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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14264"><p>Oxytocin is only effective on the uterus for the first 24 hours. After that, you're only causing milk let down. Generally, I only go in after a placenta within the first week if the cow is off feed or febrile. At 7 days, it's rotten enough that I can peel each caruncle off the cotyledon without tearing. There are 220 cotyledons in a cow, they can hold a pregnancy with as few as 175, and will likely lose a few with each calving. I'm very careful not to accelerate this loss. There are antibiotics designed to be used in a uterus to help with the infection of an RP, which your vet will know about. Remember, the more you play around with her uterus, the more likely she is to get infected. I will generally give the cow a shot of penicillin and watch her temp. After 7 days if you're not sure, a rectal palpation by your vet will indicate the presense or absense of retained placenta. Good Luck V</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14264"] Oxytocin is only effective on the uterus for the first 24 hours. After that, you're only causing milk let down. Generally, I only go in after a placenta within the first week if the cow is off feed or febrile. At 7 days, it's rotten enough that I can peel each caruncle off the cotyledon without tearing. There are 220 cotyledons in a cow, they can hold a pregnancy with as few as 175, and will likely lose a few with each calving. I'm very careful not to accelerate this loss. There are antibiotics designed to be used in a uterus to help with the infection of an RP, which your vet will know about. Remember, the more you play around with her uterus, the more likely she is to get infected. I will generally give the cow a shot of penicillin and watch her temp. After 7 days if you're not sure, a rectal palpation by your vet will indicate the presense or absense of retained placenta. Good Luck V [/QUOTE]
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