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<blockquote data-quote="bward" data-source="post: 507816" data-attributes="member: 48"><p>We are back from the Vet. He examined her and determined that the cervix was soft but not opening and as a result she was too far from calving to risk doing any c-sections due to the risk of losing the immature calf, calves, <u><em>or</em></u> the horrible monster she has growing inside.</p><p>He said that she ruptured her abdominal wall about half way up her belly and there is no way of repairing it. If she is successful in surviving the birth whether it be c-section or natural birth she is basically a done cow and is even valueless as a cull. He says there is even a good chance that she may be successful giving birth. I was concerned she would not be able to push without intact abdominal muscles but he says there should be no problem with that.</p><p></p><p>So the plan is to keep her penned and watched. If by chance she drops so much that her belly is dragging on the ground OR she cannot get up from laying down then he will come out and c-section her.</p><p></p><p>I took a couple pics before loading her in the trailer.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/barbward/DSC02068.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/barbward/DSC02069.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks for your comments everyone. I'll update when something happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bward, post: 507816, member: 48"] We are back from the Vet. He examined her and determined that the cervix was soft but not opening and as a result she was too far from calving to risk doing any c-sections due to the risk of losing the immature calf, calves, [u][i]or[/i][/u] the horrible monster she has growing inside. He said that she ruptured her abdominal wall about half way up her belly and there is no way of repairing it. If she is successful in surviving the birth whether it be c-section or natural birth she is basically a done cow and is even valueless as a cull. He says there is even a good chance that she may be successful giving birth. I was concerned she would not be able to push without intact abdominal muscles but he says there should be no problem with that. So the plan is to keep her penned and watched. If by chance she drops so much that her belly is dragging on the ground OR she cannot get up from laying down then he will come out and c-section her. I took a couple pics before loading her in the trailer. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/barbward/DSC02068.jpg[/img] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/barbward/DSC02069.jpg[/img] Thanks for your comments everyone. I'll update when something happens. [/QUOTE]
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