Author Topic: No sign of placenta, should we be worried? (Read 2524 times)

AliceJ · « **on:** April 20, 2014, 04:33:26 pm »

Hi
Please can you advise? We only have 3 sheep and one had a lamb yesterday. Mother and baby are doing really well but there is no sign of a placenta. Should we be worried?
Thanks

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2014, 05:03:42 pm »

She's probably eaten it, or the fox or buzzards have.

Hellybee · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2014, 07:15:12 pm »

i agree some do it, or its been taking by summat else x

Fleecewife · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2014, 07:23:37 pm »

If she hadn't passed the placenta you would expect to see long draggly bits still hanging from the vulva. If there's nothing hanging then it's unlikely there's a problem. Just keep an eye on her that she doesn't start to look poorly or run a temp, which would show that she had probably retained the placenta. In that case you would give her AntiBs both as an injection and as a pessary (from the vet)

Most likely as everyone says that she has devoured it or something else has. Our terriers brave the fiercest ewes to grab the afterbirth as soon as it's dropped

Our Muscovies used to (before we ate them all - birds not placentas) fight and choke over them too.