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Prolapse Retainer
Least expensive
response to vaginal
prolapses. Must be installed when the prolapse
is small and fresh (an hour makes a difference).
A ewe can urinate and even lamb past a
prolapse retainer (though it’s better to remove
it when lambing begins).
Prolapse Retainer, 0.10 lb....................#559000 $2.31
Prolapse Harness
The most gentle
“cure” for a prolapse.
If properly fitted it
prevents ewes from
the straining that
pushes a prolapse back out. If prolapses
are treated early (when they are small)
our success rate has been very high.
The soft nylon webbing minimizes
risk of tissue damage around the
udder and vulva. The neck, back and
leg straps each adjust to fit ewes of
all sizes. Snap buckles enable easy
attachment, removal and adjustment.
Wash in a bucket of disinfectant
between ewes. Will last for years with
reasonable care.
Prolapse Harness, 1 lb.........#560000 $18.50
1. Harness design relies on the tail to keep it
centered. Insert a retainer if you have one.
Prolapses—
what we do…
When a ewe prolapses
we use both a retainer and
a harness (as shown here).
After the ewe stops straining
(usually within 24 hours),
we remove the retainer and
loosen the harness a bit.
How does it work? When a
ewe strains, her neck drops
and her back arches. This
pulls the cross webbing of
the harness tight against
the vulva and also pulls the
retainer (if one is used) into
the ewe. In a few hours the
impulse to strain will stop.
Although ewes can lamb
past a harness, we remove it
when lambing begins.
Note: An animal’s tendency to
prolapse has strong genetic links.
So it’s good management to cull
any ewe that prolapses from the
breeding flock before the next
breeding season and not retain any
of her lambs.
2. The 2 straps from the harness pass on either
side of the udder.
3. Side view of a harness in place.
Illustrates tying the
retainer’s strings to the
harness instead of to wool.
(below left) Inserting the
prolapse retainer.
How and when to
use a harness…
Snap
Buckles
Clean the prolapse. Apply SuperLube (p. 49) to it and push it gently, but completely, back inside the
ewe. Insert the spoon part of the retainer into the vulva. Tie the strings to a clump of wool. If there is
no long wool, tie it to the 2 side straps of a prolapse harness (see large photo above).
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Prolapse Harness
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