[Jacob-list] Propylene glycol vs anti-freeze

[Kathryn Shirley]

Most brands of antifreeze are composed of 95% ethylene glycol, which is sweet tasting and highly toxic.

Propylene glycol is commonly used in the prevention and/or treatment of ketosis (pregnancy toxemia) in sheep and cows.  Believe me, I've yet to kill off a sheep with this treatment. (The dogs like it too, which is why it's on a shelf 8 feet above the ground).  It is cheap, stores forever and can literally be a lifesaver for the ewe and her lambs. You can get more information about this from Pipestone Vets website or Premiers website.

Kate Shirley
Humbug Farm
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Abigail Brown 
  To: Marilyn Wallace ; List Jacob 
  Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 6:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Sheep Falling Over and Unable to Get Up


  Why would you want to give your sheep "Propylene Glycol"? Have you looked at the ingredients to the antifreeze that we all put in our automobiles?  It contains "Propylene Glycol"!  Most everyone knows that if a dog eats or drinks antifreeze it will kill them or make them extremely sick (when we lived in Colo. people used to bait stray dogs by putting antifreeze on fresh meat, w/ the purpose of killing the dog).  Maybe I'm just simple but I certainly wouldn't want to give my sheep "Propylene Glycol"!

  Abigail Brown
  Shiloh Farm
  Petersburg, IN
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  Marilyn Wallace <mwallace at osprey.net> wrote:
    I am very interested in any response to this problem also!  We have had 2 ewes go down and unable to get up in the past couple of weeks.  The vet wasn't much help, thought it may be Pregnancy Toxemia and gave us Propylene Glycol and Selenium in case that was the problem.  After a couple days the older ewe got up and seems weak, but doing ok, the younger one is still having problems.  The only thing we have come up with is that the hay we had been feeding was not good enough quality for them, so we increased the grain.  It seems that may be the problem, they just weren't getting enough protein........I feel so bad about it, but we are learning as we go.  This was hay from a new source this fall. 
    If anyone has other suggestions, please respond and Thanks!
    Heritage Hill Homestead
    in Kansas


    ~Song of Solomon 1:8 ~ If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds' tents.




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