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agri293

  • Joined Nov 2010
constipated lamb
« on: April 09, 2012, 09:54:59 pm »
hi one of my triplets is looking a bit hunched up its rear end is also very clean he is the smallest of the triplets so i have been giving him 250 mls out of the bottle every day just incase the other two are getting more of the mother
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doganjo

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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 10:14:32 pm »
Is he maybe getting too much at one go?  Maybe less but more often?  You can help by massaging his bum gently with warm water and baby oil.
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jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 10:17:30 pm »
What Annie says  :thumbsup:
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Moleskins

  • Joined Sep 2009
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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 10:40:42 pm »
Massaging a sheeps bum with baby oil - sorry that's just too weird   :o
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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 10:47:52 pm »
do it or lose it     your call :farmer:
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doganjo

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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2012, 11:35:23 pm »
Quote from: moleskins on April 09, 2012, 10:40:42 pm
Massaging a sheeps bum with baby oil - sorry that's just too weird   :o
No more weird than helping a bitch or a ewe give birth
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Pedwardine

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • South Lincolnshire
Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2012, 11:45:07 pm »
A pipette containing a few drops of liquid paraffin in his rear end can help too. Carefully done though and keep it minimal.
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kaz

  • Joined Jul 2008
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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 08:43:33 am »
This might seem a stupid question, but have you checked to see if the lamb has an anus, as they can be born without one?
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agri293

  • Joined Nov 2010
Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2012, 06:18:38 pm »
thanks for the replye gave a spoonful of cod liver oil as reccommended by a commercial breeder worked a treat poo this morning never ever thought poo would get me so excited
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jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2012, 06:20:21 pm »
Ha, welcome to the world of animals - spend your life worrying about what goes in one end and comes out the other  :D
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Bramblecot

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Re: constipated lamb
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2012, 09:34:27 pm »
Quote from: jaykay on April 10, 2012, 06:20:21 pm
Ha, welcome to the world of animals - spend your life worrying about what goes in one end and comes out the other  :D
So true! So true!  It is collecting the samples that worries the neighbours  ;D ;D ;D
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