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Anonymous
COW IS 10 YEARS OLD MORE OR LESS, WAS IN GOOD CONDITION PRIOR TO CALVING. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CALVING SHE WOULD HANG TO HERSELF OCCASSIONALLY, NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG, SHE WOULD JOIN THE OTHERS IN A FEW HOURS. DELIVERY OF CALF WAS UNEVENTFULL, ON HER OWN , FREE IN THE PASTURE. SHE AND CALF STAYED AWAY FROM THE OTHERS MOST OF THE TIME. OCCASSIONALLY WOULD JOIN THE OTHERS. COW SEEMS TIRED AND APPEARS NOT TO HAVE MUCH MILK. WOULD STAND IN POND FOR SEVERAL HOURS ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK AFTER DELIVERY. CALF SEEMS FINE. SHE JOINS THE HERD FOR A DAY OR TWO HERE AND THERE. THEN SHE IS BACK TO HANGING TO HERSELF. CALF BEGINS TO SHOW A LACK OF PROGRESS. COW WILL FOLLOW A BUCKET OF FEED BUT WILL NOT EAT. AFTER CONFINNING FOR TWO DAYS SHE EATS ALMOST NOTHING AND DRINKS VERY LITTLE , TENDS TO HER CALF, ALLOWING IT TO SUCK AND SHE LICKS IT A LITTLE. SHE APPEARS TO HAVE NO MILK. WE ARE STARTING THE CALF ON BOTTLE.COW APPEARS BLOATED, AND HAS BEGUN TO DROLL, BUT LOOKS ATTENTIVE WHEN APPROACHED. SHE CAN WALK OKAY, BUT DOES SEEM WEARY. HAS DIFFICULTY IN GETTING UP, BUT DOES SO ON HER OWN. I HAVE WONDERED IF IT IS A OUT OF PLACE STOMACH , FROM DELIVERY?