[Jacob-list] Foot injury

[Melanie Boxall]

I can't help you on the injury, I'm sure someone here can, but can I just say, keep the shearer. They're really hard to find. Just tell him to leave the feet alone. Jacob's hooves don't usually need trimming. I've got ten year old ewes whose feet have never been touched and they are perfect. While my neighbours' Dorsets need doing annually. Jacobs are essentially a wild sheep - who'd be trimming their hooves in the wild?

Melanie
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Donnangelo, Nick 
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:12 PM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Foot injury


  We had our flock sheared on Saturday.  The shearer also trimmed hooves and somehow managed to take 3/8 inch off the toe of our favorite ewe, releasing a torrent of blood that sprayed at least 18 inches to the horror of an assembled group of children (including my 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son).  It was obviously an artery based on the pressure and color of the blood.   She probably lost 50 cc's before we got the bleeding under control.  Applied antibiotic ointment, wrapped the foot with blood stop powder and gave her some penicillin.  Amazingly, she was up and about the entire time, not lame.  Put her in one of my horse stalls on a deep bed of shavings.  Today she seemed fine, eating well.  Changed the dressing, bleeding stopped and wound looks clean.  My question is: does anyone have experience with this type of injury?  How long should I keep the foot wrapped?  How long should I keep her in a stall (she is with her yearling daughter)?  Any other advice (other than find a different person to shear)?   

  Thanks.

  Nick Donnangelo
  Shiloh Manor


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