Prolapse Harness and Retainer Kit
Product Details
Be prepared for lambing season emergencies with the most effective and gentle "antidote" for a prolapsed ewe. If prolapses are treated when small, the success rate is very high.
This kit combines a Prolapse Harness and Prolapse Retainer to provide a professional, cost-effective solution that ensures maximum security and animal comfort while holding a prolapse in place until the lambing date.
An essential for every lambing kit, these tools allow for immediate action on fresh prolapses to ensure the best outcome for your livestock.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Prolapse Harness Fitting Instructions 
Benefits
- Allows you to help the ewe carry her lambs to full term.
- A ewe can still urinate and even lamb past the retainer, if necessary.
- The strapping of the harness, crafted from soft red nylon, is fully adjustable to ensure a secure, comfortable fit for ewes of any size. It's also engineered to prevent the udder and vulva tissue damage often caused by homemade twine.
Specs
- Prolapse Harness
- Straps: 1" and 2" soft red nylon
- Snap buckles enable easy attachment, removal and adjustment
- Approximate adjustment sizes:
- Neck, 36"
- Neck to hips, 26"
- Hip around leg, 45"
- Prolapse Retainer
- Dimensions: 9-3/4" x 6"
- Spoon: 1-11/16" wide
- String ties: 17-1/2" long
- Heavy-duty yellow plastic, does not break in use
- Fits any breed of sheep
Common Questions
- What is a prolapse?
- A vaginal prolapse is a protrusion of the animal's vagina through it's vulva. In our experience, if a ewe is going to prolapse, she will do so in the last month or so prior to lambing.
Causes:
- Over-conditioned (too fat)
- Carrying multiple lambs
- Poor quality feed—forces the ewe to eat more to get needed nutrition
- Limited exercise
This happens in sheep, but it's possible with goats also.
Lack of treatment can result in ewe's inability to pass urine, which causes a host of other issues.
- When to use a harness and retainer?
- When a ewe prolapses her vagina, we use both a prolapse retainer and a harness. After the ewe stops straining (usually 24 hours), we remove the retainer and loosen the harness.
- How do they work?
- When a ewe strains, her neck drops and her back arches. This pulls the cross webbing of the harness tighter against the vulva and also pulls the retainer into the ewe. Most ewes soon cease to strain. Although ewes can lamb past a harness, we remove it when lambing starts.
How to Use
Wash in a bucket of disinfectant between ewes. We find that these will last for many years with moderate care.
Tips
Precautions
Do not grab onto the harness as a way to catch a ewe. The buckles are designed for harness adjustment only.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Lambing and Kidding Aids
SuperLube™, 8 oz
Item #550800 -An all-purpose antiseptic OB lubricant for lambing and kidding. Very useful if a lamb (or kid) goes dry during birth.
$6.00 -
Prolapse Harness and Retainer
Prolapse Retainer
Item #559000 -Best used in conjunction with a prolapse harness for keeping sheep and goat prolapses contained.
$2.50 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
Nettex Prolapse Ewespoons (pkg of 4)
Item #560002 -Spoon device for retaining vaginal prolapses of ewes or goat does. Attach to wool or a prolapse harness.
$15.00 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
OB Lamb Leg Snare
Item #780046 -Use this leg snare to aid in the delivery of lambs and goat kids. Rubber loops provide grip when pulling.
$11.00 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
Lamb/Kid Puller
Item #558100 -For assisting with difficult animal births. If the ewe/doe is small and the lamb or goat kid and your hand is too big, this tool can be vital.
$18.00 -
Breeding Supplies
OB Gloves, clear, pkg of 10
Item #550900 -Keep arms and hands covered while assisting the births of sheep, goats, cattle and other livestock. Glove covers most arms up to the shoulder.
$2.75
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Timothy T from Washington
Well made product, I can see how useful it will be. I have not needed it but since getting stared in this venture I have it just in case.
Robin F from Massachusetts
I purchased this last year, just in case. I am so glad I did. My ewe, who was close to her due date, had a mild prolapse the size of a golf ball when she was laying down. She would stand up and it would disappear. I used the harness alone without the retainer. It kept everything in place and she delivered a healthy lamb three days later. I did remove the harness when she went into labor.
Mark P from New York
Harness worked great. Easier to get on and off compared to the spoon. Instructions would be nice as we weren't sure it was supposed to go around the neck for fear of choking.
Sharon G from Missouri
Absolutely works, had a Katana who had prolapsed, the company was great, got 1 day shipping and the rep took the time to call me and let me know that due to COVID the shipping was not guaranteed and discussed alternatives, got it in 2 days, delivered on a Sunday, great company, great rep. and great product, I’m sure this saved my lamb, she gave birth to twins about a week later. Will definitely use this company again.
Bonnie Y from Ohio
Got this product for a goat doe that had prolapsed. It wasn't in time for her but about a week later I found another goat with a prolapse. I used the retainer and the harness and successfully got the prolapse back in the goat. This process went pretty well, but it can be kind of hard when you are doing it yourself. Make sure you get the harness fitted before you put in the retainer. The doe did kid around the retainer and the harness. The kids were early and she dropped them between 10 pm and 8 am so the kids did not make it.
However, I would definitely use the product again and suggest everyone with breeding sheep or goats have the retainers and prolapse harness on hand. I bought four of the retainers and two of the harnesses so I have them on hand in the future.
