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Hi, y’all I’m vannesa and am completely new to owning a sweet baby lamb, whom I am now having some concerns with, I’ve noticed that when she lays down her breathing sounds weird to me, but then again I know nothing about sheep. I’m hoping that I’m just being paranoid and that nothing is wrong, just want to be a good mama to her. I have a video of her but I don’t know how to post it.
 
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Hi Vanessa,
This is more to bump this post for someone with sheep experience.

Is the lamb eating and drinking well? Is it running around normally? If yes to those, then I would not be too concerned at this point. However, it might not hurt to check in with a farm vet for their opinion.

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Vannesa Lindsay wrote:Hi, y’all I’m vannesa and am completely new to owning a sweet baby lamb, whom I am now having some concerns with, I’ve noticed that when she lays down her breathing sounds weird to me, but then again I know nothing about sheep. I’m hoping that I’m just being paranoid and that nothing is wrong, just want to be a good mama to her. I have a video of her but I don’t know how to post it.



Sounded like pneumonia to me, but as Matt says, it depends on other factors.

I was a commercial sheep farmer before selling out, but I could be wrong
 
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She’s running around playful and full of energy eating great no other concerns or issues except when she lays down.
 
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When I had sheep for many years, my bottle babies always sounded normal.  Only once did I have a lamb that made "sounds" when breathing.  I used a medicated calf replacer but increased the fat content for 10 days and it cleared up.   I'm not a vet.   Use your own judgement.  

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Vannesa gave me permission to upload the video on her behalf, so here it is:


I haven't seen/heard this kind of breathing pattern before. (Please pardon the misspelling in the video title.)

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