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According to my vet, when wool falls out like that it means she probably had a feaver. Mine did the same thing, and sadly she didn't make it. :( Glad to hear she is doing better though. :) My other ewe is progressing well. I too have changed what feed she was on. I also have been giving...

That is what I'm doing with mine. Getting her to stand up and move a bit about 4-5 times a day. If your ewe has been down a week, she may be pretty weak. She is still pregnant, right? She will need to be able to stand to give birth, at least part of the time. I think you are going to have...

Ahh, ok, thanks. :)

Thanks Karen. :)

How is she? (Going through this myself, except my ewe has no appetite.)

Thank you. Glad she is better. :) (Having some sheep/ewe issues over here as well. :/ )

Courtesy of aggie, rambo's treatment: I played with it and added a drench of raw apple cider vinegar, raw milk kefir and raw honey to it.

Any stories you want to share about how you got your ewe through the recovery process? Since she showed signs of trouble, I have been using a combo of 'rambo's'* formula and my own for treatment until she aborted twin ram lambs. :( I had to help her with the process and it really took a lot out...

By the way, hi Aggie! :frow As you know I used "rambo's" toxemia treatment and it worked. I have been tweeking the treatments lately with grass and cornmeal 'smoothie' drenches.

Any updates? Hope she is better. :) Did she lamb? What have you done to get her through the recovery process? I'm asking b/c I'm going through this same thing. I'll probably start a thread myself on the recovery process of a ewe that sufferes from pregnancy toxemia if I don't hear back from...

Would you please explain why you said that? Not questioning why you said to call the vet, btw, I just want to know why. :) I happen to be in an area where vets don't "do sheep" except one, and you have to haul them in which is not the easiest to do. Especially if the sheep is in distress. (And...

I also have an Icelandic, but he isn't an easy keeper. Sweet guy, just way more delicate than my Cheviot. Lovely, soft fleece though. http://www.icelandicsheep.com/Icelandic%20Fleece.htm

Sounds like some high quality wool from a happy sheep! ;) "The Cheviot has a medium fine fleece (50-56's spin count) and a generous staple length (4 to 5 inches) which made it the foundation fiber of the world renowned Scotch Tweed industry. For today's handspinner, Cheviot wool is an excellent...

I just put up 130 ft of electrified chicken wire. Six inches off the ground. The chicken wire is only two feet tall, all in all it stands 2 1/2 ft tall. It works great and it was pretty cheap. I used plastic t-posts (the kind you can push into the ground with your boot) to attach the...

Have you done this before?