I sponged my ewes a few weeks ago and that went fine, pretty easy to insert. Last night though I sponged my ewe-lambs, and it was much harder. I knew it would be harder, but even though I went slowly with lots of lube, but some of them really just wouldn't go in very far. Obviously the ewe-lambs are smaller in dimension so will have shorter passages, but I'm not sure that a couple of them aren't in far enough.
The Chronogest applicator seemed a bit big really for my girls (Black Welsh Mountain, about 35kg), so I ended up just using the applicator to get the sponge in initially and then using my finger to slowly push it further up. The girls weren't very happy about it, some were clearly finding it painful, so I didn't want to hurt them any more than was "necessary".
This is my first time sponging. I had the vet come out and show me how to do it on the ewes, and I'd asked about the ewe-lambs and whether I would have any problems, and if maybe the hymen needed to be broken in advance and she said "no, it'll be fine". Lol.
So ... how far in is far enough?