holly heifer
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Monday morning started out pretty much like any other. I was up at 4:00am to do chores. On this frosty morn, I was to
go to my sis's house to care for her 3 cows that were due to calve. She and her family had gone to another state on cattle business. I made the 10 minute trip to her barn. The show calves wanted their feed, the 3 cows all looked fine. I proceeded to water and feed them all. One big cow stood up
and as she did I could see that she seemed to have calved-
but there was no calf! :shock: I checked her over and decided she neede a vet. She had no contractions and her water had long been broken. The vet promptly arrived at 5:10am. She sleeved the cow with the news that the calf was
twisted, the uterus was twisted and a C section was in order.
We prepped the cow( Thank God for well stocked show boxes! )
and the incision was made. Out poured gallons of fluid. The
uterus had ruptured, the calf was delivered( dead) and
the vet said she was done as a brood cow( I could have figured that one out!) :oops: Well, we sewed her up, filled
her full of Batril, and crossed our fingers. By now we are cold
covered in blood, placenta, poop, and urine. The cow started to bloat, so we poked a hole in her and left a tube so the gas could escape. In the background, one of the other cows has
started her labor and we delivered a healthy bull calf. :P
As of last night, the section cow was up, eating, pooping
no temp.She might make it to the sale barn after all. :roll:
The new momma is fine, her calf a fine 4-H steer for 2007.
Just like you guys have said, you gotta have em to loose em!
go to my sis's house to care for her 3 cows that were due to calve. She and her family had gone to another state on cattle business. I made the 10 minute trip to her barn. The show calves wanted their feed, the 3 cows all looked fine. I proceeded to water and feed them all. One big cow stood up
and as she did I could see that she seemed to have calved-
but there was no calf! :shock: I checked her over and decided she neede a vet. She had no contractions and her water had long been broken. The vet promptly arrived at 5:10am. She sleeved the cow with the news that the calf was
twisted, the uterus was twisted and a C section was in order.
We prepped the cow( Thank God for well stocked show boxes! )
and the incision was made. Out poured gallons of fluid. The
uterus had ruptured, the calf was delivered( dead) and
the vet said she was done as a brood cow( I could have figured that one out!) :oops: Well, we sewed her up, filled
her full of Batril, and crossed our fingers. By now we are cold
covered in blood, placenta, poop, and urine. The cow started to bloat, so we poked a hole in her and left a tube so the gas could escape. In the background, one of the other cows has
started her labor and we delivered a healthy bull calf. :P
As of last night, the section cow was up, eating, pooping
no temp.She might make it to the sale barn after all. :roll:
The new momma is fine, her calf a fine 4-H steer for 2007.
Just like you guys have said, you gotta have em to loose em!
