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Lost a healthy heifer in three days. What gives?
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<blockquote data-quote="lastcowboy32" data-source="post: 1118107" data-attributes="member: 21810"><p>I think that they were good vets. They did what we asked them to do. The philosophical differences about milk replacer vs milk are just that: philosophical differences. The argument over the cat spaying was also a philosophical difference. I had a stray cat foisted on me. Good cat...just not spayed. I just wanted it spayed and vaccinated so that it could hang out in the barn. They insisted on treating the job like dome spoiled house cat with pre-visits, bloodwork...the works. Ended up being three hundred bucks. I could have had it done for a hundred. I never complained about the cow bills; but I did learn to prevent what I could and only call if I thought that they could help. </p><p>I do think that they mismanaged a prolapsed uterus once. Instead of just putting it back in with the cow standing, as my father's vet used to do, they insisted on us wrestling the cow to the ground and using come-a-longs to stretch her legs apart. She burst a uterine artery in the struggle...poof! Dead cow. Maybe the textbook says to do it that way; but if the cow is strong enough to fight you tooth and nail; but she would stand peacefully....maybe go with the flow.</p><p></p><p>For a few years now, I've gotten along without them by keeping animals warm, fed well and well ventilated...along with salt, minerals and a weekly dose of black oil sunflower seeds...about a pound per cow.</p><p></p><p>I feel as though my problems this year are more attributed to the cold and lack of grain/sunflower seeds. </p><p></p><p>They've been on just five pounds of grain supplemented with their hay for a week now; and they have much more pep and almost run me over. </p><p></p><p>If I have to use the coverall again next year, I definitely want to make changes such as vaccinating in the fall before confinement and keeping their body condition higher. I feel that the better conditions will obviate the need for a vet or this discussion again next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lastcowboy32, post: 1118107, member: 21810"] I think that they were good vets. They did what we asked them to do. The philosophical differences about milk replacer vs milk are just that: philosophical differences. The argument over the cat spaying was also a philosophical difference. I had a stray cat foisted on me. Good cat...just not spayed. I just wanted it spayed and vaccinated so that it could hang out in the barn. They insisted on treating the job like dome spoiled house cat with pre-visits, bloodwork...the works. Ended up being three hundred bucks. I could have had it done for a hundred. I never complained about the cow bills; but I did learn to prevent what I could and only call if I thought that they could help. I do think that they mismanaged a prolapsed uterus once. Instead of just putting it back in with the cow standing, as my father's vet used to do, they insisted on us wrestling the cow to the ground and using come-a-longs to stretch her legs apart. She burst a uterine artery in the struggle...poof! Dead cow. Maybe the textbook says to do it that way; but if the cow is strong enough to fight you tooth and nail; but she would stand peacefully....maybe go with the flow. For a few years now, I've gotten along without them by keeping animals warm, fed well and well ventilated...along with salt, minerals and a weekly dose of black oil sunflower seeds...about a pound per cow. I feel as though my problems this year are more attributed to the cold and lack of grain/sunflower seeds. They've been on just five pounds of grain supplemented with their hay for a week now; and they have much more pep and almost run me over. If I have to use the coverall again next year, I definitely want to make changes such as vaccinating in the fall before confinement and keeping their body condition higher. I feel that the better conditions will obviate the need for a vet or this discussion again next year. [/QUOTE]
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