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Harnesses are brilliant but when they are particularly swollen or just finding it very difficult to urinate due to 'a build up of pressure', I find using a spoon helps and can be removed after a day or 2 and just leave the harness.
The only thing is u then can't miss the start of her lambing as she can't lamb through it.
That's why I prefer just a spoon....Very true ! Gotta keep a sharp eye on them
Do u tie a strap round the belly, then attach the spoon with short pieces? Always find it a bit of a faf tieing the spoon to the wool!I use strips of old cotton sheeting instead of string on a spoon - easier to tie on your own and looks nicer too. (Nice bit of pink flannelette and a couple of bows = happy ewe )
No knowing my luck the whole lot would probably come undone. I just get a lock of wool vaguely in the right place, twist it tight then tie the strip as low down ie near the skin as possible. Tie one side loosely first, tie second side, check tight enough/not too tight then adjust if needed.Do u tie a strap round the belly, then attach the spoon with short pieces? Always find it a bit of a faf tieing the spoon to the wool!
I've only ever lost one lamb in a harness and that was because she lambed him backwards and his ears got stuck in it. She pushed the other lamb out no problems.That's why I prefer just a spoon....
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...when you're a one man band you can't be there all the time and IME a spoon is much safer than a harness - the only lamb I've ever lost from a prolapsed ewe got strangled in a harness.
Mostly the spoon gets pushed out but as the pic shows this time it stayed in place.
IMHO the only danger with a spoon is if it goes in the lambs mouth as it is being born but I've yet to see that happen (hope I've not spoken too soon)
YesOK I know its unlicensed for sheep but vet has given me a syringe of metacam for her but no instructions. Should I administer sub-cut?
Each to his own, whatever you can make work for yourself.I've only ever lost one lamb in a harness and that was because she lambed him backwards and his ears got stuck in it. She pushed the other lamb out no problems.
Spoons are a Pita to put in and keep in and much more invasive to the ewe.
That's the trouble when they all look the same and you forget to write it downEach to his own, whatever you can make work for yourself.
Best thing all round is to cull 'em out, but we always seem to get a few
I’m not sure about culling for prolapse. We don’t find they reoffend. If we were breeding are own maybe but @£130 odd costs to much to replace.Each to his own, whatever you can make work for yourself.
Best thing all round is to cull 'em out, but we always seem to get a few
I try to keep as accurate records as I can and find ours, if kept, do re-offendI’m not sure about culling for prolapse. We don’t find they reoffend. If we were breeding are own maybe but @£130 odd costs to much to replace.
OK thanksSounds like she needs a epidural. Get a vet to show you how it’s done.
Otherwise she won’t stop pushing and will be better off being shot.
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