Disposable Glove Alternatives

[neilo]

Last place I worked in over here we had the full arm length gloves, which was my first time using them. I prefer to lamb without them but keep a glove or two on me incase it is needed.

If people have issues with drying hands, are they using moisturisers? I had really bad splits last time I lambed after I lamb kicked the lid off the navel iodine bottle Tried loads of brands and found that O'keefes Working Hands was a great one to have.

I’ve used a barrier cream called Dermashield for many years, which is so effective that you can even wash the delicious fragrance of rotten, piecemeal lambs off with water. Stops my hands cracking too, and I would think leaves less places to harbour bacteria.

Not cheap, but only needs a small amount. Just about to exhaust my supply of half a dozen cans bought off eBay five years ago. Expiry date is 2010 but still works perfectly.

 

[steveR]

I’ve used a barrier cream called Dermashield for many years, which is so effective that you can even wash the delicious fragrance of rotten, piecemeal lambs off with water. Stops my hands cracking too, and I would think leaves less places to harbour bacteria.

Not cheap, but only needs a small amount. Just about to exhaust my supply of half a dozen cans bought off eBay five years ago. Expiry date is 2010 but still works perfectly.

Brilliiant product. Used it for 25 years I reckon, if not longer...

Will stop the stink of manky silage from seeping into your hands. When it was first launched, the guy who came up with formula demonstrated it on Tomorrow's World, by putting the cream on his hands then pouring acid over them!

I buy 2 500ml aerosol tins about every 18months, put it on every morning before going out. Will sometimes repeat at lunchtime.

 

[ollie989898]

Re using gloves or not, a friend had a pretty serious health issue this year and posted this on Facebook....

I wasn't going to post about this, but given the time of year and the seriousness I feel I must.
To cut a long story short, please consider wearing gloves for lambing. I didn't for all the years I lambed and very nearly died. This is particularly important if your hands have cuts, cracks or any sort of open skin.

Many of you may remember that I was very lucky to survive a leaking anuerysm this time last year. I am posting the saga not for sympathy, but to show the problems caused.
Unfortunately this was the start of many months of 2020 spent in hospital.
I was re-admitted to hospital twice more in February and March with kidney damage and infection which was eventually identified as Campylobacter fetus (symptoms in ewes are abortion, small/weak lambs/dead lambs although ewes may carry the bug and be immune).
This had caused the anuerysm, damage to both kidneys and had also got in to my spine. I was on IV antibiotics nearly all year and then oral.
Early symptoms in humans include gastro-enteritis type illness, fever, then fatigue and painful joints. I had sought medical advice in 2015 but was diagnosed with anxiety which I thought such a lot of rot I did not follow it up for five years until my back pain had become unbearable.
I had a major relapse and sepsis in September and after being stabilised I was sent to St Thomas' in London to a top specialist for a huge operation to replace the repaired artery with vessels harvested from both my thighs.Two further infections were identified.
The problems are ongoing and whilst I feel very lucky, I'm sure you would agree that it would have been better avoided!
This is a rare occurrence, but I unfortunately know of several livestock farmers who have died of anuerysms, and they would not have been investigated for infection...... we tend to be a stoic lot who don't like to "bother" our GP's. Please, should you show any symptoms that take you to your GP, make sure you emphasise your involvement with livestock as so many have little understanding of the diseases carried.

AAA- abdominal aortic aneurysms are not uncommon and men of a particular vintage need to be screened for it, it is a simple and painless scan done using ultrasound. I did not know that some infectious diseases can cause aneurysms though. Livestock do carry some nasty bugs, I've had salmonella from sheep (watery mouth) and I know some vets pride themselves on the skin rashes they get from dirty calvings. Not to be trifled with as a GP won't have much of a clue about some of the more exotic bugs around. Bacteraemia from bugs entering cracked skin on your hands is no joke as the first place they might to settle is inside your heart.

Glad you are recovered now. I can't think that spending any time in a hospital in 2020 was a good day out.

 

[Gibbybox]

Think I’ll get one of each O’Keefes and Dermashield and do a bit of a trial this lambing, if I can convince dad to use it all the better!

The GF also solved the glove source problem today, £9.99/pack (inc vat) from B&M Bargains and they seem decent quality. Still more than double last year but we shan’t complain!

 

[StormurShepherd]

The Okeefe's hand cream I used only at night after I'd showered ate and was about to pass out for the night. Their foot one was also good.

Dermashield sounds good. If I get lambing work again I'll grab some.

 

[s line]

I get my gloves from www.doddsfarmsevices.co.uk

 

[David.]

Another endorsement for AP here.
But, buying group lambing list suggests that D&H Direct have both gloves and Marksman sprays available. Nitrile gloves look about twice the price of last batch I had from AP though...

 

[andybk]

Think I’ll get one of each O’Keefes and Dermashield and do a bit of a trial this lambing, if I can convince dad to use it all the better!

The GF also solved the glove source problem today, £9.99/pack (inc vat) from B&M Bargains and they seem decent quality. Still more than double last year but we shan’t complain!

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Have you got any biggish carboot sales near you , never seen so many nitrial and latex gloves about as this year , £3-4 a box ,

 

[JD-Kid]

Re using gloves or not, a friend had a pretty serious health issue this year and posted this on Facebook....

I wasn't going to post about this, but given the time of year and the seriousness I feel I must.
To cut a long story short, please consider wearing gloves for lambing. I didn't for all the years I lambed and very nearly died. This is particularly important if your hands have cuts, cracks or any sort of open skin.

Many of you may remember that I was very lucky to survive a leaking anuerysm this time last year. I am posting the saga not for sympathy, but to show the problems caused.
Unfortunately this was the start of many months of 2020 spent in hospital.
I was re-admitted to hospital twice more in February and March with kidney damage and infection which was eventually identified as Campylobacter fetus (symptoms in ewes are abortion, small/weak lambs/dead lambs although ewes may carry the bug and be immune).
This had caused the anuerysm, damage to both kidneys and had also got in to my spine. I was on IV antibiotics nearly all year and then oral.
Early symptoms in humans include gastro-enteritis type illness, fever, then fatigue and painful joints. I had sought medical advice in 2015 but was diagnosed with anxiety which I thought such a lot of rot I did not follow it up for five years until my back pain had become unbearable.
I had a major relapse and sepsis in September and after being stabilised I was sent to St Thomas' in London to a top specialist for a huge operation to replace the repaired artery with vessels harvested from both my thighs.Two further infections were identified.
The problems are ongoing and whilst I feel very lucky, I'm sure you would agree that it would have been better avoided!
This is a rare occurrence, but I unfortunately know of several livestock farmers who have died of anuerysms, and they would not have been investigated for infection...... we tend to be a stoic lot who don't like to "bother" our GP's. Please, should you show any symptoms that take you to your GP, make sure you emphasise your involvement with livestock as so many have little understanding of the diseases carried.

intresting the post yer put off FB
years ago 1988 when I started woking had job over lambing time guy was tight fisted cheapest drench he could find ewes might of got a five in 1 vax but that would be it no toxo or campy
any hows had a number of 2tooths aboarting so pulling dead lambs quite often no gloves etc
after a while got sick no life to me rundown etc ended up in bed for a few weeks and coughing out crap that had the same taste as aborated lamb smell grandmother who I was living with thought a few time I was dead as I would sleep for hours on end ...
got over it I think but since then been quite gun-shy around aborted lambs

do you know or could find out what test they done to track it down