holly heifer
Well-known member
Lost a young cow yesterday-- We pulled a breech large
dead calf ( was delivered fairly easily) she then on her own delivered a live small calf, and all seemed well. An hour later
cow was down- EVERYTHING had prolasped, blood was every where,and the calf had yet to nurse. Got the vet, and 3 of us
shoved the uterus back in the cow, just about then she expired. All of us covered in blood, poop, urine and placenta.
I milked the colustrum from the now dead cow( she was a
gentle favorite--- made it that much harder) The calf did
take a pint of the colustrum. Vet gave it selinium and vitamins.
Midnight calf took the rest of the colustrum, this am still had not passed the meconium, so I gave her an enema and it worked like a charm ;-) Went home at 10:00am and she took a pint of milk. Calf might weigh 40 lbs. Sire was reg hereford,
mom was simmental. I have had enough this year, already! :x
First sis's cows, then mine and now dads! We have a bunch more to deliver!!!!! :shock:
dead calf ( was delivered fairly easily) she then on her own delivered a live small calf, and all seemed well. An hour later
cow was down- EVERYTHING had prolasped, blood was every where,and the calf had yet to nurse. Got the vet, and 3 of us
shoved the uterus back in the cow, just about then she expired. All of us covered in blood, poop, urine and placenta.
I milked the colustrum from the now dead cow( she was a
gentle favorite--- made it that much harder) The calf did
take a pint of the colustrum. Vet gave it selinium and vitamins.
Midnight calf took the rest of the colustrum, this am still had not passed the meconium, so I gave her an enema and it worked like a charm ;-) Went home at 10:00am and she took a pint of milk. Calf might weigh 40 lbs. Sire was reg hereford,
mom was simmental. I have had enough this year, already! :x
First sis's cows, then mine and now dads! We have a bunch more to deliver!!!!! :shock: