Retained Placenta

[Cindy]

How long can a cow go with retained placenta? This is a mature cow that has calved several times and just had twins 24 hrs ago. She isn't mine but the neighbors.
Thank you

 

[76 Bar]

Retained placenta(s) with twins is not unusual. Tell your neighbors to keep a close eye on her & stay in touch with their DVM.

 

[Cindy]

Thank You! I will.

 

[SBMF 2015]

A shot of oxytet 300 and some oxytocin and she should be good to go.
I used to clean cows that hadn't cleaned. (Nasty job) usually 2-3 days is about right. The placenta has decayed enough to make it easy to detach from the codaleadens, but the cervix is still dilated enough to work.

 

[Redgully]

Can just leave it, after two or three weeks it will clean itself out. Will be a bit smelly.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Mine have usually cleared after a couple days.
Had one went well over a week tho.
No action taken. Just waited.