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Alice,
I know what you mean. We tried to tube a calf that would not eat and we missed and tubed it into the lung and killed the calf. So Alice don't beat yourself up over it. Everybody has killed a calf at some point.
Foxfield can you see the end of the tube? Do you have anyone there to help you? If you can get help to hold open the mouth and look in. If you can see the end of the tube and can get a hold of it with a pair of needle nose plieres you might be able to pull it out. Don't use your hand the tube will be too slick to pull out.
You may end up sitting on the calf to hold it steady, use a broom handle to hold open the mouth and use a good flash light to look inside.
Good luck.
I know what you mean. We tried to tube a calf that would not eat and we missed and tubed it into the lung and killed the calf. So Alice don't beat yourself up over it. Everybody has killed a calf at some point.
Foxfield can you see the end of the tube? Do you have anyone there to help you? If you can get help to hold open the mouth and look in. If you can see the end of the tube and can get a hold of it with a pair of needle nose plieres you might be able to pull it out. Don't use your hand the tube will be too slick to pull out.
You may end up sitting on the calf to hold it steady, use a broom handle to hold open the mouth and use a good flash light to look inside.
Good luck.