Shoutouts Archive (18th January 2019)

I hope Wispa makes it. That's quite a set up he has - looks like a bed-sitting room.

Might as well put the lambwatch camera on Wispa as there are just raindrops on the othe one.

Yes it was snowing but it's stopped now, all wet and rain.

is it snowing on the farm as seemingly it's snowing in Skipton pretty bad

Wispa is looking a bit brighter this afternoon.

There are some diseases which pass from mother to offspring, via the colostrum.

We have Cindy. It is very unlikely that his offspring will be affected by what he may have, however there is a possibility he may have been born with a condition which he inherited from his mother.

If Wispa has sired any lambs it would be better to know if the cause of his illness will affect his offspring. Have you spoken to the people from whom you purchased Wispa.

Poor Wispa. He is one of my favorites. But I think porridge is a great cure of many things!

Oh bless his heart

The good news is he hasnt got hyperthermia

The vet gave him a good looking over and said his heart is beating rhythimcally unrhythmically, his lungs are working overtime and his digestion is quiet in the 4th stomach. So it looks like poor wispa is slowly shutting down

Such is the life of a sheep farmer.

Well he's been given a shot of glucose and a steroid to try and get him to eat. If he doesn't start eating soon, he will most likely die, and even if he does, his organs may not recover. Poor wispa. The vet has given him a 5% chance of survival. If he dies, we need to decide if we should go for a full post mortem to see why he died, but we are not sure if we will or not, as it is a very expensive excercise, and only if he dies today or sunday afternoon / evening, will it be possible, due to the lab not being open at weekends.

Fingers crossed for him

I've put hte camera back on the field as the vet is coming now and want Mr Wispa will want his privacy

You can see him now, he is getting the warmth of the heater on his face.

oats and hay i have read are good to get their energy levels back up

I'e just given him some porridge which he seemed to enjoy

Hello - good luck Wispa

Good morning

Morning all

Hope Wispa comes through x

Let’s hope he can help with Wispa too.

Here is the video: [link]

I’m pleased to say Wispa is still alive but still hardly full of life. Nick the vet is coming out this morning to have a look at him. Nick is the same vet that came out all those years ago and was featured in the vet call out video clip.