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Glad she is doin well
Dorper foaming at the mouth and vomiting
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soarwitheagles
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Me too!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Baymule
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That is one of those heart-in-your-throat moments when you feel so helpless, followed by a big heave of relief. Glad she was just overeating/too fast and is ok now.
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One of those moments where you finally recover from the panic and look at her and say.... Did you seriously just choke because you wouldn't slow down eating? Animals... Seriously though glad all is well.
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I lost my very best show doe when she choked to death right in front of me. I tried massaging her throat...the Heimlich maneuver, beating on her... all to no avail. And worse - she was a few days away from kidding. I ran inside, grabbed a knife and cut her open...too late to save the kids. Absolutely devastating....
So glad your ewe was able to dislodge her blockage.
So glad your ewe was able to dislodge her blockage.
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That's so awful. Never would have thought of that as a major risk. I didn't mean to make light of it. I'm a nervous laughing type of person. Foot meet mouth 
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No problems! Don't give it a second thought - I do the same!That's so awful. Never would have thought of that as a major risk. I didn't mean to make light of it. I'm a nervous laughing type of person. Foot meet mouth
Stuff happens and we keep going...hopefully learning a lesson along the way!
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soarwitheagles
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Yes, it was a heart in throat moment...especially after taking such good care of her for nearly one full year. We purchased her at an auction when she was only a few weeks old and maybe 20lbs. Now she is nearly 200 lbs. and I must admit, my eyes do see some $$$$ signs when I look at her! I don't mean to sound cruel, but some of these sheep are gonna need to help me pay for eating all the hay and clover bales during the summer season!
frustratedearthmother, wow, what an adventure! I suppose I had better keep a real sharp knife readily available just in case....
BTW, both Dorpers look like they are unusually obese [3 times the weight of the same aged AB's] or totally pregnant...perhaps I should not have left them in with the American Blackbelly ram when they were still so young! Maybe some hanky panky occurred! Whoops!
