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[blackbelly] lamb not eating

JULIE RIHA
Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:18:37 -0700

My 3-week-old bottle lamb is refusing the bottle. She is hungry and searches for the bottle but when I put it down for her she refuses it. She started this Thursday evening. She usually eats great. Now I have to pry her mouth open to get the nipple in. Once I have done that she starts sucking. She doesn't drink it all at once. I have to go through this several times to get just 2 ounces down her. She usually drinks 4, no problem. My husband said that while I was out tonight that she didn't play as much with the dog as she usually does. Her stools are looser than the normal baby stool. To describe it I would say it looks mucousy. I did not change anything she just started doing this last night halfway through a bottle. Has anyone had this happen and what do I do about it?

Thank you,
Julie Riha
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