I've not communicated since my herd sire "went down" several weeks ago. The decision was made that afternoon (after consultation with 2 vets) to sacrifice the ram for science. He was shipped to the USDA laboratory in Elba, Alabama for autopsy. They suspect some sort of meningitis but still no word - other than it was not rabies. When I hear something I'll share it. In the meantime, I too had a ewe (lamb) break her leg. I found her hanging upside down with her left front leg caught in the fork of a small oak tree. Apparently she was either playing around or trying to climb the tree. I was able to free her and carry her to a pen. Remembering Carol's experience, I decided to load her up and carry her to the vet to save the "house call" fee. We x-rayed it and it is a very severe break between the "knee" and "ankle/foot". We decided to cast it even though there is only about a 25% chance of recovering the leg. My conclusions thus far are that 1) we need to beware of trees with low forks, 2) Colorado vets are less expensive that Baldwin County Alabama vets, and 3) the price of lamb is going up every day.
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