Cow had abortion, now wont eat

[BobbySusie]

Hi I had a cow abort a calf, about a month early. No reason why, vet has taken bloods from cow. I milked her the day she calved, all ok. Yesterday she was not great looking so vet tubed her with recovery drink and gylcol. I went to the yard this morning and she milked a small amount, but Is not eating. I put fresh feed in front of her twice.

I dont want to lose her, any ideas?

 

[Ducati899]

Sounds daft but you have checked there’s not another dead calf inside her?

 

[In the pit]

Get the vet to give her the full once over and that'll sort it

 

[BobbySusie]

Sounds daft but you have checked there’s not another dead calf inside her?

I have

 

[Blue.]

Hi I had a cow abort a calf, about a month early. No reason why, vet has taken bloods from cow. I milked her the day she calved, all ok. Yesterday she was not great looking so vet tubed her with recovery drink and gylcol. I went to the yard this morning and she milked a small amount, but Is not eating. I put fresh feed in front of her twice.

I dont want to lose her, any ideas?

Pump her up with warm water with 250ml of glycol or Leo cud.

 

[bigw]

I have

We had one at new year, could feel a 2nd calf in her but could bump her side and feel it.

 

[BobbySusie]

Pump her up with warm water with 250ml of glycol or Leo cud.

I did that last night, would you do it again.

 

[Milkcow365]

I did that last night, would you do it again.

Yeah 2x a day

 

[Milkcow365]

Or she might lda if you don’t keep her full

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Stick jar of coffee in her too and a pro cud drench to try and jump start the rumen.

 

[Headless chicken]

i assume you e checked her temperature?

 

[Rossymons]

Is she actually eating the food or just nosing it?

 

[Ballygreenan]

Two bottles of Guinness down her throat! And maybe one for yourself!

Guinness gets their stomachs going again and will give her an appetite.

 

[Cowcalf]

sounds like a bit of something left in womb, a strong antibiotic would keep her covered. thought vet would have diagnosed some problem

 

[Yonlass]

Hi I had a cow abort a calf, about a month early. No reason why, vet has taken bloods from cow. I milked her the day she calved, all ok. Yesterday she was not great looking so vet tubed her with recovery drink and gylcol. I went to the yard this morning and she milked a small amount, but Is not eating. I put fresh feed in front of her twice.

I dont want to lose her, any ideas?

How long calved is she?
Retained cleansing dragging her down? (Anything that aborts invariably sticks to it) Treat with Synulox rtu if needed.
20ml of Dexadreson which is a strong anti-inflammatory, will treat ketosis and might stimulate her appetite.
Try spoiling her.....some nice hay/haylage, or molassed calf ration, bucket of warm water. Dose her with pro-rumen. Pump her up if poss if she won't drink it.
If that doesn't get her turning over, get the vet back-probably twisted ☹

 

[som farmer]

some abort for 'disease' reasons, a sign something is really going wrong, sounds like a bad infection, have a good go treating her, but, be realistic, in todays society, people are very quick to ring rspca, or an health, we try and get anything that looks 'bad' and doesn't respond, gone. To many eyes, and do gooders out there. the old adage, where you have livestock, you get deadstock. Good luck though.

 

[BobbySusie]

Sorry had a hectic weekend, calves all over the place now. Vet called friday, gave cow calcium and antibiotic, she was up eating an hour later. The vet reckons she has a lung infection and stress on her body may have aborted calf.

Thanks for the replies, and advice.