[Jacob-list] Broken Leg

[Kathryn Shirley]

Is it possible that it is dislocated?  An xray will tell you for sure.

Kate

2512 at nethawk.com wrote:

> Had sad news went we went out to do chores.  One of our ewes broke her front
> leg.  I think she may have got it caught or something but it is hanging
> limp, looks like she broke it in the shoulder, I don't think it can be set.
> She is eating and acting like she is going to live, she must be in pain but
> she isn't grinding her teeth or acting any different. She has been bred and
> we don't want to put her down if we don't have to.   Has any one ever had
> experience with this with their sheep?  If it was a ram I wouldn't have much
> problem taking him in to be butchered, but this is such a sweet ewe.  Really
> bums me out :(
> Bonnie Sutten
> Sheepy Thyme Farm
> Edmore, MI
> http://www.agdomain.com/web/sheepythyme/
>
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