I am wondering if anyone has any input on this, or possibly experience this themselves. One of our ewes, just over a year old, is obviously in discomfort and has some type of problem. She starts moaning and sometimes this escalates to an open-mouth almost scream, for lack of a better description. She is pushing hard while this is happening, sometimes it is very hard where it looks like she is starting the beginning of prolapse - very edge of uterus seems to be edging through the opening, then when she stops pushing it goes back in. I don't know if she is pregnant, though if she is, she would not be very far along. She is eating well and drinking. She squats to urinate and seems to have trouble getting anything to come out. I did see her yesterday squat and a steady stream of urine came out for several seconds. This morning, she squatted several times, walking a few steps in between attempts, but I didn't see any urination. Her stool almost looks like that of a cat - kind of ropey, not really bean-like in appearance.
Yesterday, I gave her Pencillin G - IM - and also a dose of Pepto-Bismol. This morning I don't really see any change. Is it possible she is trying to pass a kidney stone? If anyone has any ideas, I would be happy for any feedback. This problem has been going on for about a week now, though it has gotten worse over the last several days. Thanks. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
