Wound Clips & Forceps
Product Details
Our veterinarians’ choice to fix inverted eyelids in newborn lambs and goat kids.
Clips are applied parallel to the affected lid, pinching it and correcting the entropion. As the lamb grows the clip(s) will fall out after 10–14 days.
Specs
- Dimensions: 0.43"L x 0.08"W x 0.12"H
- 100 clips per package
How to Use
Use the clips to pinch the skin 1/4" below the eyelid causing the eyelid to pucker and the entropion to be corrected.
Tips
- There are 100 clips in a package. Use a couple by handling the forceps without the lamb so that you get a feel.
- When you try and do it on the first lamb you will drop another 2 clips and loose them in the straw, don’t get frustrated. You have 100.
- Place the clip horizontal, not vertical. This is opposite of what you would think.
- Push toward the lamb as you are squeezing. Use force. You will not hurt the lamb.
- If the entropion isn’t corrected, place another clip above or below. (This is important!) It may take 2–3 clips to get the eyelid to lie correctly.
- The clip will fall out in 10–14 days and the eyelid will be normal.
- The first 4–5 that you do you will get frustrated. After 5 you will be able to do this in under 5 seconds.
Shepherd’s Choice™ Management Tip
Watery eyes in baby lambs are generally inverted eyelids and not pink eye. The hair of the eyelid is rubbing against and irritating the outside surface of the eye, making it water. The eyelids need to be corrected. I like to use metal wound clips. The clips are pinched together horizontally, not vertically as one would think. It is generally the bottom lid that is involved. I've seen lambs with watery eyes, depressed, head down, and standing around; fix the eyelid and they have been jumping and playing around several hours later. Failure to fix the eye can result in permanent damage and blindness.Shepherd’s Choice™ Management Tip
While entropion is a genetic condition many operations do not select against it heavily. I can teach a 12 year old to fix an inverted eyelid. I and breeders cannot fix other genetic problems such as a genetic line that only has singles, or poor growth rate, or ewes that don't know how to be mothers. This is not an excuse to not cull genetics that have entropion, however many breeders put it lower on this list than other problems.-
Tools, Instruments and Supplies
Forceps for Wound Clips
Item #780018 -Small metal staple to correct inverted eyelids on newborn lambs and goat kids. Forceps are required to apply clips.
$29.00 -
Tools, Instruments and Supplies
Luer Lock Syringe with Needle (20g x 3/4"), 3 mL
Item #780333 -Locking style syringe with 1 needle for injections and treatments. Either 12 mL or 3 mL capacity.
$0.40 -
Tools, Instruments and Supplies
Luer Lock Syringe with Needle (20g x 1"), 3 mL
Item #780201 -Locking style syringe with 1 needle for injections and treatments. Either 12 mL or 3 mL capacity.
$0.40 -
Tools, Instruments and Supplies
Needle Forceps
Item #888003 -Stainless steel tool for holding suture needles when stitching livestock. Provides a secure grip.
$15.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Surgical Adhesive
Item #780029 -Veterinary tissue adhesive for use on minor wounds. May eliminate the need for sutures or bandages. Strong bond, glue binds in seconds.
$21.00 -
Tools, Instruments and Supplies
Suture Needle and 2/0 Thread
Item #888031 -Suture needle for minor livestock cuts. Handy to have"just in case."
$5.00 -
Treatments
1% Iodine Spray (with sprayer), 16 oz
Item #556101 -Used to treat a number of maladies in livestock. Used primarily for disinfection of wounds.
$6.00 -
Breeding Supplies
Latex Gloves - Medium (box of 100)
Item #550902 -Use during lambing, handling sick animals or conducting postmortems. Protect your hands from inks and fluids which may stain or cause skin irritation.
$10.00
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Meredith B from Wisconsin
Good product, easy to use. Helped with a lamb’s eye entropion.
The forceps are very helpful with putting the clips on. A YouTube video said to use needlenose pliers. These work much better and hold the clip steady and also helps remove if you messed up and need to re-do it.
Michael A from Texas
We used one of these clips to treat entropion on the eyelid of a baby goat. It worked perfectly! We put a clip on the lower eyelid of the kid, the next day the eye was greatly improved and clip fell off in 4 days. Nearly a month has passed and the eye is perfect! Our veterinary sold us eyedrops as a treatment. We thought the eye was a loss. Thank you for a great, reasonably priced product!
Tom B from Utah
While the clips are a long way from the perfect fix for Entropian, they are the best solution available. Premier is a rare source for them and as always, they are shipped and in use before others get the order processed.
Rafter W from Kentucky
Worked wonderfully to correct a kids eyelid.
Kyle V from Wisconsin
Wish I would have bought these sooner. It takes a couple times of use to figure out where to put them on a lambs eye lid but very effective at fixing them.
