pregnant ewe down

[purplequeenvt]

How close to lambing is she? If she is really close, it might be worth looking into inducing her or doing a c-section.

 

[bonbean01]

I was thinking the same thing...once our friend's ewe lambed, she was up and fine. But then she was only 2 days away from lambing when this happened and she was quite happy to have his company and did drink water in a shallow bowl and did eat lots of hay that he kept putting within her reach. He cleaned her poopies often away from her tail since she wasn't getting up. She gave birth lying down for the first one, then was up...no problem anymore with her hind legs and gave birth to the next one.

Only guessing here, but giving birth very soon may be what's best for her. Getting squeezed in a tight place may have positioned the lambs in a awkward position?

Hoping this turns out well!!!

 

[Bridgemoof]

X2 Hope it turns out well

 

[ewellons]

She is about approx 1 to 2 weeks from due date not sure of exact date the ram was with them from the beginning of sept to middle of october. I did call the Vet yesterday to suggest the same thing( to induce) but never got a return phone call.. has anyone ever had their lambs delivered by c- section?? What is involved? Is it done right in the barn? What if they lamb is delivered early and what is too early? Thanks again for all your help and support.

 

[goodolboy]

Lung development is the worry this early. You'll want to wait as long as possible. If you take them early you ussally will lose one or the other, so do it as a last resort. We have a ewe that has a pinched nerve every tear. before breeding, she's fine. She progressively gets worse till she has the lambs, when she can't hardly use her rear end. the minute she lambs, it's like there wasn't ever anything wrong with her. She gives use triplets every year.

 

[purplequeenvt]

We've had a c-section done on one ewe and the outcome was not good (we lost the ewes and lambs), but the situation was different. Our ewe had toxemia and her lambs were dead when we did the c-section. I know people who have had good results. We took our ewe to the clinic, but usually they will do it right on the farm.

I would for sure have the vet back out to assess the situation. You may have to decided who is worth more to you, the ewe or the lambs. Good luck!

 

[ewellons]

I am just worried she is not eating only taking very very sm amts of food. I can get her to drink warm water with molassess and vitamins at times. I dont want to rush the birth but how long can she be down without long term damage? She cant use her hind legs she tries to get up but just cant. The vet drew all the labs and everything has come back ok.

 

[goodolboy]

Just keep working with her to get up. If she gives up on eating she won't make it anyway. take the lambs at that point. If she's still eating, wait. But keep working with her, don't give up. It's difficult to keep working with them as much as they need it.

 

[ewellons]

She cant get up I have tried. She is sitting up on her brisket not laying down on her side.. the back legs just wont work and you can tell her pain increases when we try and lift her. We try to hand feed her every couple of hours give her fresh warm water also. When the vet calls back I am going to tell him I do want to induce. So frustrating...

 

[goodolboy]

I know it's really hard to know what the right thing to do is, and every situtation is differant. Good luck with it and I hope everything turns out for the best. Let us know how it goes.