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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: AliceJ on April 20, 2014, 04:33:26 pm

Title: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: 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
Title: Re: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 20, 2014, 05:03:42 pm: She's probably eaten it, or the fox or buzzards have.
Title: Re: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: Hellybee on April 20, 2014, 07:15:12 pm: i agree some do it, or its been taking by summat else x
Title: Re: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: Fleecewife 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 :P Our Muscovies used to (before we ate them all - birds not placentas) fight and choke over them too.
Title: Re: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: shygirl on April 20, 2014, 08:06:45 pm: Quote from: Fleecewife on April 20, 2014, 07:23:37 pm
Our terriers brave the fiercest ewes to grab the afterbirth as soon as it's dropped :P

my dogs preffered to wait til the sun baked it hard and crispy. used to stink for a bit mind.
Title: Re: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: Fleecewife on April 20, 2014, 11:58:39 pm: Oh hard and crispy is a different type of treat :roflanim: Mine like them still warm ;D
Title: Re: No sign of placenta, should we be worried?
Post by: AliceJ on April 21, 2014, 10:26:02 pm: Thanks for all your replies. She seems fine so I think I was worrying unnecessarily. Thanks for the reassurance, what a great site this is!