The day has arrived....

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Dave H (MI)

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

I told my oldest when she started vet school that the day was going to come she would have to go shoulder deep up the backside of a cow. Apparently this morning was her time. I am scheduled to take her out to dinner tonight but, between the topics of conversation and the (real or imagined) potential for residual odors, I am thinking maybe we should postpone! Apparently the cow was pregnant but the volume of waste material made it hard to tell. She seems quite excited about the whole deal. I know because it is rare for her to text me and tell me about a procedure. Sadly...no pictures!

 

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TomH in PA

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

My neighbor's son did artificial insemination for a while, he had to describe the exact procedure in more detail than I really needed to know. And I won't even start to describe my daughter's story of how her med school class learned to do prostate exams...

 

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Logan in SE Texas

Member

• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Oh My!

 

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Logan in SE Texas

Member

• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Cool! Don't know if we have any "rodeo cowboys" here or not and I certainly don't won't to diminish what they do, I am certainly not brave/crazy enough to do it!

I have long contended that somewhere in the definition of what it means to be a real "cowboy" there should be a requirement for the position you described above. Also to be out in freezing/sleeting/snowing weather at night to help a young cow deliver her first calf and have her not be co-operative/accepting of the help.

I am proud for your daughter, it's an honorable profession that requires a very special person to want to do it! My hat is off to her!

 

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jeffcat

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Yes that gets pretty friendly don't it though.

 

Crazy Horse

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Tom .... prostate exams on a bull might be difficult.

 

old popper

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

My daughter graduated from Iowa State in 1996 with a DVM degree. She opted to go the small animal route, and is working at an animal hospital in Olathe, Ks. I am proud to death of her.

 

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JMOR

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Location

TX

• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Fellow almost lost his wedding ring to one of my cows doing that. No gloves, just a 5 gallon bucket of water for clean up when finished.

 

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David G

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Congrats, you should be proud.

 

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FBH44

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Last prostate exam I had the doc said he was retiring, and would I mind if this young lady new doc tried a prostate exam on me. I said No, of course not, go to it. He watched, she did a very good job, I took it as nothing out of the ordinary.

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Most cattle farmers have had that type experience unfortunately,these days you have to to do it yourself as calling a Vet will mean spending more money than the cow is worth or get the rifle and the skinning knife.

 

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ditchwitch

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

I am no Vet or Vet assistant just an old country boy. But one of my most memorable experiences was delivering a baby goat. We had five or 6 goats to just eat grass in the pastures . I was feeding up an saw one that had half of one hanging out it was dead. I pulled that one out and was just watching her for a bit to make sure she was going to be ok then all of a sudden a little hoof came out she was having another. I did notice it was backwards. So i washed my hands up with soap and reached in there and turned that little rascal around got him headed out right and tied a little piece of rope around the hoofs and helped him out. It was amazing never in my wildest dreams i would ever do something like that. Thanks to a series of books that i had finished reading and remembered stuff. They were James Herriot books All Creatures Great and Small. So i am sure this will be something your Daughter will always remember also. Kudos to her.

 

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LonM

Member

• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Congratulations! We need more large animal Veterinarians.

Lon

 

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K Effective

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Way back in college, we had a series of one credit classes taught by farmers themselves. Subject matter experts who came in for three hours, one night each week for five weeks. Usually we met at their farm for some or most of the class, as well.

Our dairy production class covered a lot of AI, as expected, and one week we had the opportunity to perform the task. Poor heifer was "bred" by four or five of us, about a third of the class. I was fascinated and participated to the fullest.

My roommates were none too impressed the week I brought souvenirs from tail docking day at the hog farm...

 

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DIM

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Raised on a dairy farm I have see artifical insemination done on a cow.I told me city friends how it was done. But I do not think they believed me. All they said was "NO Bull"

 

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Dave H (MI)

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Thanks all!! Proud? Glowing! And relieved. Another year and a half and she will be a doctor and will be able to provide for herself and weather most any storm life throws her way. Her sister applies to the same school next fall.

 

grandpa Love

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• Nov 2, 2018

• #1

Love James Herriot books. Written in a different time....not long ago.

 

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Determined

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• Nov 3, 2018

• #1

Years ago we had a local vet come out to preg check about 100 cows, she stands a little over 5 foot tall so it is a very easy job for her to do but unfortunately gravity is what it is.

Normally she would wear bib style pants from a rain suit and a water proof vest in addition to the shoulder length glove.

This time out she forgot to bring the vest ( it would have been an hour round trip to go get it so she decided to do without it) by the time she was finished there was you know what oozing out the bottom of her pant legs.

Mentioned it to her this spring when she was out to our place and no she has never forgotten the vest again.

You might want to pass this story on to your daughter so she doesn't have to learn the hard way.

Hope you enjoyed your dinner.

 

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Bret4207

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• Nov 4, 2018

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(quoted from post at 14:01:32 11/02/18) I am no Vet or Vet assistant just an old country boy. But one of my most memorable experiences was delivering a baby goat. We had five or 6 goats to just eat grass in the pastures . I was feeding up an saw one that had half of one hanging out it was dead. I pulled that one out and was just watching her for a bit to make sure she was going to be ok then all of a sudden a little hoof came out she was having another. I did notice it was backwards. So i washed my hands up with soap and reached in there and turned that little rascal around got him headed out right and tied a little piece of rope around the hoofs and helped him out. It was amazing never in my wildest dreams i would ever do something like that. Thanks to a series of books that i had finished reading and remembered stuff. They were James Herriot books All Creatures Great and Small. So i am sure this will be something your Daughter will always remember also. Kudos to her.

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I was away one day when one of our sheep or goats started to have a little trouble freshening. My youngest daughter, about 12 or 13 at the time, had seen me reach up in a number of times and get the lamb/kid headed the right way. So with Mom and older brother watching, she jumped right in and got the little guy out with no problem. I imagine the ewe/doe was probably in better shape too than if I'd tried to shove my much larger hand up in there!