Ewe slipping lambs

twizzel

Member
Had my ewes in for a few days as the wet ground was wrecking their feet. Turned back out again this morning having feet and field dried out. They are quiet ewes so housing for a few days doesn’t normally stress them out.

One ewe looking a bit quiet, on closer inspection has a bit of pinkish discharge (pic below, sorry if you’re eating). She’s 5 weeks off lambing her 3rd crop of lambs, scanned as a multiple, toxo and enzo vax back in august. Bought her back in on her own and gave pen strep. But a couple of questions if she is slipping her lambs
How long does she need to be isolated for ? Could I put her up with my empty ewe lambs on a different farm once she’s dried up ?
Can I put her back in lamb next year or would she be better off going cull.
Is there a chance the lambs could still be viable or is the discharge pretty much a dead cert she’s aborting? Not had any abortions before so any thoughts welcomed.

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twizzel

Member
Just keep her isolated and see what happens. We've had the odd ewes that have every symptom of having aborted but which go on to lamb as normal.
Thanks. Guess I’ll find out 1 way or another. She is eating and quiet in the shed, just got this discharge which I don’t like the look of :yuck:
 

twizzel

Member
She’s pawing the ground and unsettled like she’s lambing but not slipped anything yet. Will carry on the antibiotics but a little concerned the lambs are dead and she’ll end up with metritis ?
 

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