how did you "Knock her out"? -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbear...@copper.net> wrote: > Last night my vet friend & I "knocked out" my ewe with the coated face and > found the problem. We suspected anything from a tumor to nasal bots. What > we found was bermuda grass seeds that had started to sprout. > > We bale a lot of Bermuda Grass hay for horse owners. Bermuda has to be > baled dry or it will mildew. This causes a lot of fines accumulating in the > baler and this causes problems with sensors, net wrap, etc etc. I blow out > the accumulation of fines with a large (150 cfm) air compressor every day . > These fines have a lot of seeds or grain, depending on what I am baling, in > them and the sheep just love to eat the fines. She must have snorted some > of the seeds into her nose and didn't get them blown out. There were many > that had taken root in that warm moist environment. Needless to say it was > an irritation. She came to before we could give her a shot of Ivomec to > take care of possible nasal bots that may have been started due to the > immense amount of drainage from her nose. > This morning she appeared to have dried up at her nose. I just need to > catch her again and wash her face. > > This is another new one!! > > Cecil in OKla > > > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Cecil Bearden <crbear...@copper.net> wrote: >> >> I have a ewe that has had a dirty face for several weeks. Did not think a >> lot of it intil a few days ago when I caught her and discovered that it is >> from her nose running. I gave her a shot of Baytril, and I thought it >> cleared up, but now it is worse than ever. We are going to try to look up >> there with a speculum. I think it may be a thistle seed, but I have no >> real >> good idea. She seems to be OK just in misery with a runny nose. She is >> nursing/weaning 2 lambs also. Anyone with any similar experience? Her >> eyes seem fine. >> Cecil in OKla >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info >> > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
