Birthing through a prolapse harness?
I have a ewe, found in the field two days ago with major prolapses,
she is about ready to birth, and we attached a harness strait away after
having put back in what had come out- with some difficulty. Administered
antibiotic, oxitetracycline. Kept her hurdled for 24hr and she seems ok,
we took her temperature, it was normal. She is walking about with the flock, chewing cud, eating, pooing with some straining.
I have dealt with prolapse before, and this was a bit different, not just the red watermelon but something else too, like intestines; a large grapefruit, one smaller (kiwi sized) lump plus a large fanned out tube attached by webbing. I just don't know. either way it all went back in within the hour and an oxytetracylin jab to be on the safe side.
So I am more concerned than normal. Could it be a rupture of some sort? I don't want her to suffer, or lose the lamb/s. but like I said there is no temperature and she seems OK in the harness.
Vet seemed to think we did everything right so far, but didn't see the intestinal(?) bit. I had thought the girls were a three weeks off lambing, however found two lambs in field this morning so re-looked at dates and sure enough it is possible just from the
first day the ram was in.
She could lamb any day, can she lamb through the harness, the hole doesn't look big enough for a lambs head? what does a caesarian entail? any advice please. Thanks