[Jacob-list] Question on choking

[gotothewhip at aol.com]

 She had the vet out to necorpsy.. it was an obstruction of the esophagus The vet said the only way to clear it would have been to tube him immediately as it was hay that was causing the choke.? I have another ram for her now.... I know I don't NEED to replace him, but with them being new Jacob folks I want to keep this fun and them interested in the breed and not discouraged.. so they have first pick of my 09 ram lambs... She doesn't need a ram this year as all the ewes they bought from me were bred to diffrent rams (So she could breed both momma and any 09 ewe lambs to the ram she bought)? I still cant believe he choked on Hay.... that is truly a first I have heard of. Such a shame... the ram she had is still on the for sale page of my website.. a nice lilac 2 horn ram.... 

Jennifer
www.MooseMtnRanch.com? 



 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brenda <brenda at brenalanfarm.com>
To: gotothewhip at aol.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 1:50 pm
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Question on choking
















Anyone considering a necropsy? If it was physical 
choking or a problem severe enough to cause choking, it should take minimal time 
and expense for a vet to figure it out. Or she could open him up and SEE if 
anything jumps out at her. I have seen choking on feed before with foamy drool, 
but it was always clearly eating too fast. The "hunched up" part makes me think 
he might have been having some pain in the midsection if it wasn't just hunching 
while coughing. Sorry she lost her ram. Shannon has a nice ram if she is looking 
for replacements- one that was returned due to owner's illness, not because he 
isn't a fine boy, and his price is less than he is worth.


?


Brenda



  
----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  gotothewhip at aol.com 

  
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 

  
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 8:24 
  AM

  
Subject: [Jacob-list] Question on 
  choking

  


I just got a call 
  from a lady who bought some sheep from me this summer.? She is new to 
  jacobs, but owns Baby Doll Southdowns, and takes amazing care of her 
  animals.

The yearling ram I sold her was coughing up chewed up 
  hay.? I went thru the normal choke questions.... She was feeding NO grain 
  at all, and the hay he was fed, he was not real greedy about taking in, he 
  nibbled at it.? No big changes in the feed either.? She had called 
  both local vets, but neither was available.

This morning, he was 
  hunched up, and foamy....and while explaining the situation to me he 
  died.? Ive never had a sheep choke on hay before.. any 
  insight?

Jennifer Tucker
www.MoosMtnRanch.com
Bennett, 
  CO

  


  


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