How to treat sheep endometritis? Detailed explanation of prevention and treatment methods

Endometritis in sheep is very easy to develop, usually occurring after the ewe has given birth. It is an acute disease that has a great impact on the ewe's health, conception and reproduction. To avoid the occurrence of this disease, many breeders have summarized various preventive measures, postpartum management measures and treatment measures for the disease. The editor has put together a summary here. Let's take a look below.

1. Symptoms of sheep endometritis

The initial symptoms of sheep endometritis are fever, poor appetite or even refusal to eat, slight bloating in the abdomen, teeth grinding, and from time to time raising the hindquarters as if about to urinate, along with discharge of sticky contaminated matter. After the condition slightly worsens, the discharged contaminated matter becomes dark red and very foul-smelling. If not treated in time, the condition will worsen further, and the discharge will stop, but pus will accumulate in the uterus, causing inflammation of the uterus, and may also trigger other diseases, such as septicemia, mastitis, etc.

2. Causes of sheep endometritis

Sheep endometritis is mainly a disease caused by bacterial infection leading to inflammation of the endometrium due to inadequate daily management and postpartum care during the ewe's pregnancy, at the time of birth and after birth. Its important causes include failure to thoroughly clean and disinfect the sheep shed during the birth period, vaginal prolapse, uterine prolapse, retained placenta, vaginitis and stillbirth, all of which can cause endometritis.

3. Treatment methods for sheep endometritis

To treat sheep endometritis, about 0.3 L of Lysol can be injected into the uterus, then one day later 1 L of Rivanol can be injected, and after it improves slightly, pituitrin can be injected for treatment. Secondly, we can also inject penicillin with saline, and it usually heals in about three days. Then there is the use of 0.3 L of potassium permanganate solution injected into the uterus to discharge the contaminated matter in the uterus. There is also the option of adding an appropriate amount of oxytetracycline to the feed for dietary therapy. The last method is treatment with traditional Chinese medicine, using angelica, dandelion, etc., boiled in water and taken orally. If none of the above methods work, then a specialized veterinarian must be called in for treatment. Do not delay the condition.

4. Precautions

Sheep endometritis is still to a large extent closely related to feeding management and daily management, so during the ewe's pregnancy we should pay even more attention to the feeding management of the sheep, prevent the occurrence of retained placenta, difficult birth and other phenomena, feed some nutritionally balanced and easily digestible feed, provide more water while paying attention to water quality, and at the same time clean the sheep shed thoroughly and carry out comprehensive disinfection. Finally, pregnant sheep should be raised separately from other flocks, which can reduce bacterial infection.