I'm writing on behalf of my mother, who has a homestead with a small sheep flock. About 3 weeks ago, one of her lamb rams (border leichester) was attacked by a band of "neighborhood" hunting dogs, and has not been able to walk since. They carried him up the hill, but didn't want to move him too much. The second day he was lethargic. She gave him three doses of LA-200 that week. They've kept him isolated in corner of the barn to keep him from getting trampled by the other sheep, and have been out everyday to change his bedding. He's been eating and drinking and can scoot around to reposition himself. When they hold and help him, he tries to stand, but the legs on his left side are unable to bear the weight. He can, however, get up on his back legs and front knees.
Today they brought him outside to turn him over and clip his fleece to clean him up, and found two wounds that expose muscle. There is no skin to pull over and stitch. She washed them and removed residual-looking pus (it's not currently oozing) and visible dirt.
How should she treat these wounds? Is there something she can use to encourage skin-regrowth? Should she apply neosporin or something of the kind (or is there a livestock-specific topical treatment)? There is no vet within a hundred miles, nor is there a lot of money to spend on a vet anyway. His general demeanor and eating habits indicate that he is "healing," and putting him down does not (at this point, anyway) seem necessary.
Please advise!
Madeline
Today they brought him outside to turn him over and clip his fleece to clean him up, and found two wounds that expose muscle. There is no skin to pull over and stitch. She washed them and removed residual-looking pus (it's not currently oozing) and visible dirt.
How should she treat these wounds? Is there something she can use to encourage skin-regrowth? Should she apply neosporin or something of the kind (or is there a livestock-specific topical treatment)? There is no vet within a hundred miles, nor is there a lot of money to spend on a vet anyway. His general demeanor and eating habits indicate that he is "healing," and putting him down does not (at this point, anyway) seem necessary.
Please advise!
Madeline