Medic24
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Yes, I have been going on about several cattle we picked up for so little money, and of course problems came with them, not the least of which were bad hooves, grown every which way. In an attempt to do the right thing and make them more confortable, we called a pro hoof trimmer who came by yesterday.
We took care of all of them , until the last one, she got a bit wild as we put her in the chute, and he suggested a little bit of rumpon to calm her down as we could not get her to let us touch her feet.
I have used Rumpon a number of times before, but have never ever seen a cow just drop down to the ground in less then a minute...until now. And down she stayed. 0.9 cc was the only dose, that i thought was light, but wow........anyway, the vet was called, and he assured us that by the time he got there she would be either up and about or dead. But too keep her warm until she made up her mind as to which side of the pasture fence she wanted to be on, if ya get my meaning.
We had to build a tent like structure to direct the heat from a torpedo heater onto her blanket covered, poor almost lifeless body, finally after over an hour, I thought it was a great idea to 'turn' her much like we would an egg in a frying pan so that we could warm the bottom side of her as well. Nowkeep in mind it was snowing and sleeting as we were doing this and we were amazed to see the steam rising around her and us.
Wouldn't ya know it............ as I straddled her head and was turning her front legs as my hoof trimmer guy pulled on her back legs , she chose that very moment to stay on this side of the tunnel, and turn she did, rising up and into a gallup at the same second...........now picture this...a cow lying all four legs up, eyes rolled back one second, and the very next a full run with a very surprised and horrified guy (me) riding her back and holding on for all I was worth.
No I didn't hear the bell or the whistle to tell me that my eight seconds were up, I didn't even thing to attach a hand strap. I didnt think I would need to . I became very well aquainted with the very sturdy fence we use in our catch lot. I swear, when I finally opened my eyes , I did see at least a few rodeo clowns standing over me............at least for a second, just after all the stars I was seeing were begining to go away.
:roll:
She seems none the worse for wear, with the exception of being a bit leary of us at the moment..........but I assume she wil get over it. as for me................ Oh honey............where's the asprin?
Just thought some one might try to envision this, and get a laugh.
By the way..THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!
We took care of all of them , until the last one, she got a bit wild as we put her in the chute, and he suggested a little bit of rumpon to calm her down as we could not get her to let us touch her feet.
I have used Rumpon a number of times before, but have never ever seen a cow just drop down to the ground in less then a minute...until now. And down she stayed. 0.9 cc was the only dose, that i thought was light, but wow........anyway, the vet was called, and he assured us that by the time he got there she would be either up and about or dead. But too keep her warm until she made up her mind as to which side of the pasture fence she wanted to be on, if ya get my meaning.
We had to build a tent like structure to direct the heat from a torpedo heater onto her blanket covered, poor almost lifeless body, finally after over an hour, I thought it was a great idea to 'turn' her much like we would an egg in a frying pan so that we could warm the bottom side of her as well. Nowkeep in mind it was snowing and sleeting as we were doing this and we were amazed to see the steam rising around her and us.
Wouldn't ya know it............ as I straddled her head and was turning her front legs as my hoof trimmer guy pulled on her back legs , she chose that very moment to stay on this side of the tunnel, and turn she did, rising up and into a gallup at the same second...........now picture this...a cow lying all four legs up, eyes rolled back one second, and the very next a full run with a very surprised and horrified guy (me) riding her back and holding on for all I was worth.
No I didn't hear the bell or the whistle to tell me that my eight seconds were up, I didn't even thing to attach a hand strap. I didnt think I would need to . I became very well aquainted with the very sturdy fence we use in our catch lot. I swear, when I finally opened my eyes , I did see at least a few rodeo clowns standing over me............at least for a second, just after all the stars I was seeing were begining to go away.
:roll:
She seems none the worse for wear, with the exception of being a bit leary of us at the moment..........but I assume she wil get over it. as for me................ Oh honey............where's the asprin?
Just thought some one might try to envision this, and get a laugh.
By the way..THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!
