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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 975785" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Well, I'm chiming in late on this one.</p><p>The op did the right thing right up front. Saw the cow behaving differently, saw discharge, thought she was imminant - so isolated her out of the mud. Good call!</p><p></p><p>There has been a lot of opinions. Here's mine.</p><p>It is NEVER harmful to check a cow's progress - as long as you check RECTALLY. You NEVER go thru the vulva - NEVER -- until you are absolutely sure the calf needs assistance. Then you scrub her & go for it.</p><p>If a calf is not in the right position to be delivered, the cow will NEVER show signs of pushing/contractions. Calf will just die. </p><p></p><p>No, you don't want to run every cow in the chute just because you see some discharge. Yes, cows will have a normal discharge maybe up to weeks prior to labor. But, this op sounded pretty knowledgable about the signs. I would have said CHECK HER -- rectally.</p><p>Hopefull the op will let us know what happens. You have to weed thru the posts - some people are nicer than others <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> but, we all want to help, and the way we all learn is to hear the outcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 975785, member: 968"] Well, I'm chiming in late on this one. The op did the right thing right up front. Saw the cow behaving differently, saw discharge, thought she was imminant - so isolated her out of the mud. Good call! There has been a lot of opinions. Here's mine. It is NEVER harmful to check a cow's progress - as long as you check RECTALLY. You NEVER go thru the vulva - NEVER -- until you are absolutely sure the calf needs assistance. Then you scrub her & go for it. If a calf is not in the right position to be delivered, the cow will NEVER show signs of pushing/contractions. Calf will just die. No, you don't want to run every cow in the chute just because you see some discharge. Yes, cows will have a normal discharge maybe up to weeks prior to labor. But, this op sounded pretty knowledgable about the signs. I would have said CHECK HER -- rectally. Hopefull the op will let us know what happens. You have to weed thru the posts - some people are nicer than others :D but, we all want to help, and the way we all learn is to hear the outcome. [/QUOTE]
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