Michael, I am so sorry you are having to go through this.
Coryne psuedotuberculosis is the bacterium that causes the disease
Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) in sheep. There is no cure. See
http://waddl.vetmed.wsu.edu/animal-disease-faq/caseous-lymphadenitis
and other sources.
An abscess on a
Thanks for everyone's advice. The Vet came and did a necropsy on Marley:
Coryne psuedotuberculosis. All through his body.
I have had a few of the abscesses on my sheeps neck or jaw before and
was aware this was contagious, but was not that aware of how
devastating it could be.. Now I am.
The
Glad you were able to get a diagnosis. I should have stated Ovine
Progressive Pneumonia... not Pulmonary.
Wish I could send you some rain. We went from drought to more than needed
rainfall here.
Mark
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huh I started searching around... where the heck do I get
Formaldehyde? Amazon. Of course
http://www.amazon.com/Formaldehyde-approx-grade-Pharma-grade-shipped/dp/B00CY4O07Y
read the last review bingo.
"This product saved one of our oldest goats when she suddenly got CL.
We injected it
they can get large, like the size of a plum cut in half and under the
skin. The are fairly firm. I have lanced one myself, it comes out like
white-grey toothpaste and smells. The vet I have first thought this
one was not Caseous, because it stank. I think it was coincidence,
because it was close
