Oxytocin

[Man_in_black]

For ewe with no milk. Can you give 2nd dose of still no milk, if so, how long after first?

Diolch

 

[yoki]

It only lets down milk that's there.

If she has no milk it won't make it appear.

 

[BAF]

Yes you can but if she's not got any milk you won't get any out of her regardless of how much you give her.

 

[neilo]

For ewe with no milk. Can you give 2nd dose of still no milk, if so, how long after first?

Diolch

I seem to remember you can with dairy heifers, giving a jab each milking until they settle down.
Supposedly they get addicted to it if you go on too long, instead of producing their own.

Never had much luck with it personally, other than helping to shift a retained cleansing.

 

[Man_in_black]

It only lets down milk that's there.

If she has no milk it won't make it appear.

That's the thing, big (soft/nice bag) just no milk coming out....

 

[yoki]

That's the thing, big (soft/nice bag) just no milk coming out....

Worth a try once I suppose.

If there's anything there the oxytocin will drop it, if not then she must'nt have any.

 

[neilo]

That's the thing, big (soft/nice bag) just no milk coming out....

I've had a handful like that this time, which never did come into much milk. Out with the culls putting a bit of bloom on before sale now.

Somebody else posted that they'd had the same, and the vet had tested them as having Schmallenburg, despite no deformed lambs. Not sure if it's linked of course, as most sheep will be positive for SBV by now, if they were tested.