[Jacob-list] trimming horns

[Melanie]

I'm not rich enough for necropsies. There was no blood.

Melanie
My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.





  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mary Hansson 
  To: Melanie ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:15 AM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] trimming horns


  Melanie,

  What did the necropsy say as to reason for death?  There are lots of reasons out there for an animal to show up dead----and I have yet to hear of trimming horns as an explanation.  You can get mighty bloody if you trim too hard, and I can imagine excess loss of blood if you went down too low---but I would think that would be more than obvious by the surroundings and mess left behind.......Mary Ellen

  Melanie <melanie.boxall at sympatico.ca> wrote:
    All I have to offer is that I tried to take a tiny piece (about 1") off a
    6-month-old ewe whose horn was turning towards her eye, and the next day I
    found her dead. I'm now absolutely terrified of trimming horns and just hope
    I don't get any more twisted ones like that!

    Melanie
    My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.





    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Kelley Rambo" 
    To: 
    Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 4:28 PM
    Subject: [Jacob-list] trimming horns


    > Someone asked about training or trimming horns. I have not tried training,
    > but have heard that sometimes weights are used to train cow horns. I use
    > saw wire (in the gynecological sections of the livestock catalogues) to
    > trim the horns and have cotton balls, vet wrap, yarrow, homeopathic arnica
    > & hypericum on hand. I usually give them the hypericum and arnica before
    > I start (1 dose of 200c each). If they bleed (which I try to avoid if I
    > can), I will cover with fresh yarrow (if available) and pack with cotton
    > balls and cover with vet wrap.
    >
    > My vet mentioned and I also read just the other day that some horns can
    > just be banded and then they fall off. Does anyone have experience with
    > that on Jacob horns?
    >
    > Kelley
    >
    >
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