Question: My lamb has a bad case of wool bite from another lamb he was pinned with. I was wandering if there was someway to cover up the dark spots so that they do not look so bad. Thanks so much for any help that you could give me.

Answer: Cody,

Thank you for your email.

Actually, prevention is the best treatment for wool biting. There are many reasons lambs do this, but the number one reason is not enough long stem fiber in the lambs diet.

I suggest feeding a double handful of good quality, loose alfalfa hay (not ground hay) everyday to every lamb. Without the long stem fiber, the lamb’s rumen may not function correctly.

I do not know of anything that will cover up these darks spots, except for shearing.  Each time you shear the lamb, the spots should get smaller.

Thanks again,

Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR Show Chow Nutritionist