The Danger Lamb
strikes again. Yesterday morning, in a typical running around the barn
being a crazy kid as I'm feeding moment, she grabbed a mouthful of
loose hay from some hay stacked in the aisleway. I'm 95% sure there was
a tied up polypropylene hay string mixed in. When I raced over to try
to pull it out of her mouth, she gobbled it down.
There
is a very, very slim chance I imagined the whole thing. That would be the
best scenario. The next best would be she brings it back up as cud,
spits it out and all is well. If she can't bring it back up and it just
floats around in her rumen for the rest of her long life, that probably
would be okay. If it leaves the rumen and gets stuck in her
intestines, the prognosis is not good.
Myself and two very knowledgeable shepherds have been in contact with six vets and a couple just as good as vets.
The options and opinions are varied. We have the nearest surgical unit
alerted and we are watching her very closely for the first sign of
trouble, which may never come or may take days or years to show.
43 comments:
Oh my!!! Will pray that the hay string causes her no health problems where ever it lands.
I'm sending prayers!
I don't like those strings for fear of that. Hoping for a healthy outcome for Miss Maisie!
Praying it works itself out of her!
I'm praying for Maisie; pray for my knee, okay?
Sending Maisie and you love and light!!
Love, Ineke
I hate bale twine! I have had little ones eat it and have it come back as cud. Same with calves.
Maisie, do be careful about what you put in your mouth!! Positive thoughts for Maisie.
Oh Maisie! Thinking good thoughts.....
Oh, poor Maisie! We are praying...
From my corner of Virginia, good thoughts and prayers are coming in your direction!!
Sending all will be well vibes to your Maisie. I'll be sure to have my Maizee cat send some too.
Prayers and hugs to Maisie...
Sending "bring it up and spit it out" vibes to Maisie!
Sending positive thoughts for Maisie, of course. On a positive note, I have animals that go out of their way to chew on baling twine, and we haven't had any medical issues (knocking wood!)
Oh, no! This sounds scary. Hopefully, she will get rid of it.
p.s
is there anything you can give her to make her throw up all of the stomach content? Just wondering....
Praying!
kim
Maisie is a charmed lamb. It will be alright. Sending prayers anyway for you all.
OH NO!!!...Praying that she will be ok.
Oh Maisie, what are you doing trying to drive your momma crazy? Spit that back out!
Knee mail going up
Keep me posted.
Oh Maisie!!!! Please be well... and take care Sara... thinking of you both and wishing for the best.
Oh dang - Sending up-chuck thoughts for Maisie and many prayers for all!
Rub her tummy, rub her tummy.
Mineral oil/hair ball oil? Like for cats? Just thinking.... out loud.... rub her tummy....
Ahh dreaded twine...watch for the netted bale wrap as well, especially in cold weather where it freezes into the bale and will tear small pieces off the main wrap. I fondly remember sisal twine, basically grass and bio degradable!
My prayers to wonderful Maisie!
Oh Maisie! Hope it all works out ok (literally!).
Sending up prayers and sending positive vibes your way.
I sure hope Maisie will be okay. Will be thinking about you and Maisie.
Oh Sara, not our Maisie
Please if she needs surgery I want to help . I know how expensive this can be, but she is the first sheep I ever loved ...and from babyhood
And I distinctively remember a certain Favorite Sheep that has a very watchful Guardian Angel...
)))hugs(((
)))prayers(((
who else but Maisie...sending thoughts and healthy wishes to the stinker...
I agree; put up a donate button if surgery has to happen - even if we can only contribute $5. it would be money well spent for a ewe we have grown to love...
Of course she ate it...she is a survivor. Yes I will pray for her..because you made us love her:)
Earnest prayers going up for Maisie from East Africa. May she be safe and the twine (if she did digest it) be regurgitated or passed through her body. Amen!
I pray she brings it up so you don't have to worry about it forever. Doggone it. Keep us posted.
Cindy Bee
Keeping her in the light.
No matter how careful we are, these things do happen. My prayers are with you all.
praying-I hope you imagined it!
Oh My Goodness!!! Sending you Love and Hugs... Sending Maisie a mama foot stomp!! You all are in my thoughts and prayers.... always in my heart....
Faith
Prayers are sent.
I can just see this happening, I had to yank a hay string out of Ramsey's mouth just the other day after he pulled it out of my pocket. In fact, Farm Buddy and I were talking about it, she knew a heifer who ate an entire balage wrap. The heifer did just fine and lived a long, happy life with that plastic laying in the bottom of her stomach. Hopefully, Maisie will be just fine.
OMG, that upset MY stomach! OK, My angel is onto Her angel! Of course prayers............
Well, hummmmmmmm.
I am just now seeing this. Praying for your sweet Maisie! *hugs*
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