[Jacob-list] thin ewe

[Katrina O Lefever]

Maybe her rumen is just not functioning very well.  I think I have wrote 
about plain yogurt before, but I was just amazed by the difference I saw in 
some situations.  Yogurt helps reintroduce the healthy bacterias into the 
rumen that help sheep turn grass into protein.  Grains actually change the 
bacteria in the rumen so that could be part of it.  Make sure you use a good 
quality plain yogurt, since some yogurts do not have good cultures in them.
My vet (a sheep farmer) suggested this.
Katrina Lefever
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom and Judy Riddolls" <grey_wethers_farm at hotmail.com>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:44 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] thin ewe


>I gave her the recommended dose of Ivermectin.  when mandy died she did not 
>look wormy, her eyelids were pink, not red but not really pale either.
>
> Yes lots of grain, when i got mandy she her condition was way less than 1, 
> just wool draped over bone, not very heavy either, sharon (the one we're 
> dealing with now) was about a 2, but now is below a 1.  I'm trying to get 
> her fattened, i did it slowly and here stool is fine, firm pellets, not 
> soft clumps.  This much grain was suggested by someone on the list with a 
> ewe in my condition.
>
> she is about 4 years now, full teeth i think, sharon is not as friendly as 
> mandy was, mandy died with a full good set of teeth.
>
> One thing i forgot was mandy was fading, still standing but droopy about 
> 24 hours before death she started grinding her teeth, i guess a reflex 
> action?  is that anything unusual?
>
> The hay is just plain hay, graas with some clover and alfalfa, not great 
> but it never got rained on.  I'm haying them just so I know she is eating 
> a lot.
>
> I will keep you updated
> tom
>
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