Okay at this point I have to admit that we too have more questions then answers about Sage and her newborn twins. So I have decided to lay out the days events as they happened so that if any one has any ideas they can let us know.
Monday
around noon the storm moved in
around 5pm we found Sage in the outside shed with twins they were hunched over and barely moving
Sage had a bag but it had not dropped
We took Sage and the twins to the barn to warm them
Couldn't get the babies to quit shivering took all of them to the house
Tried to get milk from Sage with no luck
Called a Shepherd friend who said to give Sage some LA200 (antibiotic) Said if it was an infection it would make her bag drop
Fed and watered Sage
The babies got warm and tried to drink Sage's water
Gave each baby a part of a bottle but neither really wanted it
Tuesday
Sage still didn't have milk and the babies were thin and weak
Called Vet was told to give her the first oxytocin shot then another in 12 hours
Also gave babies half dose of Colostrum paste as it was all we had so we split it between the two of them
Gave a dose of powdered colostrum
By this point Sage has only drank 1/2 a small bucket of water
Mom got her to eat grain by mixing in alfalfa pellets
Both Babies were still weak
Waited about 2 hours and called the vet again
Babies were laying around and wouldn't raise their heads
We got the older Vet on the phone and he instructed us to tube them each with 1/2 cup warm water with 1/2 tbsp honey desolved in it it had something to do with the hypothermia and them digesting food
Two hours later Cheyenne, the littler one started to show signs of improvement but we lost Ponca
By 9pm Cheyenne was up and hungry and took a few sips from a bottle She played on Mom a bit and seemed stonger
By 11 pm Cheyenne took half a bottle curled up and went to bed
Wednesday
By 6am Cheyenne took half a bottle
We moved Sage back out with the sheep to see if she would eat or drink regular
Another Shepherd that read the blog called and said we should worm her as if she has worms it can lead to her having trouble with the milk dropping.
Sage ate fine but still hasn't taken in much water
Because Sage still hasn't drank anything she was drenched with water with Vitamins and minerals in it.
As of right now Cheyenne is bouncing around the kitchen like she is happy and healthy
Monday
around noon the storm moved in
around 5pm we found Sage in the outside shed with twins they were hunched over and barely moving
Sage had a bag but it had not dropped
We took Sage and the twins to the barn to warm them
Couldn't get the babies to quit shivering took all of them to the house
Tried to get milk from Sage with no luck
Called a Shepherd friend who said to give Sage some LA200 (antibiotic) Said if it was an infection it would make her bag drop
Fed and watered Sage
The babies got warm and tried to drink Sage's water
Gave each baby a part of a bottle but neither really wanted it
Tuesday
Sage still didn't have milk and the babies were thin and weak
Called Vet was told to give her the first oxytocin shot then another in 12 hours
Also gave babies half dose of Colostrum paste as it was all we had so we split it between the two of them
Gave a dose of powdered colostrum
By this point Sage has only drank 1/2 a small bucket of water
Mom got her to eat grain by mixing in alfalfa pellets
Both Babies were still weak
Waited about 2 hours and called the vet again
Babies were laying around and wouldn't raise their heads
We got the older Vet on the phone and he instructed us to tube them each with 1/2 cup warm water with 1/2 tbsp honey desolved in it it had something to do with the hypothermia and them digesting food
Two hours later Cheyenne, the littler one started to show signs of improvement but we lost Ponca
By 9pm Cheyenne was up and hungry and took a few sips from a bottle She played on Mom a bit and seemed stonger
By 11 pm Cheyenne took half a bottle curled up and went to bed
Wednesday
By 6am Cheyenne took half a bottle
We moved Sage back out with the sheep to see if she would eat or drink regular
Another Shepherd that read the blog called and said we should worm her as if she has worms it can lead to her having trouble with the milk dropping.
Sage ate fine but still hasn't taken in much water
Because Sage still hasn't drank anything she was drenched with water with Vitamins and minerals in it.
As of right now Cheyenne is bouncing around the kitchen like she is happy and healthy
So mine and Mom's question is the same ... What went wrong this time?? Any ideas or suggestions would be great ...
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