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O/T Cow in Labour?

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Michael Soldan

03-20-2006 14:17:15




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Welp, on Saturday I sees this cow standing in a calving stance, some liquid around her, SIL arrives and we decide we better put her in the maternity ward(box stall). I start counting on my fingers and I say there is no way in hell that that cow can be calving. She certainly appeared to be trying to push. Checked on her four times Saturday twice Sunday, today she appears normal, eating, content and wanting back with the other cows. She is 7 months according to my records. This will be her second calf, she calved by herself with the first. Could she have started to abhort?..I was wondering if another cow had rammed her, interestingly the bull was quite interested in her scent and the fluids she had pushed..time will tell unless there is something I don't know about here..any ideas?? Mike in Exeter Ontario

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JMS/MN

03-20-2006 15:11:40




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 Re: O/T Cow in Labour? in reply to Michael Soldan, 03-20-2006 14:17:15  
Kyhayman is right. If your records are right and she's only 7 months along- time for a vet look. I did my own AI dairy work for over 20 years, so always had plastic sleeves to use to go inside and check anything suspicious- if you are not used to that- any delay of calling the vet just gives you more problems. Decaying calves cause gross infections that can kill the cow. I used genetic mating service to match bulls to cows, so it minimized calving difficulties, but many times I went in to check for pregnancy, reverse presentation, shoved calves back inside to align feet first, etc. Worst is getting as front foot and a rear foot. Did many cow cleanings when afterbirth would not release. Seldom had a vet for that. Likely your suspicions are right- have it checked out.

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RodInNS

03-20-2006 14:57:08




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 Re: O/T Cow in Labour? in reply to Michael Soldan, 03-20-2006 14:17:15  
Not going to hurt to have the vet take a look. Find out what's going on. Just be careful you don't get too involved with removing a dead calf from what may be a $200 cow. If she doesn't walk away ready to drop a lot more calves in the future..... she's a 200 dollar cow. I'm pretty well past the point where I spend money fixing problems by way of the vet. Assess your options carefully. My own vet is a firm beliver in the "high velocity lead implant" (his words) for some cases..... Best of luck.

Rod

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kyhayman

03-20-2006 14:36:58




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 Re: O/T Cow in Labour? in reply to Michael Soldan, 03-20-2006 14:17:15  
Rectal palpation to see if there is a calf in there, and its presentation. Might even try to see if you can hear or feel a heart beat. My guess is she aborted the calf and the fetus is stuck backwards, or its been dead a while and swelling has made it too big to come out. If it is a dead one and its been there a while, I feel for you.... The one and only time I ever hurled worked on cows was when I had to have the vet take a dead calf out one bone at a time. If it was me, this is a time to get the vet, no use risking causing her to abort if everything is ok. If its dead and been dead a while its worth the cost to try to get the mess out without busting up the cow. Let us know how it comes out.

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Fern(Mi)

03-20-2006 18:50:52




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 Re: O/T Cow in Labour? in reply to kyhayman, 03-20-2006 14:36:58  
No body mentioned false labor. Have seen it here. Got to agree with vet's help to determine calf's health.
Fernan



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