In our area we have some clay that makes excellent bricks. If mud gets between my girls toes and dries, they will try to lick it out. If one comes in lame during wet weather, usually cleaning the dried mud from between the toes will resolve the problem in about an hour. I have had some that made my own feet hurt when I saw the mud buildup....
cecil in Okla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] lameness > > Terry, > I had a ewe that frequently came in 3-legged lame. She was very prone > to "hangnails" - always breaking the hoof wall off above the sole. I > trimmed her and in a couple of days she went sound again. She did this > several times. > > During wet times it is also not uncommon for my sheep to come in > limping. They get clods/sticks mud stuck up between their toes with > annoying regularity. Just clearing the foot out usually takes care of > the problem, but sometimes it takes a day or two for the tenderness to > go away. > > I have had absolutely no instance of hoof rot. In all cases it has been > mechanical, but it's always enough to cause a worry. I would say Ernie > will be fine - he probably just broke off a little too much hoof wall. > > Barb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 9:35 PM > Subject: [blackbelly] lameness > > >> okay, here is a question for all you more exoperienced sheepo >> owners--- >> >> the boys got loose last week, and when they returned, i saw ernie >> limping-- but >> he was also walking with one toe on gravel and the other on a piece >> of >> plywood. I went out today, and noticed he was still limping with the >> "same" >> degree of affectedness-- so i flipped him and took a look at his >> feet-- >> >> his feet had been trimmed about a month ago by the previous owner--we >> have had >> a lot of rain, and quite frankly, footrot and scald are something i >> am >> concerned about, as I do not really want to be dealing with those >> issues so >> soon into ownership of my fiorst sheep. Anyway, i found the hoof wall >> had been >> broken off-- but not beyond the pad of the hoof-- so I trimmed the >> toes, and >> cleared out all muck and stuff. I smell anaerobic smell-- but the boys >> had been >> browsing- their choice, in a more 'wetland' area today. I will be >> taking the >> vet kit out tomorrow and giving all four of Ernie's feet a good >> cleaning, and >> looking for any abrasions that could be an issue> this ebvening, I >> could not >> find any warm spots or other indications of an infection. the trimming >> did help >> ease up on the limping-- and he is really havoing no issue with weight >> bearing. >> The research I have done indicates the pasture 'should' be free of >> footrot >> organisms-- but do I need to go out and get some zinc sulfate >> tomorrow? CArol, >> I beleive you mentioned using some sort of pad at one point that yuou >> had your >> guys walk across avery day-- it was saturated with the solution for >> treatment-- >> >> I DO NOT smell the foot rot-- a classmate did a research project on >> that >> organism, and believe me, I learned to recognize the smell-- but I >> need to >> catch things early, if need be.... >> >> Terry >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
