I've had a ewe lamb this morning - a big beautiful boy (he's huge) and my first ever lambing (and I missed it!!!). We found out when we came down and saw lamby laying in the middle of the field. We went out mum was taking no notice so we rounded her up and tried to get her interested in her baby but no luck (she's a first timer). Lamby was really cold so we bought him in and got him dried and wrapped in towels. This was when we found the pucture woulds around his head and neck - fox has obviously had a good go at him. 7 hrs later lamby is still with us but i'm having to syringe feed as he doesn't seem able to suckle. He's breathing is noisy (sounds a bit like snoring), he still has blood coming out of his nose but it is less than it was and he hasn't opened his bowels yet. I've put iodine on all his wounds to help prevent infection if he survives. Any advice on what I can do to help him? How long should it take to open his bowels?
Many Thanks
Claire