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Bull trying to die, any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="ledoux79" data-source="post: 826606" data-attributes="member: 16515"><p>This morning found the bull spread eagle and still alive. I pulled his hind end up under him and called out the vet again. This time he come with a dextrose IV, 1/2 gallon mineral oil, electrolytes and I had already given him probiotic paste. As the vet left, he said if he dies he would like to cut him open and see what really went wrong and I agreed that it would be a good idea to know. As we stood at the vets pickup and talked the vet looked back in the barn and to his shock the bull was suddenly up. We tried to get him up, four people with various methods had tried but when we left the barn he stood up. He urinated for almost 2 full minutes. I checked him 5 hours later and he is still standing. His head is down, he does not offer to drink nor does he care to eat but still standing. </p><p></p><p>I don't know what to think at this point. The vet stated it was not a twisted gut as he would have been dead in 6-8 hours. If he had a blockage he would not be able to poop at all. He does poop but it is very little - 1/2 cup at the most. The vet is leaning towards hardware.</p><p></p><p>Oh and the small gelatin like portion of manure that I had seen come out of the bull was mucas from the gut. Apparently as the gut dies it will discharge it. I thought that was interesting. I guess we have done everything that could be done, we will see what happens from here. It would be a terrible way to die as I know he is in terrible pain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ledoux79, post: 826606, member: 16515"] This morning found the bull spread eagle and still alive. I pulled his hind end up under him and called out the vet again. This time he come with a dextrose IV, 1/2 gallon mineral oil, electrolytes and I had already given him probiotic paste. As the vet left, he said if he dies he would like to cut him open and see what really went wrong and I agreed that it would be a good idea to know. As we stood at the vets pickup and talked the vet looked back in the barn and to his shock the bull was suddenly up. We tried to get him up, four people with various methods had tried but when we left the barn he stood up. He urinated for almost 2 full minutes. I checked him 5 hours later and he is still standing. His head is down, he does not offer to drink nor does he care to eat but still standing. I don't know what to think at this point. The vet stated it was not a twisted gut as he would have been dead in 6-8 hours. If he had a blockage he would not be able to poop at all. He does poop but it is very little - 1/2 cup at the most. The vet is leaning towards hardware. Oh and the small gelatin like portion of manure that I had seen come out of the bull was mucas from the gut. Apparently as the gut dies it will discharge it. I thought that was interesting. I guess we have done everything that could be done, we will see what happens from here. It would be a terrible way to die as I know he is in terrible pain. [/QUOTE]
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