[Jacob-list] Very concerned... Injured ram question

[Neal and Louise Grose]

I have seen damage of this nature bad enough that you could move the skull segment that the bone is attached to. They sometimes die on the third day after such incounters. Do not take him anywhere. Keep him very quiet and keep him on banimine.

Neal Grose
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  Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:44 PM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Very concerned... Injured ram question


  My vet is out of the office today (and every Wed) and only the small animal guy is in.... If this is a major concern, I can go to another vet office out of town.


  After I got home from CSU yesterday (Really cool, got to see an Echo-cardiogram done on my old girl with a murmur) and spending a lovely morning with Mickey from Broken O.. I arrived home last night to find my special guy, a yearling 4 horn ram bloody faced in his shed.  He had a argument with one of his buddies last week, and seemed OK, but apparently the argument wasn't over.

  I got him out of that pen, and penned him separate... Got bloodstop put on the horn, It wiggles, but seems attached.  and let him be by himself.  His appetite is good, and seems bright,  His eye on that side seems a bit swollen, but I'm not sure if that's from the caked on blood.  I really don't want to fester it right now as it , for the most part isn't bleeding anymore.  Id like to clean him up, but worry that it will only make it worse by re-opening it.

  HOWEVER... HE has a very mild bloody nose.  Obviously the damage to his horn is significant enough that he is bleeding a little thru his sinus cavity.

  Is this an emergency situation.. or a wait it out kinda deal? I did give him 1.5cc of banamine, in case there is any swelling up there, and to manage the whopping headache I imagine he has.





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