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<blockquote data-quote="pbarber" data-source="post: 1036458" data-attributes="member: 20879"><p>I have a first year heifer that is due anytime now. The last 4 days she has laid down and I can't get her up. Yesterday she did move on her own to the pond and has laid on the bank and will not move at all now. I know the pond feels good to her but she is about to calve any day now. Being this is her first calf, I am not sure what to do. The vet has told me to leave her in the pond and when she gets out pin her up, but she is not getting out of the pond. First question is we have examined her and the calf is not in the birth canal yet and she is not dilated she is bagging up pretty good but no milk yet, is there a chance that the calf is already dead. They were not able to give me that information. Secondly, should I move her out of the pond or let her lay there and get out on her own. I am really worried that she will throw the calf in the pond, and I really cant tell what is happening because her hind quarters are under water. I have been told that I will most likely have to pull the calf since she has foundered and maybe that will help her start getting up and moving since she won't be as heavy. This is my first calf ever! My husband bought this cow already pregnant from someone who needed help so he took her. I am not sure if I should try to save the calf first or the cow. Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pbarber, post: 1036458, member: 20879"] I have a first year heifer that is due anytime now. The last 4 days she has laid down and I can't get her up. Yesterday she did move on her own to the pond and has laid on the bank and will not move at all now. I know the pond feels good to her but she is about to calve any day now. Being this is her first calf, I am not sure what to do. The vet has told me to leave her in the pond and when she gets out pin her up, but she is not getting out of the pond. First question is we have examined her and the calf is not in the birth canal yet and she is not dilated she is bagging up pretty good but no milk yet, is there a chance that the calf is already dead. They were not able to give me that information. Secondly, should I move her out of the pond or let her lay there and get out on her own. I am really worried that she will throw the calf in the pond, and I really cant tell what is happening because her hind quarters are under water. I have been told that I will most likely have to pull the calf since she has foundered and maybe that will help her start getting up and moving since she won't be as heavy. This is my first calf ever! My husband bought this cow already pregnant from someone who needed help so he took her. I am not sure if I should try to save the calf first or the cow. Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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