randiliana
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This one is a VERY lucky cow. In fact, I am very surprised she was still alive when we found her. We were at a community supper tonight, when the fuel truck (co-op) driver informed us that he had seen a dead cow in our pasture along the grid this morning. I had seen him go by that morning, at about 10:00 or so. I was done chores, and was taking a walk through the heavies.
Well, we kinda thought he was pulling our leg, but as soon as we left the supper we headed up the road to see for our selves. Well, he was pretty much telling the truth, except she wasn't dead. Had she not moved, however, we likely would not have actually gone down to check her. She had found a little hollow/rut to lay in last night, and somehow managed to get her feet out from under her and once she did that she was stuck. Her feet were above her head, and there was no way she could get herself out of her predicament. We were fortunate that some locals stopped to help us, because it took 4 of us to roll her over and out of the rut. She was bloated pretty badly, had prolapsed her rectum, one side of her face is swollen enough that she probably cannot see out of her eye, and her tail was partially frozen into the manure behind her. We had to roll her twice to get her on level enough ground for her to sit up on her own, but as soon as she was upright, you could hear her burping the extra gas out, and you could see the bloat go down. Once she was sitting up for a couple min, we left to get som OB gloves, and get into some warmer clothes. Then, came back, put the prolapse back. She is still pretty swollen up in the back, and hopefully she won't reprolapse. Got her on her feet, she was extremely wobbly, but was able to keep her feet under her. Gave her a couple minutes to steady herself, and then walked her up to the corral (1/2 mile away). Hopefully she will be OK.
She is one lucky cow, she had been like that since at least 10 am, and probably a lot longer than that. And we didn't find her until about 7 pm. I am amazed she is alive, usually when they get like that they don't last a couple hours, let alone 10 or 12 hours!!
Sorry, no pics, didn't have the camera, and we were too busy trying to save her to take pics. I will get some of the hollow she was in, in the morning though.
Well, we kinda thought he was pulling our leg, but as soon as we left the supper we headed up the road to see for our selves. Well, he was pretty much telling the truth, except she wasn't dead. Had she not moved, however, we likely would not have actually gone down to check her. She had found a little hollow/rut to lay in last night, and somehow managed to get her feet out from under her and once she did that she was stuck. Her feet were above her head, and there was no way she could get herself out of her predicament. We were fortunate that some locals stopped to help us, because it took 4 of us to roll her over and out of the rut. She was bloated pretty badly, had prolapsed her rectum, one side of her face is swollen enough that she probably cannot see out of her eye, and her tail was partially frozen into the manure behind her. We had to roll her twice to get her on level enough ground for her to sit up on her own, but as soon as she was upright, you could hear her burping the extra gas out, and you could see the bloat go down. Once she was sitting up for a couple min, we left to get som OB gloves, and get into some warmer clothes. Then, came back, put the prolapse back. She is still pretty swollen up in the back, and hopefully she won't reprolapse. Got her on her feet, she was extremely wobbly, but was able to keep her feet under her. Gave her a couple minutes to steady herself, and then walked her up to the corral (1/2 mile away). Hopefully she will be OK.
She is one lucky cow, she had been like that since at least 10 am, and probably a lot longer than that. And we didn't find her until about 7 pm. I am amazed she is alive, usually when they get like that they don't last a couple hours, let alone 10 or 12 hours!!
Sorry, no pics, didn't have the camera, and we were too busy trying to save her to take pics. I will get some of the hollow she was in, in the morning though.
. Last month I went out at around 9:00 pm which I usually don't do because I was just out at 7:30 pm; but I had a little voice in my head that was telling me to go back out and check. I found a month old calf on his back all bloated up. The turkey probably thought it was comfortable when he first got in that position but when he woke up he couldn't roll back over. Got there just in time ,picked him up and walked him around for about a half hour to get his rumen back in order. When I went back out to check at 12:30 am he was laying comfortably and the bloat had completely disappeared. You just never know what can happen and that is why you are tied down 24/7.....
