[Old Shep]

Hi - please does anyone have any advice?  We have a sheep who lambed 2 days ago, plenty of milk on one side but the other side does not produce.  There is no sign of waxy plug and manipulation doesn't seem to help.  We are quite used to milking sheep but cannot get anything from this side.  It is engorged but not hot, so hope its not mastitis yet. Is there anything we can do to help sort this?  She has twins which we are topping up from the bottle. Many thanks in advance.

[woollyval]

If you bought her in from someone and she has lambed before I suspect she has had mastitis in the past and now has a blind quarter. I have had ewes like this and they have raised 2 lambs on one quarter very well.

[MrsJ]

We had a ewe with mastitis on one side and she raised healthy twins.

[Old Shep]

Thank you for your replies, these were my mothers sheep so if there had been a history of mastitis - she wouldn't be still in the flock! She responded to a little massage last night and my son managed to get a tiny bit of milk from that side, so we are going to try to continue with this.  However if anyone has any tips they will be gratefully received!

[jaykay]

That's what to do, as often as you can manage.