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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Peter P from NH
I had purchased one of these a few years ago after seeing my 1st prolapsed ewe. It remained unused until 4 weeks ago so I ordered a 2nd one right away. We are now watching a bouncing 13 lb lamb which we might have lost along with the ewe. When being used, you do need to check daily for fecees which can get packed up. If there is a next time I would experiment with removal after a couple weeks since I was lucky to be there when her water broke. I highly recommend having this item (and a spoon) on hand.
Cathy W from Kansas
This harness worked great for a 2year old Boer doe that had a vaginal prolapse. It was very easy to fit and stayed in place very well. It needed slight adjustments as the nylon did stretch after a few days. Great product, something everyone should keep in the medicine cabinet.
Crystal E from CA
This harness has worked effectively on both rectal and vaginal prolapses in ewes heavily pregnant with triplets. Every time I've caught the prolapses in the early stages, which I'm sure helps. I've never had a ewe lamb past the harness, so I can't comment on that. Quality made and effective.
Carmen O from Virginia
I had never heard of a prolapse harness or retainer until I saw it on this site. I've never had vaginal prolapse in my ewes, but I figured, Why not?" The day after it arrived, my neighbor called to ask for the vet's number because one of her ewes had prolapsed. Talk about timing! I took it over, we put on the harness and inserted the retainer, and the ewe was up and feeding her lamb in no time! The savings on that one vet visit alone paid for this thing 10 times over; I ordered a new one that very afternoon, I wouldn't be without it now!
Rod S
I cannot say enough about this product. If installed properly its 95% effective. It takes some patience to put on but so worth it. I run 300 poly ewes and used the harness on 5hd. Two sets of triplets 3 sets of twins. All lambed past the harness. I do highly recomend having ewes seperate to observe during birth. These same 5 ewes if sewn by vet probably would have kept straining and blew out agian, then you have avet bill and a dead ewe! Any vet that says this product doesnt work has never tried one. I have raised sheep for 30 years and never used a product with such dramatic results. One more note. After the prolapse is back in place and the harness is snuggly installed the ewe will calm down and stop straining!
