Shearing accident

[BlueMoonFarms]

So, long story short a lamb kicked into the shears and sliced one of her tendons in her back leg.
The vet was unable to stitch it back and so she is now in the waiting period of her recovery to see what direction she heads.
She can use it still, has function of it, however she is not putting weight on it currently (this did happen only a week ago as of today so i'm not that surprised) However I keep getting told that she will recover.
Has anyone been through this before? And if so what did you do for the lamb/sheep to help get them back to a walking state?
Any tips? Advice? Or ideas that I can shoot past the vet?

 

[SheepGirl]

I remember reading something like this yrs ago on another forum so I quickly went to search for it...
http://mylamb.org/thread.php?return=&threadNum=31587&search=tendon

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

I remember reading something like this yrs ago on another forum so I quickly went to search for it...
http://mylamb.org/thread.php?return=&threadNum=31587&search=tendon

I did find that link, and its reassuring that the lamb was up and moving after a few weeks. I am still holding my breath waiting to see improvement, and in the process bombarding my vet with ideas.

 

[Sheepshape]

I had a ewe who broke a tendon when she caught her leg in a hole. It took about 4 months to totally heal, but you would never know there had been a problem now.

Good luck.

 

[BrownSheep]

Is the leg braced or wrapped?

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Is the leg braced or wrapped?

Neither yet, the vet thinks the leg should be left unwrapped or braced until it is healed up (which is almost is) Its currently scabbed over and the skin is shrinking in around it.

 

[luvmypets]

Good luck on your ewe.

 

[goatboy1973]

When I was in college in my animal science 101 class we had to shear our own wild and wooly sheep and have them ready for a block and bridle show in just 2-3 weeks. One of my classmates accidentally sheared one of her ewe's nipples off. Stuff happens. I think sheep are some of the most resilient critters and she should adapt to her deficits.

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

When I was in college in my animal science 101 class we had to shear our own wild and wooly sheep and have them ready for a block and bridle show in just 2-3 weeks. One of my classmates accidentally sheared one of her ewe's nipples off. Stuff happens. I think sheep are some of the most resilient critters and she should adapt to her deficits.

That is the worst thing in my opinion. Bleh... I always shove my glove over the ewes teats to try and make sure I don't cut them. But I do agree! She should adapt well, espeshily since she is starting to hold it better already