tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post2671835496239587696..comments2023-09-30T06:42:37.342-04:00Comments on Losing Our Shirts, Keeping The Farm: Not for the Faint of HeartNancy Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-49366053521650493892007-10-07T09:03:00.000-04:002007-10-07T09:03:00.000-04:00Thanks Ea. Yes, things like this are pretty horri...Thanks Ea. Yes, things like this are pretty horrifying to deal with at first. <BR/><BR/>I'm discovering that farming provides lots of these trials-by-fire that expand my scope of what I am confident to handle.<BR/><BR/>Wounds, sicknesses, births, deaths... when you are in charge of taking care of as many animals as I am (more than 50 at last count), you end up having a lot of "learning experiences."<BR/><BR/>Ouch! for your poor dog, by the way. I hope his foot is feeling better now. I'm sure you handled the situation just fine!Nancy Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-8580658496387516532007-10-05T09:24:00.000-04:002007-10-05T09:24:00.000-04:00I'm very impressed by your ability to take care of...I'm very impressed by your ability to take care of things like this wound. I would be so petrified of hurting the animal that I wouldn't know what to do. My dog hurt himself recently (he stepped on a piece of loose wire fencing and drove it into his paw) and I think I was more traumatized by it than the dog was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-81250704166304261972007-08-10T07:03:00.000-04:002007-08-10T07:03:00.000-04:00My shepherd friends tell me that although maggots ...My shepherd friends tell me that although maggots do clean the wound, they also keep the wound "fresh" rather than allowing it to heal, and secrete some kind of chemical toxin that tends to depress the animal. <BR/><BR/>So I've ordered a couple of medications that are meant specifically to kill the maggots and deter the flies. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Peri is showing more courage and stoicism than I would expect from any human. <BR/><BR/>I guess a breed of sheep originally raised by Vikings more than 1,000 years ago would have to be tough, wouldnt it?Nancy Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-10504660631883895872007-08-09T23:48:00.000-04:002007-08-09T23:48:00.000-04:00Poor Peri. Yes, the photo is ghastly, but maggots ...Poor Peri. Yes, the photo is ghastly, but maggots do help clean a wound (I keep remembering that scene from Gladiator - at least you don't have to eat the maggots). I hope the weather begins to cool for you. We are experiencing a rather cool summer here in Vancouver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com