[Jacob-list] thin ewe

[Linda]

Would yogurt work better than Probios?

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn

> Maybe her rumen is just not functioning very well.  I think I have
> wrote about plain yogurt before, but I was just amazed by the
> difference I saw in some situations.  Yogurt helps reintroduce the
> healthy bacterias into the rumen that help sheep turn grass into
> protein.  Grains actually change the bacteria in the rumen so that
> could be part of it.  Make sure you use a good quality plain
> yogurt, since some yogurts do not have good cultures in them. My
> vet (a sheep farmer) suggested this. Katrina Lefever ----- Original
> Message -----
> From: "Tom and Judy Riddolls" To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
> 10:44 AM Subject: [Jacob-list] thin ewe
>
>
>> I gave her the recommended dose of Ivermectin.  when mandy died
>> she did not look wormy, her eyelids were pink, not red but not
>> really pale either.
>>
>> Yes lots of grain, when i got mandy she her condition was way
>> less than 1, just wool draped over bone, not very heavy either,
>> sharon (the one we're dealing with now) was about a 2, but now is
>> below a 1.  I'm trying to get her fattened, i did it slowly and
>> here stool is fine, firm pellets, not soft clumps.  This much
>> grain was suggested by someone on the list with a ewe in my
>> condition.
>>
>> she is about 4 years now, full teeth i think, sharon is not as
>> friendly as mandy was, mandy died with a full good set of teeth.
>>
>> One thing i forgot was mandy was fading, still standing but
>> droopy about 24 hours before death she started grinding her
>> teeth, i guess a reflex action?  is that anything unusual?
>>
>> The hay is just plain hay, graas with some clover and alfalfa,
>> not great but it never got rained on.  I'm haying them just so I
>> know she is eating a lot.
>>
>> I will keep you updated
>> tom
>>
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