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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1787308" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Had a first for us AND our vet. First calf heifer, about 1200#, bred to easy calving bull.</p><p>Saw on camera she was not getting it done. Couldn't SEE her backend. We go out at 4am and she had 1 leg and head. Calf is dead. My nephew is amazing with calving difficulties. Neighbors call him for help. Couldn't push the head back but heifer was down. Got my little Mini zapper, got her up. Pushed head in. Got 2nd leg out. Ok. Piece of cake. Small calf. Pull. Nope. Put rope in handles and made a come along. Nope. Got out the calf pullers (only tried using once). Nope.</p><p>Called vet.</p><p>Thank God my regular vet came out. Clinic has about 6 large animal vets, mostly new.</p><p>He felt and felt and felt. Said calf had fluids in bellie.</p><p>Never had this before. Thought about taking a big needle and puncture bellie, but knew that would not be good for heifer. Cut head off, went INSIDE the calf and punctured the stomach inside calf, so all the fluid came out the neck of calf right on the ground.</p><p>Calf came right out.</p><p>Vet raises reg Angus. Said this was not a genetic defects that the sire or dam was carrying. Said it was a fluke developmental issue with the calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1787308, member: 968"] Had a first for us AND our vet. First calf heifer, about 1200#, bred to easy calving bull. Saw on camera she was not getting it done. Couldn't SEE her backend. We go out at 4am and she had 1 leg and head. Calf is dead. My nephew is amazing with calving difficulties. Neighbors call him for help. Couldn't push the head back but heifer was down. Got my little Mini zapper, got her up. Pushed head in. Got 2nd leg out. Ok. Piece of cake. Small calf. Pull. Nope. Put rope in handles and made a come along. Nope. Got out the calf pullers (only tried using once). Nope. Called vet. Thank God my regular vet came out. Clinic has about 6 large animal vets, mostly new. He felt and felt and felt. Said calf had fluids in bellie. Never had this before. Thought about taking a big needle and puncture bellie, but knew that would not be good for heifer. Cut head off, went INSIDE the calf and punctured the stomach inside calf, so all the fluid came out the neck of calf right on the ground. Calf came right out. Vet raises reg Angus. Said this was not a genetic defects that the sire or dam was carrying. Said it was a fluke developmental issue with the calf. [/QUOTE]
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