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mauzergurl

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Does anyone know if a bull calf is suppose to have an udder? I know that sounds a little silly to ask but I never look under a bull calf before. We had a calf that can't stand up because his feet tuck back under. Does anyone have some advice or a fix?
 
mauzergurl":5wm98dza said:
We had a calf that can't stand up because his feet tuck back under.
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little more info needed -
how old is this calf? has it been like this since birth? normal birth or pull? etc......
 
He was born today and can't stand on his own. His feet in the front don't flex out far enough. Like his tendons are to tight. He was a natural. No help from us at all, infact he was pretty dry when we found him this afternoon. This is the second calf the cow has had like this. The first one died though, so we didn't have to do anything with it.
 
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mauzergurl":1i49wiq1 said:
He was born today and can't stand on his own. His feet in the front don't flex out far enough. Like his tendons are to tight. He was a natural. No help from us at all, infact he was pretty dry when we found him this afternoon. This is the second calf the cow has had like this. The first one died though, so we didn't have to do anything with it.
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He has contracted tendons, usually due to not quite enough room in the uterus. As dun said on another forum about this very calf, you can splint them and they will straighten out in 6 weeks, or you can leave him alone and they will straighten out in a month and a half.
 
mdmdogs3":292kqcfm said:
mauzergurl":292kqcfm said:
This is the second calf the cow has had like this.
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I'm seeing some wheels growing under her - right after she weans this calf!
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Why? The original poster did not state the age of this particular mother. Cows continue to grow until they are 4 or 5 years old, assuming proper nutrition, this might not ever be a problem again. Even if it is, the animal in question delivered her calf with no problems, appears to be supplying adequate milk - no other problem was mentioned - and I see no reason to cull based on contracted tendons alone.
 
msscamp":336zssc6 said:
mdmdogs3":336zssc6 said:
mauzergurl":336zssc6 said:
This is the second calf the cow has had like this.
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I'm seeing some wheels growing under her - right after she weans this calf!
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Why? The original poster did not state the age of this particular mother. Cows continue to grow until they are 4 or 5 years old, assuming proper nutrition, this might not ever be a problem again. Even if it is, the animal in question delivered her calf with no problems, appears to be supplying adequate milk - no other problem was mentioned - and I see no reason to cull based on contracted tendons alone.
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Hey Mom, did ya notice the first calf was born dead? The second with contracted tendons?

I would ship her also. :tiphat:
 
I'm a worry wart about this...I'll admit it...

Was the calf able to stand long enough to get colostrum?

Alice
 
msscamp":1a9orhk7 said:
mauzergurl":1a9orhk7 said:
He was born today and can't stand on his own. His feet in the front don't flex out far enough. Like his tendons are to tight. He was a natural. No help from us at all, infact he was pretty dry when we found him this afternoon. This is the second calf the cow has had like this. The first one died though, so we didn't have to do anything with it.
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He has contracted tendons, usually due to not quite enough room in the uterus. As dun said on another forum about this very calf, you can splint them and they will straighten out in 6 weeks, or you can leave him alone and they will straighten out in a month and a half.
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Or you can go to your local Vet and get some drugs that will fix the tendons in a couple of days. This is what I would do because he needs to get food/colostrum(sp) very soon and he can't do that if he can't stand to reach the teat.
 

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