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<blockquote data-quote="Longlowdog" data-source="post: 7431008" data-attributes="member: 395"><p>This may help or may not but you are not alone.</p><p> A friend has just had a ewe that filled all her legs with fluid and became seriously lethargic to the point of being very worrying. Off her food and off her feet. The vet said he couldn't say for certain what caused it but thought cellulitis may be the reason. As the ewe was so ill he suggested a Cesar to save the ewe which my friend agreed to. Two live lambs were recovered to the surprise of both parties. The ewe was in no fit state to look after them so they went on a bottle as no surrogate mum was available. The ewe is still poorly and being held upright by a web of ratchet straps for part of each day to encourage her to take her own weight and pee and poo naturally and she is slowly recovering. </p><p> This ewe is being fed whatever hay she will pick at, a little lamb creep and rumen stimulant powders. The vet would have liked to prescribe steroids to increase her appetite but was concerned they would interfere with her Cesar wound healing.</p><p> This ewe was seriously ill, I hope yours is less serious and all works out well for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longlowdog, post: 7431008, member: 395"] This may help or may not but you are not alone. A friend has just had a ewe that filled all her legs with fluid and became seriously lethargic to the point of being very worrying. Off her food and off her feet. The vet said he couldn't say for certain what caused it but thought cellulitis may be the reason. As the ewe was so ill he suggested a Cesar to save the ewe which my friend agreed to. Two live lambs were recovered to the surprise of both parties. The ewe was in no fit state to look after them so they went on a bottle as no surrogate mum was available. The ewe is still poorly and being held upright by a web of ratchet straps for part of each day to encourage her to take her own weight and pee and poo naturally and she is slowly recovering. This ewe is being fed whatever hay she will pick at, a little lamb creep and rumen stimulant powders. The vet would have liked to prescribe steroids to increase her appetite but was concerned they would interfere with her Cesar wound healing. This ewe was seriously ill, I hope yours is less serious and all works out well for you. [/QUOTE]
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