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I live by myself. I have a full time job with a college from 8 am to 4 pm Monday thru Friday. I do have vacation time during Christmas break, Spring break and three months summer break. I would like to rescue a dog from the shelter and keep me company. My question is: How can I keep a dog...

I have two situations here. I have a young heifer who is only 1 year old. We have separated her from the main herd, which is being bred by the bull. All by herself on her own pasture, the young heifer is bawling all day long. I have also got a steer who was born on Sep 12, 2007 (6 months...

Are there any adverse effects on the bull calf if we put a rubber band on him right after birth? Even before he gets his colostrum?

Have you ever seen a new born calf with blood-shot eyes? I have a new born with bloody-red eyes where the white should be. There are also tear drops rolling down her cheeks. As far as I can tell, she can see. Do you know what could have caused this problem? Will it clear up by itself...

The baby heifer was born yesterday. This morning, I found that she has blood coming out of her navel. when we looked closer, there is the soft umbilical cord, and then next to it is a one inch stiff tube sticking out. what is it? And also, she has blood shot eyes. what is it? She stood up...

I have noticed a cow that has developed some hair loss on her thigh. What is it and how to treat it? The bald patch is becoming bigger. Thanks Pauline

I know how to mark all topics read. But how do you mark individual posts of a thread read? When an icon on the left has turned from blue to orange, that indicates that new messages have been posted. Then I go to the last page and read from the last message back up. How do I mark the messages...

I read other posts, and it said, "She was dilated but the calf had not moved up into the birth canal. The calf was dead at that point...". How do you find out about all these? What would you see? I have a heifer passing out mucus. Her bag is filling up but her teats are not swollen. Her tail...

A herd of 10 to 13 elks come onto our pasture every day now this week. They have damaged our fence and hot wire. Other than shooting them, what are the ways to stop them from coming onto our pasture? Thanks Pauline

I have pics of poops from calves which I found puzzling. Calf A is nine weeks old, and she pooped right next to me. It is kind of solid with wrinkles and looks good to me. Calf B is eight weeks old. The poop was runny and it hit the ground with splashing noises. Calf C is three weeks...

Well, this happened two years ago, but it has traumatized us since then. A mother cow gave birth to a baby calf boy in winter two years ago. We put them in an enclosed pasture by themselves. The baby was healthy, nursing and walking around. He was two days old when that happened. It was a...

Last year we bought an old hereford beef cow from a neighbor. Last Friday, she gave birth to a baby girl. I went to work on Friday so on Saturday morning I checked on mother and baby. The mother's three teats were all swollen and tight and reddish-brown looking. The baby slept a lot. When...