Abgusaf
Exploring the pasture
Hello,
We recently had a ewe lose her one and only lamb. She got stuck in the birthing canal and was dead by the time we found her. Devistated.
She's would have been a first time mom, and she has bounced back really well, up with everyone else still eating and drinking.
Over the last two days I have milked her and we are saving the colostrum in the freezer. Here's my question, I do NOT have interest in keeping her in milk, however I don't want her to get any kind of infection from not being milked. How long do I continue to milk her?
She also keeps squatting like she needs to pee, but doesn't. Im assuming that's normal, my thought process is that the added pressure of the utters is potentially pushing on the bladder making her think she needs to pee? But I know it could also be a UTI and we will be keeping a close eye on her.
Thanks in advance!
Adam
We recently had a ewe lose her one and only lamb. She got stuck in the birthing canal and was dead by the time we found her. Devistated.
She's would have been a first time mom, and she has bounced back really well, up with everyone else still eating and drinking.
Over the last two days I have milked her and we are saving the colostrum in the freezer. Here's my question, I do NOT have interest in keeping her in milk, however I don't want her to get any kind of infection from not being milked. How long do I continue to milk her?
She also keeps squatting like she needs to pee, but doesn't. Im assuming that's normal, my thought process is that the added pressure of the utters is potentially pushing on the bladder making her think she needs to pee? But I know it could also be a UTI and we will be keeping a close eye on her.
Thanks in advance!
Adam