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Heifer/early calf and problem
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1497735" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>For future info:</p><p>Vets used to always go in and "unbutton" the afterbirth if it was not expelled within 24 hours and put uterine boluses in her.</p><p>It has been proven that you should NEVER do anything with it. Let it rot & fall out on it's own You should never give her any kind of antibiotics - UNLESS - the cow gets sick. </p><p>The normal good bacteria in her system eats away at the rotting pieces and cleans her up. If you give antibiotics (when she is NOT sick), you kill the good bugs. LEAVE HER ALONE. If she has a long placenta, dragging the ground, you can cut it shorter or knot it up.</p><p>"generally" a cow will tend to retain her placenta if she calves extremely early, has twins (which usually comes early) or lacking minerals (like Selenium).</p><p>If a cow retains her placenta for more than a few days, you might give her a Lutalyse shot after 10 days to flush out her uterus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1497735, member: 968"] For future info: Vets used to always go in and "unbutton" the afterbirth if it was not expelled within 24 hours and put uterine boluses in her. It has been proven that you should NEVER do anything with it. Let it rot & fall out on it's own You should never give her any kind of antibiotics - UNLESS - the cow gets sick. The normal good bacteria in her system eats away at the rotting pieces and cleans her up. If you give antibiotics (when she is NOT sick), you kill the good bugs. LEAVE HER ALONE. If she has a long placenta, dragging the ground, you can cut it shorter or knot it up. "generally" a cow will tend to retain her placenta if she calves extremely early, has twins (which usually comes early) or lacking minerals (like Selenium). If a cow retains her placenta for more than a few days, you might give her a Lutalyse shot after 10 days to flush out her uterus. [/QUOTE]
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