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the lungs, the air will escape past the tube and up the trachea without this "ballooning" effect.
How to insert a stomach tube:
This is made easier if two people are in attendance, but it can be done by one person. When it is done by one person, the syringe should be filled in advance with 2 ounces (59.1 ml) of warm colostrum and kept within easy reach. Also the measured tube should be warm and sterile.
1. Place the lamb on a table and hold its body with your left forearm, with its feet towards you. The lamb's head, neck and back should be in a straight line if you are looking down from above, but the head should be at a 90 degree angle to the neck.
2. Use the fingers of your left hand to open the lamb's mouth to insert the warmed sterile tube.
3. Insert the tube slowly over the lamb's tongue, back into its throat, giving it time to swallow.
4. Push the tube down the neck of the lamb and into the stomach. Because you measured the tube beforehand, you should know about how much of it should stick out. When the end of the stomach area is reached stop pushing. The average insertion distance is 11 to 12 inches (28 or 30.5 cm). You cannot insert it too far but it is important to insert it far enough.
How to insert a stomach tube:
This is made easier if two people are in attendance, but it can be done by one person. When it is done by one person, the syringe should be filled in advance with 2 ounces (59.1 ml) of warm colostrum and kept within easy reach. Also the measured tube should be warm and sterile.
1. Place the lamb on a table and hold its body with your left forearm, with its feet towards you. The lamb's head, neck and back should be in a straight line if you are looking down from above, but the head should be at a 90 degree angle to the neck.
2. Use the fingers of your left hand to open the lamb's mouth to insert the warmed sterile tube.
3. Insert the tube slowly over the lamb's tongue, back into its throat, giving it time to swallow.
4. Push the tube down the neck of the lamb and into the stomach. Because you measured the tube beforehand, you should know about how much of it should stick out. When the end of the stomach area is reached stop pushing. The average insertion distance is 11 to 12 inches (28 or 30.5 cm). You cannot insert it too far but it is important to insert it far enough.