Recent content by Paulette

Well, here is the answer. We have lots of water hemlock here and after a search around the creek the owner found exposed roots. The calves were chasing grass and discovered a new treat. One that killed them. We fight this problem all the time here and hemlock is difficult for all of us to...

Hi folks. Here's a problem . . . A neighbor noticed two replacement heifers kicking their bellies, wheezing a bit and foaming at the mouth. The vet thought worms. The weather has been snow storm with three inches of wet snow (32 degrees) one day to warm, damp grass and sun (60 degrees) the next...

Hi. Well, our cow did well eating and drinking but stayed on her chest, only squirming around. She kept getting her back legs stretched out behind her and not tucked in as they should be. Always a bad sign. We'd lift her everyday but after a couple of minutes trying to stand on her front feet...

I have a question for anyone out there. What if a downed cow (downed from a too-large hiplocked 140 lb. calf...who died) retained her afterbirth while still down (6 days, but perky and eating well, going to the bathroom everyday as usual, chewing her cud) and after having her washed-off uterine...

Hi Kat. I'm new to forum. Please read my post today on downed cows. I hope it encourages you for hanging in there as you did. Paulette

Hi. New to board not new to ranching. We had a downed cow three years ago. She hadn't calved. Gave her Norcal, intra and into sub. She was close to calving. Vet told us (if we wanted to take the time) to lift her each day with hip clamps on a backhoe, keep water and food for her, and when she...