One thing no one has mentioned yet that gets forgotten way to often in working with cattle. Take her temperature often. A normal temperature for a cow is around 101.5. I would suggest getting one of the little digital thermometers that TSC or the vet should carry. A cow that doesn't clean right away isn't an emergency until she develops an infection and the first sign will be an increase in temp, even before you smell anything. If she gets above 102.5, she has an infection and needs to be seen by a vet. I completely agree on using oxytocin at 10-15 cc to get her to expel the placenta. I give it morning and night for 3 shots then if she doesn't clean the vet is called. When you give her the oxytocin, after a few minutes you can give the afterbirth a gentle tug to see if it will come out. But do not pull to hard. If the placenta is still firmly attached to the little buttons, called caruncles, on the uterus you can do permanent damage by ripping the placenta loose before the buttons are ready to let go. These buttons are what the fertilized egg attaches to at the beginning of pregnancy so if a bunch of the buttons are ruined by scar tissue, it will make it more difficult for her to get pregnant later. She might have a fertilized egg but it is wasted unless it can land and get attached to a caruncle which feeds it thru the pregnancy. I have unfortunaly had to deal with retained placentas and have found the best thing, if there is afterbirth hanging out, take a piece of twine and tie it to the placenta about 10 inches below the vulva. And then leave about a foot of twine hanging and tie something onto the end of the twine. I use spare gutter chain links and put about 5-10 pounds on the twine. It isn't enough to rip the buttons but is enough to keep a gentle constant pull on the placenta and in conjunction with the oxytocin is the best way I have found to get one to clean. Just remember, if she gets a fever at all, it isn't working and the vet needs to be there as soon as possible. Just curious, where ya at in North Michigan? I am in the Sparta area.
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