Posted by blinwmiaol.com on April 12, 2009 at 08:38:55 from (24.231.255.33):
In Reply to: cow sling posted by chris yoder on April 12, 2009 at 07:08:50:
I feel sorry for you having a cow in that situation. I have dealt with way to many over the years. I will give you the advice to stay as far away from the hip lift that others have desribed. I have used them at different farms in the last 20 years and only seen it work a few times. If you onlly have to lift her once you might be ok with the hip lift but if you have to lift her several times, you might as well call the butcher. The best lift system is one that uses a sort of cradle that goes under the belly ending at the back legs, and has a piece that goes forward between the front legs to lift the brisket too. The ones I have used were made of heavy canvas and once under the cow you slid pipes thru it and lited with the pipes. I am not sure where you could by one but have seen them at several farms as well as out as World Dairy Expo. The best way I have seen for fixing a down cow was using the sling and then getting the cow into a warm water lift tank. We had one of these at the dairy on campus at MSU and it was great for downers. The warm water massaged the cows muscles and nerves while the water level drastically lowered the weight the cows feet would have to carry, so she could stand on her own. It was the closest thing to a miracle for a down cow I have ever seen. Again, I don't know who exactly sells them but I have seen then advertised. Good luck with her.
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