Thermometers

a must-have for shepherds

Using body temperature to diagnose disease or injury in a Soay sheep

Using body temperature to diagnose disease or injury in a Soay sheep

There is no more reliable way to start diagnosing a failing lamb, a sick Soay of any age, or shock from injury, than to take the animal’s temperature.  Almost without fail, if the temperature is normal, any listlessness, limping or other indication of a problem will be structural (e.g., rock in foot, temporary diarrhea caused […]

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Thermometers in your Soay sheep working kit

Thermometers in your Soay sheep working kit

Will Rogers once said, “The best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. He can’t ask his patients what is the matter–he’s got to just know.”  Will Rogers was right, but his vet almost certainly relied on a good thermometer as a substitute for a patient interview.   When we have a listless lamb, one who is not up […]

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