We have a 4 year old cow, I've pictured her here before, she's our grandsons. I can't find a breeding date for her but she was exposed to the bull for a early-mid Feb calving date.
She had a bit of a rectal prolapse while laying in the pasture on Sunday. When she got up, it went back in OK. She looked kind of bloaty, so we put her in the barn. She's been on real good mixed hay, free choice mineral. We gave her mixed grass hay, OG, fescue, timothy. She's not eating a lot, but drinking good. I gave her about a quart of grain but she wasn't real interested in it. Her bowel movements are small & firm. She's had 4-5/day.
She is absolutely huge. I've suspected for the last month that she will have twins. She's a bit thinner than I'd expect and like I said, her abdomen is huge! Both sides are huge but the left side does seem a bit more swollen and tight as a drum. She does not seem distressed, she is breathing OK, not drooling.
Could a heavy pregnancy cause an intestinal blockage that might cause some of those symptoms?
She had a bit of a rectal prolapse while laying in the pasture on Sunday. When she got up, it went back in OK. She looked kind of bloaty, so we put her in the barn. She's been on real good mixed hay, free choice mineral. We gave her mixed grass hay, OG, fescue, timothy. She's not eating a lot, but drinking good. I gave her about a quart of grain but she wasn't real interested in it. Her bowel movements are small & firm. She's had 4-5/day.
She is absolutely huge. I've suspected for the last month that she will have twins. She's a bit thinner than I'd expect and like I said, her abdomen is huge! Both sides are huge but the left side does seem a bit more swollen and tight as a drum. She does not seem distressed, she is breathing OK, not drooling.
Could a heavy pregnancy cause an intestinal blockage that might cause some of those symptoms?
