papavillars
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I posted a couple weeks ago about one of my cows losing weight. Someone asked if she had rebred, so I decided to check her yesterday. I moved her into the the corral where my alley and headgate are located. I eased her into the alley and off she ran like a scalded a$$ ape. She hit the head gate and it was only partially open and she almost cleared it but stuck right at her hook bones. This jammed the gate and it would not open any wider. Of course she is not just standing there she is trying to get out. I finally calmed her down with some cubes, but cannot get her to try and backup, and cannot get her clear. I struggled for about an hour,even put her calf in the area with her. Called the vet and he said come by and he would draw up a sedative to help her relax. He gave me two syringes and said to give one now and one about one hour later. I gave her one, checked her every ten minutes and about thirty to forty minutes into it I noticed she started to quiver in the rear legs, and sure enough down she goes. Thankfully I only gave her one shot of the sedative. Now I am totally screwed. I take my torch to the gate and with a little cutting, I finally freed her. Of course she is still down and eyes rolled back and labor breathing. I wait an hour and still down and unresponsive.
so I call the vet and he said that she is probably in shock. As a last ditch effort I gave her some epinepherine from a vial I keep at the farm. Luckily she responded and CRAWLED out of the gate. Two hours later she is up but very agitated. I dump a buch of hay and cubes to her and she eats a little. She appears fine, scraped up and skinned knees but walking normally. Now I get to try and reweld the gate. Aint raising cows fun!.
so I call the vet and he said that she is probably in shock. As a last ditch effort I gave her some epinepherine from a vial I keep at the farm. Luckily she responded and CRAWLED out of the gate. Two hours later she is up but very agitated. I dump a buch of hay and cubes to her and she eats a little. She appears fine, scraped up and skinned knees but walking normally. Now I get to try and reweld the gate. Aint raising cows fun!.
