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<blockquote data-quote="jilleroo" data-source="post: 624829" data-attributes="member: 8192"><p>Being in an outback situation, caesareans where the cow is alive are usually not an option, but we did have one done years ago. It was on our younger son's "precious" first heifer to calve and the calf was wrongly presented and proved impossible to turn. A couple of local kids who were vet students were home for the holidays and they offered to come across and try to help. They couldn't get the calf out either and, as the mother of one was a vet, they had some basic gear to do a caesar. It was the worst type of day imaginable - christmas eve in Australia, 45 degrees celsius in the shade, with a roaring north wind that was just blowing plain dirt by the bucketful. We couldnt erect any shade - it was too windy. The heifer was given a sedative, let out of the crush and laid down with her head tied to the bottom rail so she couldnt get up. The bull calf came out alive and, despite the dirty hot horrible windy conditions, the heifer didn't skip a beat, reared the calf, and went on to have another 13 calves unaided. Those kids did a great job! The only other caesarean I've seen the cow was laid down too but I know that not the normal way its done.</p><p> I think I'd give that heifer a little longer before I'd zap her to get up. If she's feeling okay, she'll get up when she's able. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jilleroo, post: 624829, member: 8192"] Being in an outback situation, caesareans where the cow is alive are usually not an option, but we did have one done years ago. It was on our younger son's "precious" first heifer to calve and the calf was wrongly presented and proved impossible to turn. A couple of local kids who were vet students were home for the holidays and they offered to come across and try to help. They couldn't get the calf out either and, as the mother of one was a vet, they had some basic gear to do a caesar. It was the worst type of day imaginable - christmas eve in Australia, 45 degrees celsius in the shade, with a roaring north wind that was just blowing plain dirt by the bucketful. We couldnt erect any shade - it was too windy. The heifer was given a sedative, let out of the crush and laid down with her head tied to the bottom rail so she couldnt get up. The bull calf came out alive and, despite the dirty hot horrible windy conditions, the heifer didn't skip a beat, reared the calf, and went on to have another 13 calves unaided. Those kids did a great job! The only other caesarean I've seen the cow was laid down too but I know that not the normal way its done. I think I'd give that heifer a little longer before I'd zap her to get up. If she's feeling okay, she'll get up when she's able. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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