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Heifer + 112 lb calf = crappy night
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<blockquote data-quote="Suzie Q" data-source="post: 919081" data-attributes="member: 14334"><p>I think you have someone else. My bull is in with the cows and calves 24/7 all year round. We are in Australia and don't have to worry about the cold you have. We don't even have a barn for them to shelter in as we don't need it.</p><p></p><p>I did not say that a cow would die if not got up from calving paralysis immediately. What I have said in the past was that I was feeding a cow for a neighbour when we first arrived who was down with calving paralysis and I only fed her while they were away for a weekend and was told by the person who lived here before us that if the cow was not lifted it would die. When the neighbour came back they shot her, so I don't think they gave her much of a chance. I found out later that they did have lifters and I had a FEL so could have lifted her if they had asked me to, but being new I didn't ask about it or do it.</p><p></p><p>I have read the threads on here that say that cows have lived with being turned so I know now that they don't have to be lifted to survive, but that doesn't mean that lifting them doesn't help either.</p><p></p><p>We now have a product in the fridge called "KEY". We have been told that if a cow is down and won't get up if given a good kick, then inject her with it. It reduces the swelling on the nerve which has swollen with being pressed during calving, but I don't know if you have that product over there. So far we have not used it - Going on over 8 years so can not tell you if it works or not and it is probably out of date now anyway.</p><p></p><p>I was surprised to read in this thread about surprise that the afterbirth was eaten. Yes it would attract predators so cows do eat the afterbirth, it is not unnatural.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Suzie Q, post: 919081, member: 14334"] I think you have someone else. My bull is in with the cows and calves 24/7 all year round. We are in Australia and don't have to worry about the cold you have. We don't even have a barn for them to shelter in as we don't need it. I did not say that a cow would die if not got up from calving paralysis immediately. What I have said in the past was that I was feeding a cow for a neighbour when we first arrived who was down with calving paralysis and I only fed her while they were away for a weekend and was told by the person who lived here before us that if the cow was not lifted it would die. When the neighbour came back they shot her, so I don't think they gave her much of a chance. I found out later that they did have lifters and I had a FEL so could have lifted her if they had asked me to, but being new I didn't ask about it or do it. I have read the threads on here that say that cows have lived with being turned so I know now that they don't have to be lifted to survive, but that doesn't mean that lifting them doesn't help either. We now have a product in the fridge called "KEY". We have been told that if a cow is down and won't get up if given a good kick, then inject her with it. It reduces the swelling on the nerve which has swollen with being pressed during calving, but I don't know if you have that product over there. So far we have not used it - Going on over 8 years so can not tell you if it works or not and it is probably out of date now anyway. I was surprised to read in this thread about surprise that the afterbirth was eaten. Yes it would attract predators so cows do eat the afterbirth, it is not unnatural. [/QUOTE]
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