Today, I had my first fatal run-in with the infamous Haemonchus contortus. After responding to an emergency call for a colic, we were asked to come out to a farm with a down sheep. The sheep had been down for a day and was reluctant to eat or drink. It had separated itself from the herd, […]
The Spooked Lamb
The third emergency of the day was a 2 week old Lincoln lamb, squalling loudly as he was moved onto the blanket-covered table. The little black-and-white faced lamb had presented for a strange hindlimb gait noticed this morning, although he was still able to nurse well. I quickly checked his gum color before listening to […]
Trimming Feet
My last three weeks were spent working with sheep and goats. The block is only offered once a year so I was completely ecstatic when I found out I had somehow gotten it. None of my friends nor I really knew what we were getting ourselves into, but we learned really quickly. The major thing […]
