Thank you! Yes, I'm using A&D, it wipes off easily to be reapplied.
She's learning new tricks too.
Search & rescue=I hide & she has to find me. It's funny, she'll call out, then it will be quiet until I hear her doing that hopping run until she gets where I am. She knows all my hiding...
Just a quick update.
I shaved 2 small spots on Dolly's butt & put a skin ointment/protectant on that area & she is staying dry with no wool to wick up the urine. Her skin has remained healthy.
I did find out that Dolly does not like being clipped.
I'm very happy.
Thanks Queen, I'm not always practical when it comes to my animals but I try to be realistic. This is not Dolly's fault, she's not a breeding cull. I took a chance & lost, so it is what it is.
Sheep are incredibly easy to train unless they are in a group. Dolly can get me laughing no matter...
I think there is docking & then there is extreme docking. Every vet who has seen my lamb has been shocked at her extreme docking. For a time rectal prolapse was a concern but we do daily 'kegel exercises' to that area & so far so good. I guess I'll have to move down a bit.
That sounds horrible.
Dolly is free roaming & hangs out in the barn. During fly season she has fans, her stalls are very clean & she gets vet approved fly spray when needed. She is groomed every day. I can do anything with her. She is not dirty
If she had a tail even long enough to cover...
You're right, I got it mixed up with the Dolly problem. I was feeding him a feed with the wrong ratio, it was way off. It was also sold as a sheep feed exclusively. That combined with very early castration, which the vet said left his GU tract very small, relatively, was a deadly combination...
It is sickening but I'm sure most of those lambs weren't meant to live long.
Dolly urinates normally when standing so maybe she isn't too bad. I'm not giving up on her yet.
Thanks
I'm learning, that's for sure. Learning not to trust. I lost my beloved Lambo due to urinary calculi as he got older-1 year, also due to a docked tail. We tried surgery & for some reason it didn't work. I could have tried another but chose to let him go.
I then bought a female from my sheep...
Thanks. I would never let any animal suffer no matter how hard it would be to let go. So far her skin is normal & staying dry with no signs of irritation. She's happy & playful.
I will never again get a mutilated sheep.
Thanks.
I have a call in to my vet & am hoping there is some procedure or something we can do to help her. If not I am willing to keep her butt shaved & slathered with baby ointment.
No, don't be sorry you posted. You did give sound advice & you're right, I'm not a serious sheepherder but I'm serious about keeping her healthy & happy. I'm not in your league at all & I don't pretend to be.
Dolly is one of 2 pet sheep. The other is an ancient wether. They're both fun...
Do you mean I should kill her? That's not going to happen unless she gets uncomfortable or sick & I've run out of options. I'll have her examined by a vet. If there is a fistula there must be some way to repair it.
I can't bear the thought of losing her over something like that. She's just a...
I had posted another thread about by lamb's wet butt & thought it was from water bucket rubbing. I was wrong.
Today while cleaning a stall she was laying in I saw that she is indeed dripping urine. One drop after another with barely a pause. A pretty fast drip followed by a short actual stream...
Thank you for your reply. I check her daily when I groom her & the wool next to the skin appears dry. Her skin is normal & I'll keep a close eye on her. Thanks again.
I don't know where you are or what season you are in but is this noticed on snow? Feeding alfalfa will cause the urine to react with something in the snow to change colors, usually reddish.
Sheep can learn anything. This is a video of visiting mascots from another forum (Bay & Derby, stuffed animals)
The sheep was trained to do his part on cue. Sadly I lost him, long sad story.
http://youtu.be/Leye9obhE5g
This is a rodeo we put on with the same sheep. Bay is the mascot trying to...