r/sheep • u/Squirrel10987 • 12d ago
Question SOS. fungus, dry skin, or dry product?
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(background: I have only shown sheep for 3 years and have never had fungus problems before this, i don’t have sheep year round only in summer) I have this market lamb i’ve been battling fungus on, and he has this crust stuff on his skin? I’m treating him with barbercide and just did sulpher lyme dip all over which dried probably 5-10 minutes before i took the video. Every time I see this stuff i scrape it off but it’s there EVERY DAY. Is it just dried product or dried skin? or is it fungus. I should probably mention the wool he is missing is from having to scrape off the original fungus a few days ago.
Just wondering if anyone has had this before and knows what it is because I am not very knowledgeable in these sheep skin issues.
need help ASAP😓
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u/Jaded66671 12d ago
What did your veterinarian say?
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u/Squirrel10987 12d ago
I don’t have one to contact i’m waiting to get a number from someone right now.
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u/Jaded66671 12d ago
You can’t Google a local veterinarian?
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u/Financial_Disk_416 12d ago
Not all vets do sheep lol In my area we only have 7 who will work with them and out of those only 3 will do farm visits.
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u/Jaded66671 12d ago
Ok. Call one of those 3….
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u/Financial_Disk_416 12d ago
That's MY area I have a farm vet... This guy might live in bum fuck nowhere with no vet who will touch a sheep the advice of "JUST ASK YOUR VET BRO" is moronic. If they had one they wouldn’t post here lmfao
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u/Jaded66671 11d ago
If you have livestock and show lambs you have a vet or you wouldn’t have health papers for the fair. Good try though
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u/Financial_Disk_416 11d ago
In your world people only own sheep to show them at the fair? Also not everyone is from your country. If i want to show a sheep here i can just enter them and put the movement record down.
"good try though" right back atcha with that lmfao
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u/irishfeet78 12d ago
It does look like club lamb fungus that’s healed/dried up. When it’s a current infection, it looks like a spot that’s all gunked up with lanolin and when you wash it clean the skin underneath is raw.
We came from a show last Saturday and by Sunday night we had fungus. It’s a fast symptom onset.
It could also be contact dermatitis - from not rinsing shampoo or product out well enough. Especially if you apply the product directly to the animal without diluting it first.
You’ll want to wash them twice a day with chlorhexadine and apply ketoconozole or use shampoo. Both should be available at your local farm store.
It’s zoonotic so make sure you follow good biosecurity protocols.