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Can I re-induce lactation after 28 days?
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1625776" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>Do you think there is a chance I can get a cow that calved 28 days ago, to come back into milk with repeated milking? This cow lost a breech calf we pulled on March 12th. She was put back in with the rest of the herd a few days later, and just this week did she finally start to look like she was drying up. </p><p></p><p>Yesterday morning we found our last cow to calve, with a calf that was considerably smaller than those she's had in the past. I started looking for a twin with no luck, but that evening as we headed back out after feeding, I saw a suspiciously small calf just above a group of other calves. Yep, no ear-tag, we found the twin. We fed it colostrum last night and this morning and caught the cow with no calf. We milked her and it was easy to get plenty of clear fluid, but not milk. I have successfully put a calf on cows that lost their calves 7 days ago and 17 days ago, but is this impossible? The others had clear fluid at first, but then turned to milk. Both are doing great now with calves that are about a month old. I read where women can induce lactation to feed adopted babies, so it would seem like this might be possible with persistent milking. My Vet said, "I don't know. Let me know what happens". What do you think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1625776, member: 9933"] Do you think there is a chance I can get a cow that calved 28 days ago, to come back into milk with repeated milking? This cow lost a breech calf we pulled on March 12th. She was put back in with the rest of the herd a few days later, and just this week did she finally start to look like she was drying up. Yesterday morning we found our last cow to calve, with a calf that was considerably smaller than those she’s had in the past. I started looking for a twin with no luck, but that evening as we headed back out after feeding, I saw a suspiciously small calf just above a group of other calves. Yep, no ear-tag, we found the twin. We fed it colostrum last night and this morning and caught the cow with no calf. We milked her and it was easy to get plenty of clear fluid, but not milk. I have successfully put a calf on cows that lost their calves 7 days ago and 17 days ago, but is this impossible? The others had clear fluid at first, but then turned to milk. Both are doing great now with calves that are about a month old. I read where women can induce lactation to feed adopted babies, so it would seem like this might be possible with persistent milking. My Vet said, “I don’t know. Let me know what happens”. What do you think? [/QUOTE]
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