Sheep Ear injury – what do to?

One of my sheep had blood dripping from the ear the other day.  After looking closer, I saw that his ear-tag was cutting through the flap – ouch!  Here is what we did once we caught him.

Removed the ear tag (he does not need it for tracking) and washed his open wound with diluted Thieves cleaner and water.  The gash the tag created was about 2 inches long and was swollen – poor guy.  After removing all the dried blood and debris with the Thieves cleaner mixture, I put several drops of Purification on the site.  If you don’t know this blend – it has more “purifying” power than iodine or hydrogen peroxide.  Then, I put several drops of Thieves.  This blend is highly anti-bacterial, anti-fungal (and anti just about everything) plus it has Clove.  This provided some topical pain relief.  It was still bleeding from all the scrubbing and removal of the tag, so I applied Idaho Tansy.  This is an awesome coagulant.  I then slathered on Animal Scents Ointment – an ointment that is infused with essential oils.  It has amazing healing powers but perhaps more importantly – it acts as an insect repellent.  No flies getting through that stuff.  Plus it seals in all the oils I had already applied.

It has only been a couple of days, but the site looks much, much better and he is certainly a happier guy. In case you’re wondering – these products work the same way in people.