Need help now!!!

[ragdollcatlady]

I mention to keep covered, not to stop draining, which you want with a puncture wound, but to keep flies and dirt out...as it heals, you can use your judgement when it looks better to leave it open...

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Epsom salts diluted in water is fine for assisting in disinfecting. It is just magnesium sulfate if memory serves me well.

 

[norseofcourse]

I can't really add anything to the good advice given, so I'll just add best thoughts that they heal up and recover from this

 

[WindyIndy]

No problem with getting it mixed up! She is going on 4-5 I think, we didn't get good records on her. She's a Great Pyrenees, and has been with sheep at two different homes before me. She has been with my sheep for a year, this being the first time with lambs for me. Also, she isn't spayed yet, and had numerous litters before me.

Thank you for the well wishes Another sheep lady said to use diluted iodine so I used that and got them all cleaned up. Then I put sulfadiazine cream on them. The vet also said to give 2cc penicillin twice a day for 5-7 days. My daddy found me some old syringes from when we had beef cows I gave them their first shot tonight. I left them in the stall that way I can 'catch' them. I feel bad leaving them in, especially with it finally getting nice and the grass growing hit), but I know they need to get better. I'm working on getting some pic uploaded now. These were after I cleaned them.

 

[WindyIndy]

Email won't load, will try to get pics tomorrow .

 

[Sheepshape]

Only just caught this thread,but they should be fine if you continue to clean the wounds and apply antiseptics (iodine etc). Even plain boiled and cooled water with a little salt in it will do in an emergency. Clean the wounds daily...I'm sure they will heal with good hygiene, though I'd like to see pics., too.

I've had pus coming out of wounds for months in some sheep and eventually achieved healing....most recently from an eye socket and several sinuses in the face of a ram. Provided you let the pus drain, clean the wound often and keep flies out, sheep heal as well as any animal.

My best wishes and a little dose of luck across the pond from me....sounds as though you are doing a great job.

 

[WindyIndy]

 

[WindyIndy]

Only just caught this thread,but they should be fine if you continue to clean the wounds and apply antiseptics (iodine etc). Even plain boiled and cooled water with a little salt in it will do in an emergency. Clean the wounds daily...I'm sure they will heal with good hygiene, though I'd like to see pics., too.

I've had pus coming out of wounds for months in some sheep and eventually achieved healing....most recently from an eye socket and several sinuses in the face of a ram. Provided you let the pus drain, clean the wound often and keep flies out, sheep heal as well as any animal.

My best wishes and a little dose of luck across the pond from me....sounds as though you are doing a great job.

Thank you so much. I got lots more puss out this morning, at least a tablespoon out of Amee's nose! I hope for their sake it wont be months, I'm hoping after their antibiotics they can go back outside. They need all that good grass. How would I keep flies off while still allowing it to drain? I think it would be pretty hard to cover their cuts with there locations, plus then they couldn't drain then.

 

[WindyIndy]

Actually I think it was closer to 2 teaspoons of puss. It won't allow me to edit the post. Also, I forgot to ask the vet. But I assume it's ok to give them their meds while nursing?

 

[Ponker]

As for the dog... I would only allow the dog to be with them when you are there to supervise. If things start to go wrong, you can step in and correct before anyone else gets hurt.

I have an Anatolian Shepherd that is incredibly playful and now huge at 5 months old. He isn't allowed to be in contact with the sheep unless supervised. He is too rough when he plays and I have small lambs (Finnsheep). He gets plenty of time with them and all day and night fence time. He'll grow out of it.

I'd be wary of trusting your LGD until you know for certain why she is behaving like this. Two bad bites is a warning. If you can discover why, you can nip it in the bud and perhaps turn her around so you can trust her again. You mention that she is a more mature animal. Why did her previous owner decide to rehome her?

Just two cents from a LGD owner and sheep owner who is trying to have everyone just get along.