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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 632678" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>I agree with dun, the sack not breaking is a BIG problem. If you miss it your calf will suffocate. We rarely run into one where we have to use a knife to cut it, but really, it doesn't take a tough sack or a lot of it to suffocate a calf. All it takes is a piece big enough to cover the nose and mouth. Had one this afternoon, heifer just had it, she was still laying down and the sack was over its face. Had I not been there promptly, we very well could have lost the calf. It had broken, but was still covering the calf.</p><p></p><p>Afterbirth showing before the calf is a very bad sign. The afterbirth is what keeps the calf alive inside the cow, if it is detatched and starting to come out it is a sign that you have serious problems. Pretty good chance that the calf is dead, or if not dead will be very weak if you do get it out in time. Most of these cases will be a bad enough malpresentation that no part of the calf enters the birth canal, which is what triggers the cow to actively push. Leg back, head back, breech, upside down would all be possibilites. We had this happen to us with a set of twins, first was breech, and she never did much more than wander around. First sign that she really was in labour was the afterbirth. First calf was dead and second was very weak and died shortly after birth.</p><p></p><p>If I see a cow that the water bag has not broken, or where the sack is covering the calf's feet and nose just when they are appearing, I don't really worry, but I do make a point to check on the situation often enough that I can save the calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 632678, member: 2308"] I agree with dun, the sack not breaking is a BIG problem. If you miss it your calf will suffocate. We rarely run into one where we have to use a knife to cut it, but really, it doesn't take a tough sack or a lot of it to suffocate a calf. All it takes is a piece big enough to cover the nose and mouth. Had one this afternoon, heifer just had it, she was still laying down and the sack was over its face. Had I not been there promptly, we very well could have lost the calf. It had broken, but was still covering the calf. Afterbirth showing before the calf is a very bad sign. The afterbirth is what keeps the calf alive inside the cow, if it is detatched and starting to come out it is a sign that you have serious problems. Pretty good chance that the calf is dead, or if not dead will be very weak if you do get it out in time. Most of these cases will be a bad enough malpresentation that no part of the calf enters the birth canal, which is what triggers the cow to actively push. Leg back, head back, breech, upside down would all be possibilites. We had this happen to us with a set of twins, first was breech, and she never did much more than wander around. First sign that she really was in labour was the afterbirth. First calf was dead and second was very weak and died shortly after birth. If I see a cow that the water bag has not broken, or where the sack is covering the calf's feet and nose just when they are appearing, I don't really worry, but I do make a point to check on the situation often enough that I can save the calf. [/QUOTE]
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