Last night, while feeding the sheep, two of the lambs started eating the grain. No biggie, we have seen them trying it before. . . last night was a different matter. Two of them ate the grain so fast that they began to choke and froth, or foam, at the mouth! I was shocked, they had been acting fine while we were watering and giving hay, what in the world was going on? They gagged and moved around, then they just began eating hay like nothing ever happened!
After staying for a long time to make sure that they were okay and expanding their pens again we returned home. An immediate Internet search brought forth several forums and websites that said sheep choking on grain produced large amounts of foam or froth at the mouth. The other option seemed to be bloat and by all accounts they should already have been dead- I am guessing that was not the case as they did not have any other symptoms. Happily, I can report that today they are just fine; playing like always and with a healthy appetite!
