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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl8" data-source="post: 1278903" data-attributes="member: 22072"><p>The prolapsed cow we are selling was not a full prolapse. She just had tad hanging out and although we had her stitched up, i'm sure her calf will hold it in now. If she prolapses now, it will be way after her calf is born and the new owner will notice it and either sell her, or take her to the vet. Not life threatening, so i do not have any conscience problems. Technically, if a cow prolapse and is sewn up, she's not going to be bred. Our vet sewed her up in a way so that she could get bred. I will pull out the stitch before she is sold....Would i want to buy this cow at the sale barn...no.... I do have a little bit of a problem with udder problems only because many people dont watch their cattle well and the calf can starve. But if you're watching your cows and calves closely, you'll see a problem. So thats what i say to myself, everyone watches their cattle as closely as i do....they should. As far as old cows, they check teeth, so its written on their sides. If you buy one of our old bred cows, they are going to need more food than normal to survive the winter. Nothing wrong with selling an old bred cow. Buyer should know, the cow is old....Being a commercial business, i cant have cows with special needs. People who have smaller herds should have no problem with anything we sell that is bred, it just does not work for our operation....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl8, post: 1278903, member: 22072"] The prolapsed cow we are selling was not a full prolapse. She just had tad hanging out and although we had her stitched up, i'm sure her calf will hold it in now. If she prolapses now, it will be way after her calf is born and the new owner will notice it and either sell her, or take her to the vet. Not life threatening, so i do not have any conscience problems. Technically, if a cow prolapse and is sewn up, she's not going to be bred. Our vet sewed her up in a way so that she could get bred. I will pull out the stitch before she is sold....Would i want to buy this cow at the sale barn...no.... I do have a little bit of a problem with udder problems only because many people dont watch their cattle well and the calf can starve. But if you're watching your cows and calves closely, you'll see a problem. So thats what i say to myself, everyone watches their cattle as closely as i do....they should. As far as old cows, they check teeth, so its written on their sides. If you buy one of our old bred cows, they are going to need more food than normal to survive the winter. Nothing wrong with selling an old bred cow. Buyer should know, the cow is old....Being a commercial business, i cant have cows with special needs. People who have smaller herds should have no problem with anything we sell that is bred, it just does not work for our operation.... [/QUOTE]
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