HELP~~~Newborn lamb is limp, unresponsive, wet mouth, HELP

woodsie

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I have used colostrum replacer to top up a triplet....we made sure she nursed twice from mom and then fed her for 36 hours with the colostrum replacer. Can you get her to take some from a syringe? Maybe add some thamine if you have it to get her going, never done it however, might want to research further.
 

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Lamb A didn't make it.

Lamb B is up and moving, but not replying to mom's calls. Mom is looking for the other lamb, too. Fed her most of her bottle and left her with mom.

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Sometimes no matter what we try it just ins't meant to be. I am sorry. Hope lamb B does well.
 

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Looks like mom is finally releasing enough milk, B's tummy was semi-full when I went out with a half bottle. She drank most of it and went to take a nap. Mom and the other original ewe decided to have a little argument over who's top sheep, can't call it a fight, lol.
Yesterday, mom took B, calling her Lambie, over to where the flock was, which was in the pony's pasture. Not a good idea when the pony likes to chew and chase things. Pup tried to get the pony to screw off with barking, snapping and chasing, but that only got the pony more playful. =/ Had to run over there and chase the pony some before he chilled out and stayed back. Shooed the sheep back over to the mare's pasture, she only gets grumpy when the sheep try to steal her grain [I rarely give it, so she's very safe around them]. Had to lock mom and baby up and made their pen a bit larger with some grass in it.
Woke up and the dumb 3mo ram lamb had scared himself into mom's pen, then freaked out and got back out when I found him. Decided to shrink the pony's pasture, since he's fat and not eating all the green. Got 3 wires up, need to back it with some field fencing I have so the sheep cannot go in.
 
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