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[M5farm]

Last year I bought a some bred cows. One of them lost her calf in February and I bought the cows late march. I felt she was probally bred and took a chance on her. When I was loading her that day I noticedboth eyes were a little cloudy. He told me he she was like that when he got her and had treated her. I brought her home and seperated her and treated her again after 2 weeks no change. Vet said she would be fine to turn out. Fast forward to last 2 weeks she has started looking worse. She has always the last to come in and has always been a loner. She is obviously heavy bred now so she was bred in march. She hasn't started bagging yet. She was the only cow that wouldn't come in when I b
Vaccinated Saturday. I was able to catch her late today. I'm gonna feed her and keep her in the lot to improve her condition so when she does calve I can sell the pair. She can see out of her eyes but I don't think very well. I knew she was a cull when I bought her and plans were to get a calf on her side and I could double my money. Since she is probably weeks away from calving would you wait to vaccinate even tho the 7 way I use is safe for pregnant cows.

 

[hillsdown]

You can vaccinate with a modified killed vaccine and she should be safe ,also treat her with some long acting oxytet for her eyes, could just be mycoplasma.

 

[M5farm]

La200 is what I have used and couldn't get them any clearer.

 

[hillsdown]

OK ,but sometimes it takes multi doses to help clear them up as well as a lot of time afterwards to see an improvement . If she is not leaking from the eyes then I think you kust have to play the waiting game .

I wouldn't try and sell her as a pair as everyone else will see too what you already know. Maybe let her raise her calf to about 3 months, cull her for slaughter while she is still upright and you can either feed the calf to a heavier weight or sell it too for someone else to feed up.

Good luck and wishing you a healthy unassisted calf on the ground with a very attentive and good dam at her side . :tiphat:

 

[cow pollinater]

Do you have nightshade in your pastures?

 

[M5farm]

Do you have nightshade in your pastures?

No nightshade. They haven't been in the woods for since november.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

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I wouldn't try and sell her as a pair as everyone else will see too what you already know. Maybe let her raise her calf to about 3 months, cull her for slaughter while she is still upright and you can either feed the calf to a heavier weight or sell it too for someone else to feed up.

Good suggestion here. This is what I would do in your situation.

Katherine