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<blockquote data-quote="jilleroo" data-source="post: 539690" data-attributes="member: 8192"><p>We had a heifer get up this morning after being down for five days. She wasn't calving when I checked her on dark but, when I went out first thing next morning, she'd had the calf (who was dead, head swollen, tongue out) and couldn't get up. She was not pleased and blamed us for the whole sorry situation so we had to keep out of head-swiping distance. After a day or so she ate and drank, although still very cranky. This morning she was up but very proppy and wobbly. I'll keep taking water and hay to her as she is about a mile and a half from the watering point. </p><p></p><p>We rarely have a heifer down with paralysis as we try to keep a close eye on them - they never seem to get paralysis from being pulled (if standing up), no matter how difficult the pull is. Can anyone explain why that is?? We always try to pull them standing up in a crush (squeeze chute) and have never had one go down after being pulled, but if we pull them lying down in the paddock and its a tough pull or even not that tough, they will paralyse. Even if its a few miles to the yards, we will try and get them in there to that crush (chute).</p><p></p><p>Over the years though, we've had paralyzed ones down for up to six weeks and still obtained a good result. Sometimes it takes that long for the nerves and bruising to come good. It's usually only if they insist on throwing themselves on their side and won't sit up, or refuse to eat and drink, that they are hard to save. You were unlucky that yours got on its side and died - she may have had a bad tear inside or something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jilleroo, post: 539690, member: 8192"] We had a heifer get up this morning after being down for five days. She wasn't calving when I checked her on dark but, when I went out first thing next morning, she'd had the calf (who was dead, head swollen, tongue out) and couldn't get up. She was not pleased and blamed us for the whole sorry situation so we had to keep out of head-swiping distance. After a day or so she ate and drank, although still very cranky. This morning she was up but very proppy and wobbly. I'll keep taking water and hay to her as she is about a mile and a half from the watering point. We rarely have a heifer down with paralysis as we try to keep a close eye on them - they never seem to get paralysis from being pulled (if standing up), no matter how difficult the pull is. Can anyone explain why that is?? We always try to pull them standing up in a crush (squeeze chute) and have never had one go down after being pulled, but if we pull them lying down in the paddock and its a tough pull or even not that tough, they will paralyse. Even if its a few miles to the yards, we will try and get them in there to that crush (chute). Over the years though, we've had paralyzed ones down for up to six weeks and still obtained a good result. Sometimes it takes that long for the nerves and bruising to come good. It's usually only if they insist on throwing themselves on their side and won't sit up, or refuse to eat and drink, that they are hard to save. You were unlucky that yours got on its side and died - she may have had a bad tear inside or something. [/QUOTE]
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