Teeth grinding?

BlueMoonFarms

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So my yearling ewe is suddenly grinding her teeth?
She has been exposed to a ram, been de-wormed, and yet appears to be slowing down a little bit. She has always been an off lamb so the slowing down I am not to concerned about as she does this randomly. The teeth grinding is new and I have never seen this before.
Pink eye lids, slightly over weight, eating good and drinking fine.
Should I call the vet? Or just keep an eye on her? Or worry?
 

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Ivermec since she is most likely pregnant, her temp is normal, same with stool, and we did add oats to there grain?
 

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A dietary change can cause colic (and tooth grinding). If you can't find anything else wrong with her,go back to the original diet and introduce any food changes very gradually.
 
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A dietary change can cause colic (ant tooth grinding). If you can't find anything else wrong with her,go back to the original diet and introduce any food changes very gradually.
Alright, I will try that and see if it helps. Thank you!
 

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Well, we increased her hay and took out the oats, and so far I have not heard any teeth grinding. I will be outside working all day tomorrow so i'll know for sure if the food change was the problem. Fingers crossed!
 
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