It’s not every day you come across an animal with an extra digit!
It’s not every day you come across an animal with an extra digit!
1 year old beltex gimmer lamb recently presented with an extra toe – also known as polydactyly.
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Xrays were taken here at our Goosnargh practice and Oakhill Farm Vet, Amy Bowers operated to remove the extra structure. Without removal, the lamb was a risk of it getting caught and sustaining trauma.
The lamb is now recovering well.