How long is normal for a cow to have discharge after calving

[Hunny Do Ranch]

How long is normal for a cow to have discharge after calving?
I have had a cow not clean very well this year and had to get the vet to treat her but now I don't know if I am being paranoid or what. I had a cow calve last week that still has some pinkish stuff coming out so I put some boluses in her and am just waiting for some estrumate as the vet said that should help.
Thanks :lol:

 

[bandit80]

How long is normal for a cow to have discharge after calving?
I have had a cow not clean very well this year and had to get the vet to treat her but now I don't know if I am being paranoid or what. I had a cow calve last week that still has some pinkish stuff coming out so I put some boluses in her and am just waiting for some estrumate as the vet said that should help.
Thanks :lol:

When you say pinkish stuff, is it stringy or mucousy?

I have seen many cows pass some blood/pink tinged mucous several days even a week or so after calving. If it looks like placenta, that is another issue, but if looks more like mucous, I would say it is nothing to get overly excited about.

 

[dun]

If you really pay attention it's not unusual for them to keep having some sort of goop off and on for a copule of weeks.

 

[angus9259]

Yup. It's a question of solidity (word??). If the stuff is "goop" I don't worry about it. If there's something solid . . . I'll wait a week and hit with prostamate or lut.

 

[Hunny Do Ranch]

OK I feel better now :clap: I don't know if I am looking too hard for things this year. I will keep an eye on her. Its def not placenta.
Thanks