skcatlman
Well-known member
I was talking to a friend that has just started calving and had a heifer retain the placenta after calving. In my animal physiology classes we were taught it was caused by a mineral imbalance. An old vet told me to try giving 10 gal of warm water with calf electorlytes mixed according to the label directions. It has worked every time for me and worked for my friend. half an hour after finshing the fluids she cleaned (i should mention don't leave it too long i was told the sucess rate went down). It just makes sense you are replacing the fluids and electrolytes lost in the calving process and because the fluid is warm it passes into the animals system quicker. I would like to hear from more veteranarians and see what they have to say about this and the theroy. I think that it works well and it is well worth it, just think how soon will a cow rebreed after a retained placenta or after she cleaned completely and easily?