It probably won't help this time, but for future . . .. . If possible, if you have a vet that visits you regularly, you may want to ask them if you can buy a bottle of oxytocin to keep on hand. This will make the ewe go into contractions and get any other lamb or afterbirth out if they don't pass it naturally. You must get this from a vet.
You should also have some plastic straws that go on the end of a large syringe that you can use to wash her out with. Use LA-200 / oxytetracycline to clean her vagina and, if possible, her uterus (this is difficult and you may just want to squirt it in the vagina as far as possible and wash over the opening to the uterus). You'll need to do this every day for a about 3 days and then watch for any dripping that would signal an infection - if dripping/discharge occurs, you need to continue the treatment or call a vet. You should also give antibiotics systematically (IM or SQ). Good luck, Onalee In a message dated 7/5/2004 5:11:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sorry for the accidental partial deletion of the previous e-mail. I know it was unclear. Hello I have a ewe that had a little lamb hanging out of her. I assume she had trouble trying to deliver it. It must have happen late the previous night. I assisted her in pulling the dead lamb out. I thought I felt another inside her. This was the 3rd of July. The ewe is standing off by herself. She looks ill. I'm looking for any quick advice. It is now the 5th of July. Thanks in advance. I hope this message does not come across as html. Larry In Boerne Tx. =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
