[tommytink]

Last week I had to take a ewe to the vet to get lambed. Her exit was so tight I could only get two or three fingers in to check. First time felt like a water bag there but second time I could feel what felt like a head but no legs. Zero room to try and find legs and worried about damaging her I took her to vet who subsequently took about an hour to get the lamb out. Not only was she tight, the exit and with ringwomb, but the lamb was malpresented and dead.
When we got the ewe home I noticed she had lots of small white bits that had come out during the process. When I squished one it had the consistency of fat. I’ve never seen this before - what would it be? The vet checked her afterwards and said they couldn’t feel any tears (I don’t know how they can tell). Poor girl had a very rough time and is super sore. Finally passed the afterbirth a couple of days later, didn’t look normal either but guess it wouldn’t being retained. Still cleaning up now as has stuff coming out of her. Just hope she’s okay 

[Womble]

How does the 'stuff' smell? (looking for indicators of infection here).

[Fleecewife]

She may need something like a Synulox pessary to clean up the uterus. Also pain killers.

[Bywaters]

unless the vet has already given her some, metacam would be very welcomed I am sure

Some vets have only recently started to prescribe pain relief but, strangely enough, the animals do much better with it (as we would)

[tommytink]

This fat stuff (it was like tiny lumps of butter) was only there after she had been lambed. It came out with the lamb and once I had cleaned her up it hasn’t reappeared. I tend to smell things for better or worse and it had no smell.
She had metacam straight after, and Alamycin. Then she had another metacam 48 hours later and another Alamycin 3 days later. So she has been well covered for infection.
I had her indoors with a pal for three days but have now put her with last years ewe lambs and one of her sisters. She didn’t have a massive udder and think what she did have is going down already. She has had a couple of doses of twin lamb drench since, and I’ve given her a few nuts and she has access to hay. She’s not moving around very much but imagine she’ll take a while to get over what’s happened.

[twizzel]

Are you sure it’s not part of the afterbirth? Maybe enzootic abortion (the coteledons are a bit like white blobs)? What were the lambing fluids like ?
If she’s had a questionable lambing like this I’d not lamb her again 

[tommytink]

Just spoke to vet again as she’s having trouble peeing.
They said fatty stuff can come from a superficial tear, usually seen with dead lambs and in ewes in good condition which, as a first timer, she definitely was. They said this can cause fibrosis which may stop her from getting in lamb again but we obvs won’t know that until next time.
They are prescribing me a course of Synulox and another painkiller for her - say it sounds like she has vaginitis and urinary tract infection.