[Jacob-list] Ewe with hernia

[Sarah Karr]

I've had 2 ewes with abdominal hernias, mother and daughter. The older ewe
was already pretty rickety and the hernia was too large so I had her put
down but the younger one I was able to get it to recede without surgery.
The vet thought I was completely nuts but what I did was put one of my
dog's coats on the ewe (he has a thing called a thunder shirt for his
anxiety that fit her really well), pushed the hernia back in carefully, put
a plastic coffee can lid over the area and then wrapped it tight with the
stickiest vet wrap the vet had. She was already in a lambing jug so I
caught her every day for a week or so to make sure the hernia stayed in and
the wrap stayed tight (the tape stuck to the coat better than it would her
wool). Eventually the tissue healed up or scarred over and she wasn't
hurting anymore so I took off her girdle and the hernia has stayed gone
since.

I'm not sure I'll breed her again but she is healthy and happy and hasn't
had a relapse. Your ewe's hernia sounds bigger so I'm not sure if this
would work at all but it couldn't hurt anything to ask your vet about it.

Sarah
www.rovingacres.com
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