[Jacob-list] Need any medical help on ram

[Sue Roenke]

Rescue remedy works in sheep, chickens, goats...BTDT
Massaging can be helpful - we did that with our [first] ram when he got tangled in electric fence, as he could barely stand, and he is still with us.  
We have lost two ram lambs to the cold the last week.
Sue, Marie's mom


> From: lasell at lasell.org

> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:50:38 -0500

> To: Jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Need any medical help on ram

> 

> 

> On Jan 3, 2010, at 8:28 PM, Marguerite Van Beek wrote:

> 

> > I don't know how much damage was done by the cold and the lean to  

> > on his body.

> 

> 

> Disclaimer: I am not a vet.

> 

> Do you have any rescue remedy? It's a Bach flower remedy good for  

> shock and trauma. I have kept a spray bottle on hand for myself and  

> for the horses, have not tried it on sheep.

> 

> If your ram is eating, peeing, and pooping, and no bones are broken  

> and fever stays within normal limits, he may just come out of it.  

> Internal injuries I think would show up within 48 hours in terms of  

> fever, lack of interest in eating, lack of elimination. I suppose if  

> he's been outside, you might be careful of overheating if you've got  

> him indoors.

> 

> A good brisk rubbing might give you more info as well. If it really  

> bothers him -- due to pain or simply unfamiliar and unwanted contact  

> and stimulation, he might be inclined to try to get away, which in  

> this case, would at least tell you that he *can* move. Shock and  

> (quickly) 'learned helplessness' make be factors if it's not about  

> injuries.

> 

> Most importantly, I think every person has the right to follow their  

> urges and instincts regarding what care and how much care to give  

> their own ailing animal.

> 

> Good luck with this!

> 

> Lasell J Bartlett MSW

> 

> "It's our nature to get along."

> 

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