Inside out calf (WARNING! Graphic Images).

[Raynard]

Very odd calving this afternoon. Went and had a feel in a cow calving in the yard and felt 3 feet poking out, 2 front and 1 back. Further feel about felt very strange couldn't work it out, twins? But with some extremely odd limbs. Long and short was post successful c section a Schistosomus reflexus calf as shown below. Apparently pretty rare and no known cause. Cow doing well.

 

[Bojangles]

View attachment 43517 View attachment 43518 Very odd calving this afternoon. Went and had a feel in a cow calving in the yard and felt 3 feet poking out, 2 front and 1 back. Further feel about felt very strange couldn't work it out, twins? But with some extremely odd limbs. Long and short was post successful c section a Schistosomus reflexus calf as shown below. Apparently pretty rare and no known cause. Cow doing well.

Thanks for sharing. Really interesting

 

[Raynard]

Whoops... Forgot to mention looks a tad grim. Hugely impressed with vet and more importantly his colleague who delayed going to hen do in favour of seeing this rare deformity and gaining valuable first hand experience; great commitment!

 

[llamedos]

Whoops... Forgot to mention looks a tad grim. Hugely impressed with vet and more importantly his colleague who delayed going to hen do in favour of seeing this rare deformity and gaining valuable first hand experience; great commitment!

it may be the only one they come across in their careers, and hopefully yours. Did you ask is there any chance of heritability

 

[Raynard]

Just read up on this and will look back to calving records to keep an eye on any of her replacements.

 

[Hilly]

Shitsuellareflexia , cant spell it but I have had two of them one last year and one the year before, they are horrible, one vet chopped one up inside and got it out the other vet opend her up.

 

[Crex]

We had our first one last year, not a pretty sight. We were lucky that the way it was deformed enabled us to get it out without a c-section.

 

[spanners]

Handy sized cow, What make is it?

 

[Mydexta]

Never seen that before but I have seen one born with 2 heads, and it was alive when born

 

[Raynard]

Angus... Done well she's got to be getting on for 11.

 

[NZDan]

Angus bull? Isn't that one of the genetic defects that's got quote common in Angus cattle?

 

[Bruce Almighty]

We had one about 3 years ago, Holstein Friesian calf out of HF heifer.
Initially I thought she was prolapsing.
Caesar was the only way, vet said it was alive when he first put his hand in.
At the time we described it as being "a bit like an octopus"
Not nice & I hope I never see one again. Heifer never bred again afterwards

 

[Green Grass]

Had one here too. Made me scratch my head for fair while before calling vet and doing C-section, organ still functioning for short while after delivery. Vet called it a moon calf.

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

We had one last month, vet performed a c section and we lost the cow as well as the calf.

 

[Exfarmer]

Had one 40 years ago and it was born live. You could see The heart beating.
Lived for 15 minutes or so.
Really awful experience I thought. Also made me think about some things doctors must see

 

[Giles1]

Had one 20 years ago,Welsh Black cow,Sim bull.Soon figured it was beyond my capabilities to deliver.Vet dismembered it internally and delivered it in bits.Cow fine and bred after.Not had one since.

 

[Davy]

Had one here 2 years ago. It's a bit of mess getting it lifted out the side door

 

[vetimagesolutions]

Wow, I've never seen that before. Great news that the cow is recovering.

 

[multi power]

it may be the only one they come across in their careers, and hopefully yours. Did you ask is there any chance of heritability

seen one in nz, english vet pulled it, he didnt realise what it was till nearly out, me n boss thought tangled up twins, should add in near 1100 calvings it was only time we nedded a vet, vet said it was something he expected to see once in a generation

 

[Flossie]

We've had 2. 11 and 12 years ago. 1 bought in cow and 1 homebred. Both calves by different bulls and both c-section. Bought in cow didn't breed again but we got another calf out of homebred one. Don't want any more, as interesting as they are