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Sometimes they get white muscle disease and it causes them trouble standing and will reduce the sucking reflex. A dose of bo-se usually does the trick. Also, the low temp she had earlier on could have brought on pnuemonia. Nuflor is really good for that. Unfortunately when one problem begins, it brings on a host of other problems. We had a lamb that came down with hypothermia and from there it was one thing or another. Many times, like you did the other day, I thought she would not make it through the night. (she was in the house for at least 2 months) Today, 2 years later she is about 180 lbs, pregnant for the second time and the sweetest, most gentlest sheep you'd ever have the pleasure of meeting. Just keep working with her, miracles do happen.

UPDATE:
She is ever so pitiful again this morning. Please pray for Jazz today.

I tubed her at 2:30 am and she was ok, but tubed her at 6am and pitiful. poor baby. she needs to poo.
Vet assistant said feeding her more will help, but I am nervous about so much going in and not enough coming out.

If you think she's constipated now might be the time to giver her an enema.

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do you have any baby suppositories? Those worked real well when our baby was constipated. Mineral oil enemas work also. I have had to use up to 12cc's to get one to go, she weighted 4.5 lbs at the time. If she doesn't go very soon she will become impacted.

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UPATE: I talked to the vet assistant this am. I gave Jazz an enema and suppository at 9am (she pooped) and tubed 4 oz. I returned from a meeting and she is just as pitiful as she was Sunday when I gave up hope. I gave her another enema and suppository 1pm. I will call vet again. It is near time to tube again, but I hear liquid sloshing and I am nervous. Poor baby. what a roller coaster nightmare.

Since shes so full, I might hold off feeding her for a bit.

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Well...no matter the final outcome, you've done a wonderful job with her. I admire your determination and compassion!

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I just thought of something that might help. Is she moving around very much? if not you might be able to move her back legs in a walking motion. Walking around seems to help to get things going a lot of the time.

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UPDATE: 1pm her temp is low and she cannot stand. I have been holding her for an hour trying to warm. 2pm now.
I called vet, now need her temp, course I didn't bring that. says maybe meds. I wonder if she will even make it till we gat her temp an hour from now. but, heck I gave up before, why now, after she was better.

Your body temp is not high enough to warm her. Can you run a load of dry towels through the dryer to warm them? then put her in the dryer among the towels. This will warm her up. IF not possible to do the other, place the baby in a garbage bag with her head sticking out. Run very warm water in the tub or sink and place the baby in a bag in the water until she warms up.

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Well we all know how much you've been doing for this little baby if she doesn't make it. I think sometimes it's just not meant to be & maybe she knows & has given up. I sure hope she pulls through for all of you there but she's been struggling so much she's probly wore out.

wrap a towel with a heating pad in it while u are holding her but make sure the heating pad is on low when u are tubing her are u using very warm to the touch not hot and not cold to feed her..

You have done a amazing job on here. I sure hope she makes it but f not I am so sorry. I hope you will come back on and say she is fine.

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temp is 95

At that temp shes shutting down unless you can get some really warm lactated ringers into her you will loose her, even then it may not help. You helped her fight for the short time she was with you. Youve done everything humanly possible to keep her alive. Take this time to say goodbye to her. I am so sorry

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the vet ast said get her warm Got hot towels after above post. thanks.

she has perked enough to grind her teeth some. ~

WTG JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe when she gets warm she will have enough energy to poop to get the stuf out of her system. You will need to keep her warm until she can hold her temp on her own. After you get her temp up you may need to put a little coat on her.

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UPDATE: Brought her home. (from work) Tubed 2 ounces 6pm, gave her enema, no poo. Gave her shot of b complex and shot of BoSe. 1/2cc each. Her tummy seems very full of liquid. She pees. grinds her teeth, cannot stand, very little struggle when I tubed her.
Her skin does not seem dehydrated, it falls right back into place when I pull it up.
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i know with the lil ewe i have she lost her body temp due to bloat..

What are you using for the enema? You may have to gently insert your finger into the anus to break up the poop clump. Make sure your fingernails are trimmed really short so you don't tear anything. You shouldn't have to go very far. use a lubed, gloved finger.

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