tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post2971687543472008911..comments2022-08-22T20:51:34.791-10:00Comments on Hapless Homestead: Time to Make New ArrangementsNancyDehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565369052850975336noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-48254794599946154432011-09-02T16:49:34.731-10:002011-09-02T16:49:34.731-10:00Oh boy Nancy your tropical farm has had some nasty...Oh boy Nancy your tropical farm has had some nasty animal problems. I'm sure you will figure it all out. I hope the sheep will be ok.From Beyond My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748389222000989848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-15347301422960631932011-08-27T11:47:04.382-10:002011-08-27T11:47:04.382-10:00I am really sorry to hear about the sheep troubles...I am really sorry to hear about the sheep troubles, that is pretty rough. Treating bites is really difficult, especially on an animal that has no interest in letting you treat them. I work in a wound clinic now, and it is hard enough to get people to take care of their wounds properly let alone animals. Maggots are pretty gross, but some hospitals actually use a certain species of disinfected maggots to help clean out wounds, crazy, but true.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587154134257964961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-74750248733433970802011-08-26T18:43:27.605-10:002011-08-26T18:43:27.605-10:00I think the dog is going to have to be tied up pre...I think the dog is going to have to be tied up pretty much all the time. We'll put him on a run line so he still gets most of his usual, non-predatory range. We actually have three dogs - two of them work in concert and the third just watches. <br /><br />I have threatened to process the ram quite a few times. He almost got me again yesterday. I have stopped calling him Elvis - I like to think of him as "meat". He's five already, so probably not very tasty anyway.NancyDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565369052850975336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-55126506421933575052011-08-26T18:37:18.567-10:002011-08-26T18:37:18.567-10:00Well, good luck with it. I did some sheep processi...Well, good luck with it. I did some sheep processing about a month ago, but one of the two was stone blind, making it seem a lot like a mercy to put her out of her misery. <br /><br />The key is to keep the meat in the freezer until you no longer remember what piece was named what.<br /><br />Good luck with healing them up, and hopefully your dog will learn to leave them alone!K-Koirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933780350863090595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-66655375968246757572011-08-26T16:30:34.079-10:002011-08-26T16:30:34.079-10:00Thanks, Chai Chai! Prayers are always appreciated...Thanks, Chai Chai! Prayers are always appreciated!NancyDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565369052850975336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-65621926092535362412011-08-26T16:10:00.353-10:002011-08-26T16:10:00.353-10:00Sorry to hear all the bad news. The old dog may n...Sorry to hear all the bad news. The old dog may not like being leashed up, you have a tough decision.<br /><br />Treating all those wounds has to be difficult, I'll do the only thing I can to help - I'll pray for you.Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-78039294014986077702011-08-26T15:16:36.343-10:002011-08-26T15:16:36.343-10:00I thought the idea was milk (turned out to be fair...I thought the idea was milk (turned out to be fairly laughable with hair sheep - they are so skittish once they become mothers, even if they are in-your-face friendly as lambs) and meat, but my husband is a little wigged out about eating them - so I am giving penicillin shots every day after work and cleaning rather alarming wounds. I think taking them down to the processor is and excellent idea at this point. We had another sheep with a similar bite back in June and you can barely see a scar, so I know that the first few weeks are the very worst of this whole situation.NancyDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565369052850975336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279838830512754397.post-61141179637911515532011-08-26T12:28:51.057-10:002011-08-26T12:28:51.057-10:00Things really aren't going your way at all rig...Things really aren't going your way at all right now.<br /><br />My mom had a Basset Hound briefly that she ended up rehoming to a town home because of chasing the neighbor's sheep. But with an elderly dog you've had for years, that isn't really much of an option.<br /><br />What do you have the sheep for? Are they for wool production, for meat, for milk, or just for fun? It sounds like the bites are bad enough that the expenses and care warrant butchering, unless the sheep are really just there as pets.K-Koirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933780350863090595noreply@blogger.com