[Jacob-list] Re: Ewe Off Feed *Update

[Linda Bjarkman]

I'm so glad that Tara is back to normal. Maybe she was just "in love" *big grin*

I'm guilty of saying "he/she was just wormed, so that can't be the problem" but 
really the only way to eliminate parasite load as a cause to have a fecal test done. 
I almost lost a ewe four years ago because I'd just wormed her (five days in a row 
with safeguard) and didn't consider that parasites could be the problem.  The fecal 
test showed that she needed a dose of a different wormer and was, in fact, a victim 
of parasite overload.  

Linda

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:31:07 -0400, Cathy Robinson wrote:

>She had been recently wormed before the problem began so I was pretty
>confident that was not the problem.  For more than a week we offered Pro-Bios,
>Nutri-Drench, and electrolytes in varying daily combinations, and finally last
>week-end I harvested her a collection of wild blackberry leaves and wild rose
>hips and leaves, which she seemed to enjoy.  The next day we decided to move
>her in with the ram and since then she has been on a fast rebound.  Whether it
>was just time for her to have worked through her problem, or whether one or
>two things really aided her recovery, we are just glad to see her doing
>better.
>
>Her buddy is our new Huntsberger ewe, Isla, who is doing GREAT!   Tara and
>Isla are always together, ever since leaving Royal's farm in August. Isla
>still is not particularly fond of being caught, but has become so personable
>that she "talks" to me now whenever I approach the fence. She will often leave
>the group and walk toward me, and will carry on a regular conversation with
>me, answering everything I say to her!  We are thrilled to have both these
>girls here!
>
>Cathy Perfect Spot Farm
>
>
>
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