Re: [blackbelly] Not pink eye
Cecil, Did your ewes regain their eyesight? The blinded mamma and her baby both have this stuff, but the lamb looked better last night and came straight to the feed trough. It didn't appear that she was having any trouble with her sight last night. BUT , momma is still turning in circle and the eyes are completly grey. We are hoping for a great improvment, as she is a wonderful, healthy gal, but if she can't see to feed and care for any future babies her life span may be short.:( Now, what is azimycin? An antibotic I'm guessing because of the mycin? Is it a paste, drop, etc? Where can I get it? Stephanie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Not pink eye this sounds like the problem I had with mine last summer. 1 week after I brought in 2 new animals. I consulted an old vet and he prescribed the Chlamydia vaccine. I also gave 6 cc of azimycin and cortisone in the eyelid. Cecil ___ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info
[blackbelly] Not pink eye
Thanks for ALL the good info concerning our eye dilemma. Well, I finally had to break down and call the vet, after checking the other 20 or so in the field. Out of 25, 8 have the cloudy,hazy eye thing going on. One poor soul is completly blind at this point, turning in circles:( The doc says that I have viral pathogen speading like wild fire thru the herd. He said that it is similar to what cattle have (I cant remember the name). Here's the gist---the virus manifest itself in the eyes; therefore, the hazy eyes are a symptom of the virus. Now,the eyes can become injured if the sheep are unable to see properly and bump into the fence, brush, swipe weeds, etc. So, you can treat the eyes with some antibotic cream with a steriod, but you must treat the cause--the virus. As with all viruses, it must run it's course, but 5cc LA200 followed by 5 cc LA 200 3 days later IM helps with in the treatment of the eyes internally. The cloudyness will leave. Depending on the severity of the virus, there may or maynot be any permenant damage to the eye itself. Thats the good news. Bad news---it speads like wild fire. Last night we saw a ewe in a non-ajoining pasture with the same thing,. That means another 30 or so to watch.:( Stephanie ___ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info
Re: [blackbelly] Not pink eye
In a message dated 3/21/05 9:32:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One poor soul is completly blind at this point, turning in circles:( The doc says that I have viral pathogen speading like wild fire thru the herd. He said that it is similar to what cattle have (I cant remember the name). Here's the gist---the virus manifest itself in the eyes; therefore, the hazy eyes are a symptom of the virus. What a weird sounding virus. Do you think there's any connection to the toxic land the old feller told you about? Thank goodness mine are healthy as weeds. Diana ___ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info
