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Cows life in the balance after horrible calf pull
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<blockquote data-quote="CalumetFarms" data-source="post: 1657404" data-attributes="member: 36925"><p>This in all likelihood is exactly what we were dealing with. guts out in the birth canal, and by the smell alone we new things had gone wrong. Vet estimated calf had been dead for two days, based on its bloat, unfortunately the way it came out we couldn't ascertain much about the calf but it wasn't right. </p><p></p><p>Nights like those can really make you question your whole operation. I've had a cow struck by lightning few years back, a cow decide to have her calf in the pond, a yearling steer killed and partially eaten by coyotes. If you've got livestock, you've got dead stock. It just comes with the territory. </p><p></p><p>I would add this cow had calved four times before all without assistance, same calving ease registered bull used too. So we're thinking (and praying) was just a weird anomaly.</p><p></p><p>This AM she's up drinking and picking at hay. This cow is tough. We're of course gonna keep her on an antibiotic and pain regiment. I'm sure she's running a fever, hopefully infection doesn't get her.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1501[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CalumetFarms, post: 1657404, member: 36925"] This in all likelihood is exactly what we were dealing with. guts out in the birth canal, and by the smell alone we new things had gone wrong. Vet estimated calf had been dead for two days, based on its bloat, unfortunately the way it came out we couldn't ascertain much about the calf but it wasn't right. Nights like those can really make you question your whole operation. I've had a cow struck by lightning few years back, a cow decide to have her calf in the pond, a yearling steer killed and partially eaten by coyotes. If you've got livestock, you've got dead stock. It just comes with the territory. I would add this cow had calved four times before all without assistance, same calving ease registered bull used too. So we're thinking (and praying) was just a weird anomaly. This AM she's up drinking and picking at hay. This cow is tough. We're of course gonna keep her on an antibiotic and pain regiment. I'm sure she's running a fever, hopefully infection doesn't get her. [ATTACH type="full"]1501[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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