Cow down. Can't get up

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Cow fell into a 7 ft coyote den and once hauled out she is still sitting down and can't get up. what to do?
 
Define "sitting down". As in, sitting like this? If so, generally indicates a spinal injury and the outcome is not good. If she's just laying down, she's probably traumatized and needs a little time. Make sure she has water, hay &/or cubes. Make sure she is warm, and her temp is normal. You may want to give her Banamine or Banamine Transdermal for pain, but your best bet is to call your vet to figure out the extent of the injury.
 

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I used Banamine transdermal on my milk cow for the first time this week. Thursday morning I came out to milk HD and she refused to walk or bear weight on her right front. The ankle was all hot and swollen. I had to pop her repeatedly with a buggy whip to get her into the barn to be milked and confined. Bones felt aligned. I had some Banamine transdermal for cows so I poured a dose down her backline. It is used to reduce fever and pain, it is a long acting non steroidal anti inflammatory. The improvement was remarkable. Within a couple of hours she was walking on it, carefully. By the next day improved even more. It has a 48 hour milk not for human consumption so the heifers consumed that milk. It lasts for 72 hours the lady at Merck customer service said. lasts longer or less depending on the severity of the illness or injury. Well today it had worn off and she walks sound and went out to pasture. Banamine has often been used on horses but it was injectable. This pour on is a great thing to have in your first aid kits, it is by prescription. You are supposed to give it only one time and not for cows within 2 days of giving birth because of increased bleeding.

Down cows really do have to be turned 4 to six times around the clock or their weight on their muscles can cause tissue necrosis. It is easy to do using ropes and prop up with hay bales. with hay and water available at all times. If it is milk fever in cows that have just come fresh they don't have enough calcium and minerals to work their muscles. IV CMPK or tubes of CMPK are needed in the first aid kit. The applicator for these tubes is not like a construction caulking gun. You need the special CMPK chalking gun. The IV kind ban be given but slow IV push or it can stop their hearts.

Not sure if this is a crank first time poster never to be seen again.
 
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If she hadn't been euthanized she would have died of old age a long time ago. Banamine Pour On is still great stuff for your cattle first aid kit. My cow is sound now, by the way.
 

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