Recent content by milkmaid

Hmmm.... well that got some opinions. lol. I do appreciate y'all's input. Seriously. Bit more background... I do honestly want opinions on the topic; believe me, I don't come out of months/years of minimal posting to ask a personal question on a forum if I just want validation. LOL. Yup, it'd...

His last name... I don't have any problem with that. I figure there's enough families out there where parents and kids have different last names that it shouldn't be a big deal for school etc. If I were to add his last name and have two last names... Dr MM maiden name married name... that would...

Thanks all! Knew you'd have good input. Quick response since I got up late this morning and have to leave for work in a few...will get a longer response later. He says it's a 9. I think it's a 10 but he's reserving that "10" in case there's some future situation he wants to assign it to. lol...

Old time poster.....some of you hopefully remember me. I try to still swing by once in awhile. Question for the board about women changing last names, or not changing last names. :help: Quick background, MM is getting married! :banana: MM, as many of you know, is Dr. MM and has been that way...

....I'd also have them tested for Johnes, esp if you plan to keep the bottle calves. Going through sale barns is risky, the reasons we cull them (I'm currently working for a 14,000 cow dairy) include mastitis (mycoplasma and staph aureus culture positive sometimes), lameness, low milk...

Spinal injury. The position with back legs extended forward while laying down or standing (you can see it in all of the pictures) is classic. I give them 3 days to improve and then euthanize.

Not going to find pneumonia, peritonitis, liver abcesses, urinary tract problems, or hardware in the brainstem... didn't they cut the entire bull open?

Very much depends on how many dogs you're talking about... but concrete floors, good drainage, and facilities that can easily be sprayed down and disinfected if needed (think parvo) would be a must in my book. No wood surfaces. Ideally in a location that gets enough sun to warm and dry out the...

What level of pain relief are you needing?

Angus- Old cows tend to have a big uterus anyway, it's been stretched multiple times, so a 30-40 day pregnancy sometimes doesn't have enough fluid yet to make one horn larger than the other. If I don't know I'm looking for a really early pregnancy I'm not likely to spend the time slipping the...

Depends on the vet/level of experience and stage of gestation.... I wouldn't miss a 60 day pregnancy on a heifer for sure, but I'd probably miss a 40 day on an old cow. I don't check many for work and most of what I do check are 160-200 days... the stage where they weigh enough to fall down into...

If you come to Old Faithful feel free to stop in, I'll give you and your wife a tour of my workplace Dave! I'm in the Twin Falls area (on your way to Yellowstone).

Yes actually graduated in 2015 (can't believe it's been almost 2 years!). I just work with cows so life is pretty awesome! ;-) :P

5000 posts but I still mostly lurk these days.....

We're talking about cows... if it can happen, it will. lol. :P