RoseAmy Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Had a ewe with a stuck lamb. Really had to work to get it out. Came down to the lamb or the ewe. Lamb was dead. Ewe is tired but seems ok so far. I have hit her up with LA 200 and some baninine. Anything else I can do to up the chances of saving her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthfieldNick Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 If the lamb died during the birthing, and it wasn't overly traumatic for the ewes, she should be fine. Make sure she has access to water & decent feed without a lot of competition. I've had to cut lambs up inside a ewe to get them out, an the ewe recovered with no additional help. If the ewe is eating & drinking, able to stand and lie down sternal, then she'll likely be fine with some rest. If the birth was traumatic or dirty, then I'd keep a close eye out for infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseAmy Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks! That's what I'm worried about..infection. I was here by myself, the lamb was rotated sideways with her legs behind her. She was so wedged in I couldn't push her back and could barely wedge my finger between the lamb and mom. Tried to keep things as clean as possible. She is up and eating some hay and been drinking water. I'm sure she is dead tired and sore. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workindogs Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I had a brutal pull a couple of years ago….smallish scottie ewe with lamb stuck in a back presentation. I worked on it for hours during the night, then I was worn out. Then a neighbor came and worked to shift the lamb and pull it (long long dead a this point). Then he call another fellow (old sheep codger) who finally managed to get the lamb out (in pieces). That plucky scottie ewe held up through the trauma of it all….I swear if she'd been a suffolk or some other show sheep she would have gone into shock and died. But that ewe, jumped up and would have run off if I'd let her. I gave her LA200 and banamine and watch her for a week. No problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 It is the year of stuck lambs! I had twins stuck. Both of them. Didn't save the lambs but the momma is sore and alive! I've read of this happening more this year than any other years. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseAmy Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Update. I don't know how she made it but the ewe lived. She retained the afterbirth. She was so swollen I thought she was prolapsing. She barely move more then 3 or 4 feet for a week. Took her 2 weeks to fully recover. I hit her up hard with the drugs so I guess that helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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