Weve been raising them for a few years now and I still have a lot to learn. I've been a cattleman all my life and they are still a little easier for me to read than the Blackbellies. Calling the vet is usually my last resort, but the problem with these Blackbellies is by then it can be too late. Glad she's looking OK now and hope you can relax a bit. Keep us posted on how she's doing. Ray
--- On Tue, 4/10/12, Natasha <meadowskuv...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Natasha <meadowskuv...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Prolapse > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 12:54 PM > Thanks Ray, > > The woman who sold me the one ewe came out to look at > her. She didn't > think she was ready to lamb yet. She didn't know why > she appeared to > be having contractions yesterday - do sheep get Braxton > Hicks? She > didn't think her udder was big enough and it didn't look > like she had > dropped. Although last year, I couldn't tell if she > had dropped or > not. My ewe is happily eating and nothing is happening > with her > today. I haven't seen any prolapse today at all. > My friend figures > she's going to have triplets and she has also seen with her > sheep > slight prolapses a day or two before lambing. I guess > I wait with > bated breath and see what happens. That said, I have > no hesitation to > call the vet if I need to. She didn't think I needed > to call the vet > yet. I just don't have all the experience under my > belt to know when > to panic and when to mellow out. I would hate to lose > her as she's > such a lovely, friendly, gentle creature. Thanks for > your reply. > > Natasha > > > It's hard to say when to panic with these girls since > they seem to like to keep you guessing. That being said, > if it appears she is in labor or having contractions and > nothing happens within 30 minutes to an hour, you should > have her vet checked. I lost one ewe two years ago by > waiting to long, and lost one this year that prolapsed after > giving birth to a healthy lamb. The one from two years ago > had twins in her that were too big for her even though it > was not her first birth. I don't mean to add to your > worry, but again, I would get her looked at. Good luck. > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
