#193 Pumpkin & #192 Thea

Todays deliveries did not go well...

 After coming home from work today I went straight out to the barn.

Knowing we should have lambs.

I found this little black and white ewe looking for her mom and hungry.

After taking a quick scan across the barn to see who she belonged to

I found #193 Pumpkin laying in a corner.  As I approached her

I could see that she had prolapsed and was in shock.

We spent much time with her and to get her treated but I 

think she is still in shock and don't know if she will recover.

I have supplemented her lamb with her milk and 

will continue.  I'm thinking that this little girl is going

to be a bottle baby for now.

Pumpkin was bred to Gordon and delivered a beautifully

spotted ewe lamb.

#192 Thea was bred to Bian.  She delivered this really 

nice dark moorit ewe lamb.

While I was trying to get photos this evening I noticed

that the lamb wasn't visually following her mom, she was

following by scent.  I picked her up and used my open hand to approach 

her eye and she does not blink.  I've seen this before

but didn't know what was causing this problem.

I reached out to some fellow shepherds and believe that

it is possible that since I did treat the whole flock with Corid

for coccidiosis.  Not realizing that Corid blocks the

up take of thiamine.

I have given the lamb .5mm of thiamine with Vit. B and 

will continue this for a few days.  I don't know if

this will reverse or improve her condition.

I will also follow up with my vet as to treatment.

I will be going back out to the barn this later this evening as

I thought I noticed another ewe may be ready to deliver.