[Jacob-list] shipping fever

[dave & katrina]

A second question for the list... Someone was asking me about treating for
shipping fever before long distance travelling with Jacobs.  My first
reaction was to streer away from it...I am not a big medicine person.  Any
comments/advice I can pass on?
Katrina Lefever

----- Original Message -----
From: <stonecroft235 at juno.com>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Seeking medical advice


> Question for the list:  I have an older ewe, Anna,  with quite a bit of
> white on her face.  (Anna was a former cover girl on the JSC
> newsletter!!)  She will occasionally have a little drainage from the
> little glands that are located near the  inner part of the eye on the
> nasal bridge (is it a gland?) and the drainage is obvious due to her
> white color.    Today I noticed that there is much more drainage than
> usual - caught her and discovered that she appears to have an infection
> on both sides - the eyeball itself is not involved and is perfectly
> normal.  Both areas appeared to be reddened, puffy and actually even
> tunneled toward the inside of the nose, with pus inside and a definite
> foul odor - I used Q-tips saturated in hydrogen peroxide to clean it out
> thoroughly, carefully covered her eyes and sprayed Blue Kote on the areas
> - and gave her an injection of Liquamycin - and put her in quarantine.
> My questions are:  what is going on here?  What is it called?  Is she
> more susceptible due to older age and pregnancy?  How should I treat it?
> Does this indicate any  vitamin/mineral deficiencies?  She is not due to
> lamb for another 6-7 wks.   Anything else that would help would be most
> appreciated......I really appreciate having the option of benefiting from
> the experience of all of you!!!
>
> By the way,  Anna is my feistiest sheep, just a bear to work with -- and
> is she ever ticked off about my efforts to heal her - she was literally
> swearing the whole time!!!  (Now there's a question - why is that the
> most ornery animals are usually the ones requiring attention???!!!)
>
> Thanks!
> Sue Martin
> Stonecroft
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