[thenovice]

Hi all, i need some advice urgently. One of my ewes who was due to lamb a few days ago is scouring quite badly. She prolapsed a while ago and had a spoon put in. last tuesday she pushed the spoon out and prolapsed again. This being my first time of lambing i struggled to push it back in , and eventually had to call the vet. She gave her an epidural to stop her pushing and got it back in. Although we washed her bits clean first (the ewe, not the vet), she wasnt given a jab. When i checked her a few mins ago she didnt want to get up and was pushing more crap out! Could she have an infection, or am i being a paranoid 1st timer? Is she getting ready to lamb, or could the scour weaken her too much to lamb anassisted? please help! 

[jaykay]

When you say she's pushing more crap out, do you mean that literally, ie she's scouring again. Or pushing the spoon/prolapse out?

[thenovice]

She is still scouring as she i sitting there 

[feldar]

Hi i doubt she would be weakened so much by scouring. she may be lambing ; which she can do around the spoon but i would be on hand if i were you to assist if she needs it.
Is she straining? restless and up and down a lot? then she's probably lambing. The prolapse before lambing is a vaginal one so the spoon prevents this.Watch she doesn't fully prolapse after lambing but usually the tissue regress when she has lambed.
Does she smell an infection usually always has a particular smell, i can smell it straight away some people can't but if she smells sheep then she's ok, if she smells i would call it a sweet slightly off smell then it maybe infection.
Have some sugar on hand if she fully prolapses then sprinkle this on and gently push the uterus back inside her. you will need to put the spoon back in and harness to keep it all in and i would get your vet to inject her and check her.
If she lambs ok and all is in place then leave be, the lambs suckling will shrink her uterus back and she shouldn't prolapse.
Good luck

[jaykay]

Everything that Feldar says 

[thenovice]

No, no dodgy smell. Thanks for the advice, i will keep you posted! 

[thenovice]

Phew! She was in labour. The first she pushed out herself, the second only presented 1 leg so i had to help her out (whilst being talked thru it on handsfree by a patient shepherdess). I know im a 35 year old bloke, but what a fantastic feeling delivering my first lambs, im well chuffed! Thanks again jaykay and feldar 

[kanisha]

  well done and congratulations!!

[in the hills]

Good news

[jaykay]

Excellent - well done! 

Now of course, we'll need photos of your lambs 

[suziequeue]

Well done - baptism by fire.

 

[woollyval]

 

[MrsJ]

Fantastic!  Well done.

[Bramblecot]

An Easter Sunday to remember    Congratulations - not a novice anymore 

[TheCaptain]

Phew! She was in labour. The first she pushed out herself, the second only presented 1 leg so i had to help her out (whilst being talked thru it on handsfree by a patient shepherdess). I know im a 35 year old bloke, but what a fantastic feeling delivering my first lambs, im well chuffed! Thanks again jaykay and feldar 

Massive congratulations!!!! well done you, and sheep!