Luvmypets Journal: A New Season

[frustratedearthmother]

Love the pic of Tubby - thinking he'd be a great addition to the Caption Contest!

 

[luvmypets]

Those are some HAIRY pigs! You probably have to count twice to make sure all your animals are there. X pigs, Y goats. Wait, X-1 pigs and Y+1 goats??? Pig, get back with your porcine buddies!

I will admit there are times I have mistaken them for sheep!

 

[luvmypets]

Love the pic of Tubby - thinking he'd be a great addition to the Caption Contest!

I was thinking that too

 

[luvmypets]

Tubby is so cute, but him and Kev already have their future. Im going to focus on Trisha and socializing her to be a sweet gentle girl. When I let the sheep and alpacas in last night, she allowed scratches without any aggression or negative body language. I have some more pictures of her on my computer so when I get home I will upload them.

 

[luvmypets]

I am going to try hoof trimming today. The terrain our sheep have had has never let their hooves get too overgrown, but I still should be trimming hooves. Got some nice hoof shears at tsc so we will see how this goes. I have been doing reasearch and watching videos so I think Im ready.

 

[mysunwolf]

I am going to try hoof trimming today. The terrain our sheep have had has never let their hooves get too overgrown, but I still should be trimming hooves. Got some nice hoof shears at tsc so we will see how this goes. I have been doing reasearch and watching videos so I think Im ready.

One piece of advice that has saved me much pain: wear a glove on your left hand (assuming you are right handed and will be trimming with your right hand) to avoid slipping and stabbing yourself. Those hoof shear tips are SHARP!

Also, if you don't have a head gate so you can trim them like you would a goat or a horse, it helps to flip the sheep on their butt in shearing position so that they can't squirm around. Or have someone else hold the sheep on their butt while you clip the hooves. Don't forget to sanitize the blades between each sheep in case of bacteria transfer. Good luck!

 

[luvmypets]

I did alright. The girls were angels and stood really well. However I did cut rosie a bit. I was doing so well. What should I do should I blue coat it? She wasn't limping. I feel bad I promised myself I wouldnt cut them

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Take a deep breath - it probably won't kill her! A little iodine, or other topical wouldn't hurt...she'll probably be fine by tomorrow. Is her tetanus up to date?

 

[luvmypets]

Take a deep breath - it probably won't kill her! A little iodine, or other topical wouldn't hurt...she'll probably be fine by tomorrow. Is her tetanus up to date?

Its really bad... Ugh i messed up.

 

[luvmypets]

She was limping, and holding her foot up when she stood. Ugh I feel so bad, I would never mean to hurt her . We put iodine in it so hopefully she will be better tommorow. My biggest concern is an infection. I got too confident and cut more than I should have Tetanus is CDT right because in that case, yes she is up-to-date.