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odd bloat that doesn't fit the pattern
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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 370325" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>hi, this is just my two cents,</p><p>we had a cow a few years back. She had her first calf and started to go down hill after bloating a couple of times. she ended up really thin for about a couple of months. A couple of months after this problem began we found some half chewed partially digested plastic twine in her pen. Not saying that was the problem but it was a definite possibility becasue she started to put on weight and got healthy in smart order. </p><p>A few years later she developed a same problem but got better more quickly. After a bit of research we found out cattle are sensitive to a thistle of some kind and in the bale my husband had fed the day before there was quite a bit thistle in it.</p><p></p><p>Not saying this is your problem just my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Just a side note, my husband had aready quit using plastic twine becauset the twine seemed to be everywhere. You could never completely get it all off the bale when the bale was covered in snow and ice.</p><p>Sisal cost more but for us it has saved us more in the long run. JMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 370325, member: 6198"] hi, this is just my two cents, we had a cow a few years back. She had her first calf and started to go down hill after bloating a couple of times. she ended up really thin for about a couple of months. A couple of months after this problem began we found some half chewed partially digested plastic twine in her pen. Not saying that was the problem but it was a definite possibility becasue she started to put on weight and got healthy in smart order. A few years later she developed a same problem but got better more quickly. After a bit of research we found out cattle are sensitive to a thistle of some kind and in the bale my husband had fed the day before there was quite a bit thistle in it. Not saying this is your problem just my opinion. Just a side note, my husband had aready quit using plastic twine becauset the twine seemed to be everywhere. You could never completely get it all off the bale when the bale was covered in snow and ice. Sisal cost more but for us it has saved us more in the long run. JMO [/QUOTE]
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