[Jacob-list] Ram Health

[Stephanie Rutherford]

>

> I think the ram may be fine, I don't know without seeing him for sure. I

> would feel his bones and see if you can feel any breaks in the bones. If he

> was bleeding internally, or anything like that he would be in severe pain

> and would be dead in about 12-24 hours. I think if you caught him in time he

> should be fine. If he has made that much of an improvent in a day I think he

> should be fine. I would look at him and see if he seems to be in pain, if he

> is in pain, I would feel him and see if there is a place that it seems to be

> located in.  I have seen lambs revover right after being born 7/8ths of the

> way frozen to death and they have pulled through. Another solution is warm

> up towels in the dryer or blankets . Also bean/corn bags that are dry

> microwave them for like 30 seconds and put them under their legs in their

> "armpits" we use bean bags on lambs and I'm sure with proper location it

> will work on larger animals, vets offices use this for after surgury as well

> to help. But he sounds like he should pull through. The first 24 hours are

> the most important




> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> From: Marguerite Van Beek <pegvanbeek at msn.com>

> To: jacob-list <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>

> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:28:30 -0500

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

> This morning our yearling ram (our best yearling ram) was found underneath

> the lean to in his field.  It is not very large and flipped over in the

> strong winds we had last night.  I have no idea how long he was there but

> when we found him he as frozen to the ground barely alive.

> His temperature was unreadable on the thermometer lower than 90.  We worked

> on him throughout the day, 2cc banimine, 500 ml of lacated ringers, lamb

> drench.  We also had him inside our home downstairs in the basement.  I took

> til 3 pm to notice any change in the temperature,

> it slowly made it to 100.3 this evening around 6:30.  He is alert, we gave

> him mixture of water and mashed up feed by syringe, which I think made the

> difference.  He cannot stand up yet and I am not too sure he will.  I don't

> know how much damage was done by the cold and the lean to on his body.

> Twice Alex's new husband came in and told us we were wasting our time and

> suffering and should be put down.  Is there anything anyone can think of

> that I should be giving him.  I will kep trying if he is willing to fight.

>

> Peg

> Hardwick NJ

>

> PS  Only a Jacob could fight this

>

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