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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 522194" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>These are the worst, in my opinion. We've had a situation like this recently. We just had a kid die, she had a rough time of it from the beginning. When she was being born, a crow bit her tongue badly. She had to be tube fed for a week, and bottle fed for another week until she could manage to suck on her mum. He mum was so good the whole time, stood without being tied to be milked out, mothered the kid and tried to get it to drink. One day I went out and the kid was just drinking. But it didnt end there. The kid got joint ill - it came in through the tongue wound. Both front legs swelled and she couldnt walk but was happy enough. For three weeks, that doe looked after the kid, she would walk over and stand above her so she could suck, and she would paw at her and move her around so she wasnt always lying in the same spot. She recovered from the joint ill and was just about to be weaned when she suddenly died, no signs of illness whatsoever. But it just breaks your heart that the doe was such a good mother (it was her first kid) and did everything right and so much more and she eventually lost her kid. And she walks around looking for it and asking us where it is. That sucks. </p><p></p><p>Sorry for your loss Holly. I got that you were just venting, unlike some others. Hope the rest of your calving goes okay. </p><p></p><p>And in regard to the person who did the caesar on the hydrops cow -- I'm so sorry I cant remember who it was -- congratulations, and I'm glad you got a live calf. But (and I think any way I put this someone is going to be offended, just bear in mind I'm not meaning to offend) I'm a bit confused by the responses from everyone, that doing a cutthroat caesar (also known as a sacrificial caesar) was anything out of the ordinary. It is pretty much common around here in all livestock species, if an animal isnt going to make it through labour but the calf/kid/lamb/foal etc is still alive. Almost every property owned in the district has done one at some point or another. Not a nice thing to have to do, but it gives you at least one live animal. </p><p></p><p>Sorry for hijacking your thread holly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 522194, member: 3195"] These are the worst, in my opinion. We've had a situation like this recently. We just had a kid die, she had a rough time of it from the beginning. When she was being born, a crow bit her tongue badly. She had to be tube fed for a week, and bottle fed for another week until she could manage to suck on her mum. He mum was so good the whole time, stood without being tied to be milked out, mothered the kid and tried to get it to drink. One day I went out and the kid was just drinking. But it didnt end there. The kid got joint ill - it came in through the tongue wound. Both front legs swelled and she couldnt walk but was happy enough. For three weeks, that doe looked after the kid, she would walk over and stand above her so she could suck, and she would paw at her and move her around so she wasnt always lying in the same spot. She recovered from the joint ill and was just about to be weaned when she suddenly died, no signs of illness whatsoever. But it just breaks your heart that the doe was such a good mother (it was her first kid) and did everything right and so much more and she eventually lost her kid. And she walks around looking for it and asking us where it is. That sucks. Sorry for your loss Holly. I got that you were just venting, unlike some others. Hope the rest of your calving goes okay. And in regard to the person who did the caesar on the hydrops cow -- I'm so sorry I cant remember who it was -- congratulations, and I'm glad you got a live calf. But (and I think any way I put this someone is going to be offended, just bear in mind I'm not meaning to offend) I'm a bit confused by the responses from everyone, that doing a cutthroat caesar (also known as a sacrificial caesar) was anything out of the ordinary. It is pretty much common around here in all livestock species, if an animal isnt going to make it through labour but the calf/kid/lamb/foal etc is still alive. Almost every property owned in the district has done one at some point or another. Not a nice thing to have to do, but it gives you at least one live animal. Sorry for hijacking your thread holly. [/QUOTE]
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