Author Topic: Vaginal prolapse ouch! (Read 2268 times)

feldar · « **on:** December 02, 2011, 02:46:51 pm »

Oh Dear one of our older girls has prolapsed her vagina so she is now harnessed up and looking a bit sorry for herself.
We kept thinking she was going to lamb but our records tell us she's not due until around the 20th and now she's started to prolapse.
lambing her is going to be a test of our skill but i think we will be ok if she opens enough, once lamby is out we can shrink it back and stitch if we have too, i don't really want a full blown uterine prolapse thankyou, they are such a pain to deal with

We had one two years ago and still lost the ewe after lots of money, time and effort, but at least i can say we tried to save her.
Bloody sheep who'd have them. ( i love them really )

Hazelwood Flock · « **Reply #1 on:** December 02, 2011, 05:05:58 pm »

I once had a Poll Dorset ewe who used to 'pop out her melon' about a fortnight before she was due, fortunately a ewe spoon used to keep it in place and she would lamb around it. Touch wood I have never had a prolapse in the GFDs (famous last words...)

HamishMcMurray · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:29:26 am »

We had one last year (our first year with sheep). We lambed her fine and put the harness back on after for a couple of weeks after. She's fine now but we don't plan on having her lamb again. Good luck.