"Kicking at her belly", this has meant a urinary problem in my sheep before. She is drinking and peeing right?
Mark W. Well it's been a week since the mobile vet came and examined Sally. Physical exam showed teeth ok, temp normal, but rumen activity low. Blood was drawn as well as fecal samples collected from Sally and the rest of the flock. Fecals came back clean, as well as a check for liver flukes. Blood count showed low protein as well as low calcium. White and red cell counts were normal. The vet set it up for me to meet a farm butcher to collect fresh rumen contents from a slaughter and orally give the fluids to Sally to see if we could get her rumen going strong again. Sally received this treatment last friday. Since then I have not seen any improvement in her appetite. I continue to drench her with nutra-drench and received my order for Fastrack probios gel today so I will try that tomorrow. I also purchased a bale of alfalfa hay to tempt her and she did eat some. Won't eat soybean meal or dry cob. Really shows an interest in straight grass. The pasture is bare, but I do have an unprotected hillside that has good growth so I take her out and sit with her while she eats, shotgun at my side as we have coyotes. This am she was streching a lot and kicking at her belly so I drenched her with baking soda. I can tell by looking at her she doesn't feel well. Saturday my husband is going to help me give her a vitamin B shot, other than that I really don't know what to try. It's hard to watch an animal want to eat but can't do it, if that makes any sense. Once more I am asking you guys for your help,as I am at the point where I don't want to see her suffer and I have to do what's best for my girl. Dayna Denmark Half Ass Acres _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
