NewLambOwner
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Hi there,
I have had a look through the forums and can't find much similar and am requesting help.
I am raising a lamb that I found on the side of the road 3 weeks ago. She was 2.0kg (4.4lbs), barely moving, frozen and wet and had just been born with no sheep in sight.
3 weeks on - She is now 4.9kg (10.8lbs) and thriving! Every afternoon she races up and down the house, plays with the dog and loves a cuddle. Once her back teeth (not sure what they are called) broke through.. she began grinding her teeth. I've read that this is the sign of pain but I don't understand what could be causing her pain.
She eats incredibly well, although is not at the reccomended amount of lamb milk replacer yet. She's always been a little behind the normal lambs feed wise. When we picked her up she was extremely skinny and unwell - but luckily had the full dose of colostrum replacer in the first 24 hours.
Her poops -
She has had textbook poops from what I have read so far. The dark coloured colostrum poops, which quickly changed to mustard coloured poops once she went onto milk replacer. At one point she had some loose stools (not watery - just not fully formed). Which fixed itself up quite quickly (within the day) - that was when her front teeth broke through.. could be a coincidence. The poo changes occasionally from formed but soft, to looser but still not watery.. seems to clear up in a few hours.
She grinds her teeth when she is awake.. and I'm just not sure where to go from here. I would hate to think she is in pain and not do anything about it so any help is appreciated.
and please be nice - this is my first lamb child!
Thank you
I have had a look through the forums and can't find much similar and am requesting help.
I am raising a lamb that I found on the side of the road 3 weeks ago. She was 2.0kg (4.4lbs), barely moving, frozen and wet and had just been born with no sheep in sight.
3 weeks on - She is now 4.9kg (10.8lbs) and thriving! Every afternoon she races up and down the house, plays with the dog and loves a cuddle. Once her back teeth (not sure what they are called) broke through.. she began grinding her teeth. I've read that this is the sign of pain but I don't understand what could be causing her pain.
She eats incredibly well, although is not at the reccomended amount of lamb milk replacer yet. She's always been a little behind the normal lambs feed wise. When we picked her up she was extremely skinny and unwell - but luckily had the full dose of colostrum replacer in the first 24 hours.
Her poops -
She has had textbook poops from what I have read so far. The dark coloured colostrum poops, which quickly changed to mustard coloured poops once she went onto milk replacer. At one point she had some loose stools (not watery - just not fully formed). Which fixed itself up quite quickly (within the day) - that was when her front teeth broke through.. could be a coincidence. The poo changes occasionally from formed but soft, to looser but still not watery.. seems to clear up in a few hours.
She grinds her teeth when she is awake.. and I'm just not sure where to go from here. I would hate to think she is in pain and not do anything about it so any help is appreciated.
and please be nice - this is my first lamb child!
Thank you