Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

I love small towns.

Our vet called and told us he had heard we were having hoof problems and that there is now an antibiotic that will knock out foot rot normally in 4 days (but occasionally it takes 2 injections) along with the treatment that we are already doing. I asked him how he knew and he said another producer had been in and said he had been talking to our Extension Agent and he mentioned the McCoy's were having foot problems with a couple of sheep.

 

[RollingAcres]

That's great!

 

[Shellymay]

@Mike CHS

Wish I would of caught you before you purchased all the items from Premier One..... Yes there is no reason to have hoof rot issues on any farm these days.... Here is the link below, this antibiotic was originally for cow respiratory issues, Good ole Doc Kennedy told us about this for hoof rot a few years ago for sheep, this antibiotic really keeps working in the sheep for 10 days straight, (that is one dose) it works and very seldom do they need a second shot. Of course for minor scald or rot, if you have animals that half their foot is rotted off a second shot might be in order, lol.....Must good farmers catch it before it gets that bad off, NO other help is needed along with this med, yes using common sense and keeping them out of the water until things dry out is a must, but no other meds or labor needed with the shot....I wish I would of logged on and told you about it... Adult ewes 3 cc and Adult rams 4 cc, 6 month olds 2 cc, this stuff is very very pricey so I wouldn't buy a whole bottle, I would buy the already loaded shots from the vet, it averages about $10.00 per shot or per head....

https://www.vetsurgeon.org/news/b/v...actran-now-licensed-for-footrot-in-sheep.aspx

 

[greybeard]

Is Nuflor and Draxxin 'extra label' for sheep in the US?

 

[Mike CHS]

Is Nuflor and Draxxin 'extra label' for sheep in the US?

Thanks @Shellymay, we picked up some of the medicine today on our way home. That was the med that I mentioned in the earlier post.

@greybeard it is extra label for sheep and here we can only get it from the vet (who recommended it here).

 

[Shellymay]

@Mike CHS Seems Doc Kennedy wants folks to use an additional 1 cc per ewe and ram verse what I posted.....There is a word in the link below, eradicate foot rot, eradicate as we all know means gone, this is not a band-aid med, its not for a six month cure, it eradicates it in your sheep and it really works, this below post is several years old and there might be a few newer now that many folks have used this product, I don't want you to have to get rid of good sheep when you can eradicate it from your flock.....

https://askavetsheep.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/zactran-some-hope-for-foot-rot-in-sheepjd-bobb/

 

[Baymule]

This is great news! Now you don't have to get rid of your pretty spotted ewe! I have read of the foot rot battles, now there is a shot and it is gone? What a Blessing!

@Shellymay in areas with foot rot problems, would you recommend giving each sheep a shot to keep it away? This could be a real game changer.

 

[Mike CHS]

Today was a day of getting odds and ends done. We rented a trailer at TSC to haul our Ranger in for servicing. It is about 40 hours overdue but with the rain we have been having, I didn't want to be without it. It's supposed to be nice for the next several days so we are using the golf cart to go out and feed in the far fields but the mechanic said it might be ready tomorrow.

To get things done, we dropped the Ranger off and then went to the vet to have them analyze another urine sample for Lance (which we had to catch before going into the vet's office after dropping off the rental trailer). While we were there the CPA called and told us our taxes were filed and we could pick up the papers. Coincidentally the CPA was only two miles away so that worked out well.

 

[promiseacres]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

This cafeteria actually has some really good food and does more of a lunch trade than most of the diners around. Of course this is the thriving metropolis of Pulaski the self proclaimed Turkey capital of Tennessee.

Had to laugh, our county here in Indiana is Pulaski. Glad tests came back ok and the sheep are getting their feet taken care of.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Always nice when things work to your favor.........most of the time I'm making more trips out...cause it has to get done, but then something else was needed from the place close by the place I went to earlier.....