When your animal husbandry is equine based . . . . . .

[dorsetladette]

But your sheep is lame with a hot foot what you you do? Obviously you trim it back,hot tub and poultice it!

Margaret has worn poultice's before but did walk funny (leg straight out in front of her) for a while as she wouldn't walk in the bandaged foot she's got a better understanding of care package on offer these days

 

[poiuytrewq]

Umm spray it with the spray MR P kindly purchased when me of the horses here had an abcess it was something to do with clefts. No idea what, above my pay grade

 

[poiuytrewq]

Nb Margret is a fabulous sheep name

 

[dorsetladette]

Nb Margret is a fabulous sheep name

Named after my mum other one is Maureen after my mother in law

 

[suebou]

Lol, I’ve just made my daughter poultice her infected toenail……..

 

[poiuytrewq]

Named after my mum other one is Maureen after my mother in law

Brilliant!
I do love older human names for animals

 

[poiuytrewq]

A lovely girl I worked with had a friendly turkey called Trevor

 

[Ceifer]

We need pictures of Maureen and Margaret the sheep please

 

[rabatsa]

Not sure that I would poultice a sheep foot as most problems they get there need keeping dry.

 

[rabatsa]

In my flock I have a Hilda, Linda, Margaret and a Margo.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

I have had Katy, Carla, Carol, Cleo, Peggy, Beryl, Betty, to name but a few and tups have been Clive, Conrad, Cedric, Larry, Fred, Charlie, Zac, Zebedee, Nigel, plus a few I can't remember.

 

[dorsetladette]

We need pictures of Maureen and Margaret the sheep please

This is them waiting for their hair cut earlier in the year. They are hand reared pet sheep. They both have wonky legs so their feet don't wear evenly so we often have to intervene. My farrier thinks it's hilarious when he turns up and I'm trimming sheep feet.

Vet recommend you leave sheep feet to self trim these days but it just doesn't work for our wonky pair.

 

[dorsetladette]

Not sure that I would poultice a sheep foot as most problems they get there need keeping dry.

It won't be on for long. There was visible puss drainage so hot tub to clean as best we could and then poultice to help with draining. I'll iodine and leave open probably tomorrow or Tuesday night.

 

[maisie06]

I have poulticed my dogs in the same way and got out many a thorn or grass seed!