As much as I would be willing to drive and pick her up myself, my only
hesitation for anyone, including myself, would be, what does the other sheep
have and is it contagious? Without knowing this, I wouldn't recommend anyone
taking her. Can anyone weigh in on this one? Did her bloodwork come up with
anything? What about key tones? Is she in some kind of organ failure? Do you
have any other animals in the field or just the two ewes?
I'm so sorry this is happening to your Tawny. I have lost two absolutely
wonderful, boys (wethers, Coal and Indy) to cancer, it turned out, their sire
was a carrier and the mother also, they had a grandsire in common, so the
combination was deadly. It was very sad.
I hope this turns out well for you, please let us know what is happening.
Nancy Johnson
On Jan 17, 2013, at 11:03 PM, ljacob4...@aol.com wrote:
I have two ewes. Mom, (Tawny) is 11 yrs. old and daughter (Violet) is 10.
Tawny is very ill and we are trying desperately to save her; however, the
Vet can't figure out why she won't eat. She was dehydrated and her white
blood count was slightly elevated. She was put on IV for fluids and given
antibiotics. She's been pumped with fluids as well. The Vet also took some
cud from Violet and gave it to Tawny to get her Rumen going but nothing
seems to be working. We are going to (the Vet Hosp.) tomorrow (Fri.) to
bring the sheep home to see if being home will turn things around for Tawny.
It doesn't look good. We may have no choice but to put Tawny down. I am
really hoping that won't happen but if it does, Violet will be left alone
and
she will go crazy not having any other sheep around. She needs to be
with others. I am hoping to find someone who has a really small herd and
would want to add Violet. She has been raised as a pet. Tawny was our
first
Blackbelly. We had her bred and she had twin ewes which we kept. Ivy, the
other twin, died from Lymphoma two years ago. We are located near Madison,
WI. If anyone is within 150 miles of us and might help Violet out should
we have to put Tawny down, I certainly would appreciate hearing from you.
Would also appreciate any suggestions on how to help Violet (short of
getting more Blackbellies) if no one can help us out. Thank you in advance.
Lin
_LJacob4200@aol.com_ (mailto:ljacob4...@aol.com)
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