rulintheroost
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Hi All,
Sorry to just jump in without introducing myself. We live in Texas, about an hour and a half south of Dallas.
I will go to the intro board soon.
We have a 3 yr old heifer, unk bull bred to, that started to proslapse this afternoon approx. 4pm.
It only prolapses when she lays or pushes, and goes back in on standing, she has urinated twice that I have seen her.
A really great old time cattler from down the road came and palpated her, said the calf was really small. (I figured it was
too soon for birth) My question is how do I know if she is in active labor, (she does not seem stressed), and if the calf is
dead will she pass it on her own? I have read that they can prolapse up to a few weeks before calving. This is her first calf
and mine..lol I have been trying to get a vet most of the day, but being Friday I guess everyone has been out to dinner.
Is there a possibilty that the calf could still be alive? Or am I just hoping against hope?
She has been gradually bagging over the last 3 weeks, and she has been pretty floppy around her vagina since we got her 2 months ago.
Thank you for any information.
Jen
Sorry to just jump in without introducing myself. We live in Texas, about an hour and a half south of Dallas.
I will go to the intro board soon.
We have a 3 yr old heifer, unk bull bred to, that started to proslapse this afternoon approx. 4pm.
It only prolapses when she lays or pushes, and goes back in on standing, she has urinated twice that I have seen her.
A really great old time cattler from down the road came and palpated her, said the calf was really small. (I figured it was
too soon for birth) My question is how do I know if she is in active labor, (she does not seem stressed), and if the calf is
dead will she pass it on her own? I have read that they can prolapse up to a few weeks before calving. This is her first calf
and mine..lol I have been trying to get a vet most of the day, but being Friday I guess everyone has been out to dinner.
Is there a possibilty that the calf could still be alive? Or am I just hoping against hope?
She has been gradually bagging over the last 3 weeks, and she has been pretty floppy around her vagina since we got her 2 months ago.
Thank you for any information.
Jen