down cow

[heath]

I had a cow start dragging a rear toe a little over 2 weeks ago. The next day she wanted to stay laying down, shed get up but reluctantly. The following day she could barely get up, as if her hind legs were jello. I assumed she had a hard birth and lost the calf. O pregnant checked her after a week cause she still looked pregnant, and she still had it I'm her. The calf was born Saturday,and the cow is still the same.I'd been hauling her feed water for two weeks and have treated her with la200 and dexium. Any ideas of what might be wrong?

 

[dun]

Sounds like she needs a bullet

 

[Lucky_P]

Lymphosarcoma, possibly with tumor growing in the spinal canal.
Hypocalcemia
Agroceriosis/High-trough disease

That said, since none of us can see or put hands on this creature, it's all conjecture.

 

[regolith]

Lymphosarcoma, possibly with tumor growing in the spinal canal.
Hypocalcemia
Agroceriosis/High-trough disease

That said, since none of us can see or put hands on this creature, it's all conjecture.

Sounds more like what we call a 'pinched nerve' complicated by malnutrition and/or hypocalcemia.
Agroceriosis is a new one to me.

 

[regolith]

Lymphosarcoma, possibly with tumor growing in the spinal canal.
Hypocalcemia
Agroceriosis/High-trough disease

That said, since none of us can see or put hands on this creature, it's all conjecture.

Sounds more like what we call a 'pinched nerve' complicated by malnutrition and/or hypocalcemia.
Agroceriosis is a new one to me.

google got it first time too new a term for my 1956 Black's Vet dictionary

 

[Lucky_P]

rego,
Back where I came from, down in the Upper Corner of Lower Alabama(UCLA), we also called it "Lee County Syndrome" - over-bred and under-fed.
Also known as 'Miss-meal colic'. And various and sundry other appellations.

Not saying that that's what heath's cow has ( with the toe-dragging and now prolonged recumbency, I'm betting on lymphosarcoma) - but inadequate diet causes a whole lot more problems for cattle than any number of infectious agents.

 

[SSGenetics]

rego,
Back where I came from, down in the Upper Corner of Lower Alabama(UCLA), we also called it "Lee County Syndrome" - over-bred and under-fed.
Also known as 'Miss-meal colic'. And various and sundry other appellations.

Not saying that that's what heath's cow has ( with the toe-dragging and now prolonged recumbency, I'm betting on lymphosarcoma) - but inadequate diet causes a whole lot more problems for cattle than any number of infectious agents.

Hey Lucky, did you ever practice in north Alabama or southern middle TN?

 

[regolith]

the toe dragging is the only symptom described *not* typical of general weakness/metabolics. Once down, it's tough work sustaining a cow sufficiently to prevent further complications.
I spoke to a vet a while back who thought the 'pinched nerve' theory wasn't really a possibility and lack of energy pre-calving was a more likely cause. Stories of such cows are commonly shared between farmers though, and they should get up after calving.

 

[heath]

She's an older cow, but has never had a problem keeping a good bcs
Gonna give her a while longer, then shell get a bullet.

 

[heath]

Ended up dieing from lead poisoning on Saturday.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

Ended up dieing from lead poisoning on Saturday.

Sorry to hear of that as the outcome. Were you ever able to determine the cause for her to go down in the first place?

Katherine

 

[heath]

Vet said tumor on spinal chord.