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Calcium deficiency can cause problems like this (The calcium requirements in late pregnancy and lactation are very high). A calcium injection from your vet may do the trick.
 

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Well the vet said she's finished and other than a c section to get rid of the lambs there's nothing to be done. She doesn't seem to know a thing about it. She's a poor candidate for surgery even if it was affordable. So I'll feed her and give it up when she does.
 

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Did calcium last night. No change. Still feeding her nutri drench and anything she'll eat.
 

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:hugssorry. Hope it comes to a conclusion for you sooner rather than later, one way or another.
 

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She went into labor and I just pulled still born twins as I expected. I didn't think to hide the first one while getting the second, a breech w a leg back so she knows she lost them (sometimes that makes a difference). She looks like she's done in but if there's anything you all can recommend to make her more comfortable I'll try it. I'm a little rattled, never had to reposition a breach and have had only one still born in several years. May need a drink later.
 

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So sorry about your ewe, and the lambs. Now that she is no longer pregnant, she may bounce back. I would re-check her for worms, as they can have lower resistance after lambing, and keep her hydrated and fed.

Even with the best of care, sometimes we just cannot save them all. During an ice storm several years ago, I had 3 of my best ewes just stop eating (even though in a barn with feed inside), and even with every effort from our vet and ourselves, we lost them all, along with their lambs (all triplets, so a total of 12 sheep).

One thing I learned from my vet was to not feed any high calcium grain or hay (such as alfalfa, or a mixed feed with extra calcium) during late gestation (they have free-choice mineral). If they have have too much calcium, their body stops producing it, and during late gestation when they cannot eat as much, they can quickly develop toxemia if they don't eat for even a few hours, for whatever reason.

Since then, I give them a lower quality mixed grass hay in late gestation, with 1/2 to 1 lb whole corn for energy during the last 3-4 weeks of gestation, and I have not had another incidence of toxemia (knock on wood).

Please let us know how she does, and I hope she recovers.
 

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Sorry to hear of your loss. It's never easy.
 

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I am so sorry about your lambs. Just a year ago, I had twins die in my arms. Then had to put the ewe down. It hurts. Even my husband cried over that ewe. People on this forum were the best, giving encouragement, offering condolences, and just being there for me.

I hope your ewe pulls through. I can imagine that you are more than a little rattled. Go get that drink. Just know that you are not alone in this. For most of us, this forum is our only contact with other people like ourselves. Just having a whole forum of like minded people that doesn't think you are crazy is balm for the wounded heart. We are with you. Hug your ewe, give her love from all of us.
 

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So sorry about your ewe, and the lambs. Now that she is no longer pregnant, she may bounce back. I would re-check her for worms, as they can have lower resistance after lambing, and keep her hydrated and fed.

Even with the best of care, sometimes we just cannot save them all. During an ice storm several years ago, I had 3 of my best ewes just stop eating (even though in a barn with feed inside), and even with every effort from our vet and ourselves, we lost them all, along with their lambs (all triplets, so a total of 12 sheep).

One thing I learned from my vet was to not feed any high calcium grain or hay (such as alfalfa, or a mixed feed with extra calcium) during late gestation (they have free-choice mineral). If they have have too much calcium, their body stops producing it, and during late gestation when they cannot eat as much, they can quickly develop toxemia if they don't eat for even a few hours, for whatever reason.

Since then, I give them a lower quality mixed grass hay in late gestation, with 1/2 to 1 lb whole corn for energy during the last 3-4 weeks of gestation, and I have not had another incidence of toxemia (knock on wood).

Please let us know how she does, and I hope she recovers.

Thank you for the information about calcium. I already give my ewes grass hay, that's what we have around here. And they have free choice mineral. I give them an All Stock pellet, but not a lot of it. I will be in the shed in the morning checking the calcium level! I do have corn, maybe I should be giving them a little corn also.
 
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