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cow down after hard delivery....any hope for her??
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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 44883" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>Nice people, eh? Some folks will do anything to make a buck, even if others suffer from the results of their greed.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could offer some better advice about the heifer, but I haven't had much luck with cows that stay down after a hard delivery. Hauled water and feed for two weeks in twenty below weather out to the pasture two years ago hoping that a second calver would eventually get up. Finally ended up shooting her. Oh, her appetite was grand, and she could move her limbs, but I almost think she'd convinced herself that she couldn't get up and therefore never really gave it much of an effort. Same story with a couple of others. Seems that if they can't get up within a day, they just aren't going to. Not that it doesn't happen for other people occasionally, just not here.</p><p></p><p>Agree that your best bet is to get a hold of your vet and ask him/her what the recommended course of action would be.</p><p></p><p>Take care and good luck with the rest of calving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 44883, member: 220"] Nice people, eh? Some folks will do anything to make a buck, even if others suffer from the results of their greed. I wish I could offer some better advice about the heifer, but I haven't had much luck with cows that stay down after a hard delivery. Hauled water and feed for two weeks in twenty below weather out to the pasture two years ago hoping that a second calver would eventually get up. Finally ended up shooting her. Oh, her appetite was grand, and she could move her limbs, but I almost think she'd convinced herself that she couldn't get up and therefore never really gave it much of an effort. Same story with a couple of others. Seems that if they can't get up within a day, they just aren't going to. Not that it doesn't happen for other people occasionally, just not here. Agree that your best bet is to get a hold of your vet and ask him/her what the recommended course of action would be. Take care and good luck with the rest of calving. [/QUOTE]
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