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Old Cow...can I keep her alive long enough to calve?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wisteria Farms" data-source="post: 1115728" data-attributes="member: 6734"><p>OK... Vet just left. </p><p></p><p>First off...she said she's seen this a lot this year and in younger cows (of 7-8 years). She said she was afraid she would get here and find a backwards calf...not so. Granny's calf is presenting normally. When she cleaned her out to do the palp, she also observed that her poop is good consistency. She had no temp and is NOT dehydrated (which I was worried about).</p><p></p><p>So, here's where we are... she administered a bottle of calcium (via IV) to replenish what is being given to the calf. To do this she put a halter on her head and tied it to the side (tying it to her back leg). She did fight this a bit so her energy isn't depleted...good. Due to moving around, she was only able to get 1/2 the bottle in (via jugular) and stuck her in the side to get the rest of it in...had to go slow so as not to give her a heart attack.</p><p>She also administered banamine to see if it helps her get up.</p><p>She checked her teats and she IS producing milk so that atleast tells us she IS getting close. Her vulva is also a little swollen so further confirmation that calving is coming. However, she was only dilated 1-2 so she didn't want to induce her JUST YET. </p><p>If Granny is not up by Thursday at the latest then we will induce her with 20cc (IM) of 4mg Dex. She said that would induce labor within 24 hours.</p><p>She's just hesitant to do it just yet as Granny isn't in any immediate danger and the longer the calf is IN is better.</p><p>Lets just keep our fingers crossed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wisteria Farms, post: 1115728, member: 6734"] OK... Vet just left. First off...she said she's seen this a lot this year and in younger cows (of 7-8 years). She said she was afraid she would get here and find a backwards calf...not so. Granny's calf is presenting normally. When she cleaned her out to do the palp, she also observed that her poop is good consistency. She had no temp and is NOT dehydrated (which I was worried about). So, here's where we are... she administered a bottle of calcium (via IV) to replenish what is being given to the calf. To do this she put a halter on her head and tied it to the side (tying it to her back leg). She did fight this a bit so her energy isn't depleted...good. Due to moving around, she was only able to get 1/2 the bottle in (via jugular) and stuck her in the side to get the rest of it in...had to go slow so as not to give her a heart attack. She also administered banamine to see if it helps her get up. She checked her teats and she IS producing milk so that atleast tells us she IS getting close. Her vulva is also a little swollen so further confirmation that calving is coming. However, she was only dilated 1-2 so she didn't want to induce her JUST YET. If Granny is not up by Thursday at the latest then we will induce her with 20cc (IM) of 4mg Dex. She said that would induce labor within 24 hours. She's just hesitant to do it just yet as Granny isn't in any immediate danger and the longer the calf is IN is better. Lets just keep our fingers crossed. [/QUOTE]
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