Hi Guys. So I am in my third year of lambing. We Only sent 2 to the ram this year as we cut our numbers down
So our two have lambed with no troubles, should say they are shetlands. We had a wonderful, strong single yesterday morning. I went up this morning after having checked on them last night and the other ewe had lambed. The landlady who lives there said that everything was fine at 6 this morning but she saw one of my other ewes head butt my single lamb. When I got there I saw what I thought was a dead lamb. I rushed her straight to the vets where she was tube fed and given anti inflammatories and antibiotics. Her head and neck was spinning and her eyes were really twitching. Vet said it may be touch and go with her but may pull through. The brain may heal or she may have some permanent damage. For me, as long as she can have a decent quality of life, she can continue to live with our flock as we wont be sending things to the ram this year.
My question is, has anyone ever had the same sort of thing happen and the lamb pull through??
I have just tube fed her again and she has stopped spinning her head, her eyes are not twitching and ger suckle reflex is starting to return, not enough for a bottle though. She is also holding her head but still is keeping her eyes shut and cannot stand. She has passed urine as well This is 4 hours after being seen by the vets. Is this some hope or just false hope??