the pen, over another hurdle in the outbuilding and walked herself back to the field with her mates. Been up on her feet today grazing as if i've dreamt it all. Bloody sheep ! :)

Big Light

  • Joined Aug 2011
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Re: Sudden Limping
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2016, 10:31:37 am »
Kling on blue do a fantastic foot paste, not quite as good as running through a foot rot bath but really good especially with the likes of shelly hoof where you can push it in - its in a thick cream form in a tub a good thing for a smallholder to have in the cupboard

 

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