1982vett
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Alan":2iu92134 said:cross_7":2iu92134 said:Bottle jaw was my first thought
Brisket disease was second but Alan be nice me off so I didn't answer
Sim has me on a good track, it sounds complete. Just treat your wife like she deserves you're azz, or she may be gone.
branguscowgirl":2iu92134 said:I agree. I just wrote about Brisket Disease myself. Even if he is not at higher elevations, when cattle get heavier from the feed lot or prego, they can go into right sided heart failure if they are genetically prone to it. Sure sounds like it fits. The vet can possibly give diuretics until calf is born.presmudjo":2iu92134 said:I googled swollen brisket in cattle and first link was from beefmagazine.com under health 2011. I don't know how to copy links with this phone. Brisket disease is discussed. It is found at 3000 elevations now. It certainly sounds like this is what your girl has. I hope you can find the article to read. Anybody help find this article and link it? Second link was cattletoday from 2004 discussing lumps in briskets.
wbvs58":2iu92134 said:Congestive heart failure is my thought after fluke but you have not said anything about a large belly other than being pregnant, nor have you mentioned any respiratory distress and she fights her way to the feed OK, any mouth breathing? A cough goes in well with CHF. Has she got a prominent jugular pulse well up her neck? Hardware disease could be a cause of CHF.
I don't know anything about the altitude of where you live.
You have come this far now with her and you seem to want to give her a go knowing you might end with a calf to feed but then you might get some improvement in her after calving. If you are lucky I would unload her at the earliest opportunity.
Ken
If all that doesn't say to ship her while she still has a heartbeat..................Oh well.