Last night my husband and I went up to the barn to feed and as usual I go around and make sure everyone is up and ready to eat. Well, one of our big healthy holestein bull calves (120 lb) had somehow fell and his neck was all twisted around and butt was stuck up in the air and he was kicking, but im not sure how long he had been in that position. So my husband got him right side up and he was just sitting there with his head up.
When we gave him his bottle, he wouldnt suck. So as usual when they wont suck, we drenched him. As soon as my husband drenched him, we knew that he was drowned. Wasnt long after that he died.
My question is, How do you know if your in the lungs? My husband was raised on a dairy farm and has drenched hundreds of calves and this was the first time this has ever happend to him.
I thought that once you got passed the "flapper" in their throat and the tube goes all the way down that you are in the stomach. I must be wrong because the tube went all the way down last night.
Would it be possibe that our drencher was to short for this big calf or maybe where his head was all twisted something might have happend.
Any ideas?
When we gave him his bottle, he wouldnt suck. So as usual when they wont suck, we drenched him. As soon as my husband drenched him, we knew that he was drowned. Wasnt long after that he died.
My question is, How do you know if your in the lungs? My husband was raised on a dairy farm and has drenched hundreds of calves and this was the first time this has ever happend to him.
I thought that once you got passed the "flapper" in their throat and the tube goes all the way down that you are in the stomach. I must be wrong because the tube went all the way down last night.
Would it be possibe that our drencher was to short for this big calf or maybe where his head was all twisted something might have happend.
Any ideas?