forgot to mention, to make matters worse, northern California has had 100*F weather, all this weekend and week. The animals all have automatic water. But the heat, I am sure, did not help him.
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Michael Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Marley had gotten skinny lately, and I de-wormed him, probably too > late. He also had a runny nose. I had not taken the time to have a > vet come out and see him, since a few other sheep also have runny > noses, and they always get over it, and they look strong. > > in any case, he died today. I've never dealt with this particular case > before so, sorry for the graphic questions. > > When I tried to pick up his head to move him, a large amount of light > brown, very watery liquid came pouring and I mean "pouring" from both > nostrils. It smells. Not super strong, but not pleasant. I tilted his > head and I am sure I got about half a pint. I am sure there's probably > another half pint in there for sure. > > I am thinking pneumonia? > > If so, I imagine I should get the vet out to hear some lungs on the > still living? > > Thanks in advance for your help in this. > > I plan to have his skull preserved and glue that broken horn tip back > on, so I can have a nice reminder of him. His rack was magnificent. > > Marley in the center, with his ram-mates > > https://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/RamsFeb2014/i-q3qfFTz/A > > -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
