TheNewMrsEvans
Chillin' with the herd
So I bought some less expensive hay that has a good bit of foxtail in it, mixed with grass/alfalfa...I figured they eat all of our weeds covered in prickly things, so foxtails should be ok. Well apparently not! They eat the hay fine, except yesterday while trimming feet I noticed one of my does had a scab on her lower lip. I picked at it and got out pus, but while I was looking at that I looked inside of her lip and there are foxtails stabbed into her lips and palate. I pulled out as many as I can and took away the hay. I checked the other's mouths and pulled out a bunch also.
I squeezed the abscess again tonight and emptied it out again. What type of antibiotic would you use for a mouth/lip infection? Also how can they eat weeds all over the property, but get foxtails stuck in their mouth from the hay???
I only have one bale left of the cruddy hay, so no big deal, but seems odd they would eat it up and have foxtails stabbed in their whole mouth!
I squeezed the abscess again tonight and emptied it out again. What type of antibiotic would you use for a mouth/lip infection? Also how can they eat weeds all over the property, but get foxtails stuck in their mouth from the hay???
I only have one bale left of the cruddy hay, so no big deal, but seems odd they would eat it up and have foxtails stabbed in their whole mouth!