[Jacob-list] Infected Foot

[fourhornfarm]

If it turns out that there is a puncture that is infected the best treatment for us has been to make a paste out of Epsom salt and water and apply a ball of it to the wound and wrap it. Change it every couple of days. The Epsom salts will draw out the infection. We had a ewe step on a briar once and it was in her foot. We pulled it out and it was infected so we treated it as I described and it worked great.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Leigh Nelson 
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:44 AM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Infected Foot


  I had a ewe that wasn't putting any pressure on one of her feet.  I inspected the foot, poked and prodded a bit and found some liquid came out of what looked like a wound.  Being new to sheep I called the vet the next day to get a second opinion.  He inspected it and said it was probably infected and to give some penicillin.  Now my vet is great in an emergency but not too knowledgable about sheep, he's more for cows.  So I was doing some more reading and found out that they have a gland just above the hoof that sometimes gets plugged, once it's been cleared they can walk on it again.  I'm not sure if this is the case with your sheep but it's a quick and easy check.  It was an expensive lesson for me to learn, so I thought I would pass it on.

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