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Heifer lost appetite after birth
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<blockquote data-quote="millstreaminn" data-source="post: 1317758" data-attributes="member: 4844"><p>Take a stethoscope and place it in her last rib, about 1/2 way down from the spine. Take your finger and snap or tap with your fingers on the cows stomach a few inches behind (towards the rear of the cow) where you have the stethoscope. You will hear what sounds like a metalic "ting or ping" kinda like you are snapping on an empty soda can. That noise indicates the presence of a gas pocket, aka twisted stomach. Sorry about the poor description of how to check. You will obviously need a vet to confirm the diagnosis. When the vet is there, have them show you how to check and what a twisted stomach sounds like. You'll never forget the sound.</p><p></p><p>We have done surgery, the blind stitch and in a couple cases just rolled the cow and got her back up. Surgery is 100 effective and blind stitch is not far behind. Of the 2 cows we just rolled, one stomach stayed where it should be, the other required the blind stitch to hold it in place. </p><p></p><p>Here's a you tube of the sound. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5OO_2OPkY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5OO_2OPkY</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="millstreaminn, post: 1317758, member: 4844"] Take a stethoscope and place it in her last rib, about 1/2 way down from the spine. Take your finger and snap or tap with your fingers on the cows stomach a few inches behind (towards the rear of the cow) where you have the stethoscope. You will hear what sounds like a metalic "ting or ping" kinda like you are snapping on an empty soda can. That noise indicates the presence of a gas pocket, aka twisted stomach. Sorry about the poor description of how to check. You will obviously need a vet to confirm the diagnosis. When the vet is there, have them show you how to check and what a twisted stomach sounds like. You'll never forget the sound. We have done surgery, the blind stitch and in a couple cases just rolled the cow and got her back up. Surgery is 100 effective and blind stitch is not far behind. Of the 2 cows we just rolled, one stomach stayed where it should be, the other required the blind stitch to hold it in place. Here's a you tube of the sound. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5OO_2OPkY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5OO_2OPkY[/url] [/QUOTE]
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