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<blockquote data-quote="Ozhorse" data-source="post: 1151772" data-attributes="member: 18575"><p>I went out this morning and I cant find the calf where it was last night or even nearby so it seems that it has got on its feet. If it got on its feet then it probably got a drink. The first calving heifer is wandering about with the others but does not look very well. </p><p></p><p>I could get the dog out, which makes the cow nervous and then she goes and finds the calf for me, but if it is able to get up and walk it would be able to get a drink. In that case there would not be much point in me finding it. So I better not fix what is not broke.</p><p></p><p>Another heifer has had her first calf yesterday too, and all looks like happy young motherhood there. This one, it just seems not right, cow not right. Last night the calf was dry, very dry, I might guess it was many many hours since it was born, and it was not on its feet, even though it was very noisy and wanted to suck.</p><p></p><p>I cant find the placenta, she probably ate it. If she did she has a belly full of bushfire ash and burnt wood. She had it under trees where there had recently been a severe fire. On the other hand she could have a retained placenta.</p><p></p><p>How would I tell if she has a retained placenta?</p><p></p><p>I have on hand uterine pessaries and penicillin. </p><p></p><p>If I disturb her and find the calf and bring her back to the yards I can feed her, and give her penicillin (for no reason that is obvious to me at the moment) and give the calf an extra drink of inappropriate box milk. The yards are in the most exposed place on the property and neonate lambs and calves tend to die in those paddocks. I do not have a barn for cows.</p><p></p><p>Or I could save my time and effort, dont fix what may not be broken, and dont risk making a situation worse. And keep an eye on the cow to see if she gets worse?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ozhorse, post: 1151772, member: 18575"] I went out this morning and I cant find the calf where it was last night or even nearby so it seems that it has got on its feet. If it got on its feet then it probably got a drink. The first calving heifer is wandering about with the others but does not look very well. I could get the dog out, which makes the cow nervous and then she goes and finds the calf for me, but if it is able to get up and walk it would be able to get a drink. In that case there would not be much point in me finding it. So I better not fix what is not broke. Another heifer has had her first calf yesterday too, and all looks like happy young motherhood there. This one, it just seems not right, cow not right. Last night the calf was dry, very dry, I might guess it was many many hours since it was born, and it was not on its feet, even though it was very noisy and wanted to suck. I cant find the placenta, she probably ate it. If she did she has a belly full of bushfire ash and burnt wood. She had it under trees where there had recently been a severe fire. On the other hand she could have a retained placenta. How would I tell if she has a retained placenta? I have on hand uterine pessaries and penicillin. If I disturb her and find the calf and bring her back to the yards I can feed her, and give her penicillin (for no reason that is obvious to me at the moment) and give the calf an extra drink of inappropriate box milk. The yards are in the most exposed place on the property and neonate lambs and calves tend to die in those paddocks. I do not have a barn for cows. Or I could save my time and effort, dont fix what may not be broken, and dont risk making a situation worse. And keep an eye on the cow to see if she gets worse? [/QUOTE]
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