> 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.
Well, I have good and bad news on the eye dilemma! First, my sweet
little ewe did regain her eye sight. She sure was a pitiful looking
creature wondering around in the field hollering for her baby and her
ewe friends. Second, this has been a MAJOR PAIN to conquer!!!!$$$$$ We
have spent MANY hours every day fooling with this stuff. It kept
cycling thru the herd. We'd get a few of the gals cleared up, and 5 or
6 days later, they take a backset. We finally found the culprit!
Cookie the Ram!! We feed one day and that devil was eating and we saw
him lick the eyes of some of the ewes. Evidently he liked the taste of
the matter running out of the eyes! Gross!!!! Anyway, we penned that
little devil up and hopefully we have this under control now. The only
REAL positive thing about this whole mess is that we've managed to keep
it in one field and once they have had this crap they are immune for
about 4 years.
Stephanie
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