Retained afterbirth, pull, leave or cut off? Graphic picture warning

[Pan mixer]

As above she slipped last week.

 

[Henarar]

get the vet to clean her if your not confident to do it yourself

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Jab of selenium and jab of abs

 

[deere 6600]

get the vet to clean her if your not confident to do it yourself

Yip vet

 

[An ancient git]

Def vet ... likely break up if you start playing . Right a/bs and jabs and she'll maybe shove out . Worth also getting her washed out later , if you want to bull her again .

 

[Sharpy]

Get vet (as would I).

 

[milkloss]

DIY I reckon. The vet will likely only give it an educated but possibly inexperienced gentle tug.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

DIY I reckon. The vet will likely only give it an educated but possibly inexperienced gentle tug.

And charge you a fortune

 

[Agrivator]

Give her an appropriate antibiotic and just leave it.

Avoid the temptation to cut it off, because the added weight of what's protruding will help her discharge the rest.

A rotten foul smell never killed man nor beast.

 

[milkloss]

Give her an appropriate antibiotic and just leave it.

Avoid the temptation to cut it off, because the added weight of what's protruding will help her discharge the rest.

A rotten foul smell never killed man nor beast.

I've been told the recommendations now are to only use AB's where the animal has a temperature

 

[sheep&cows&stuff]

I would give it a pull yourself. A slight force should pull it out. If not then you can get the vet.

Speaking from experience, 1st time it happened me the vet just pulled it out!!

Make sure and inject with antibiotic too

 

[Cowslip]

Give a gentle pull should come away, give antibiotic and keep an eye on her. We do all our own.

 

[Hesstondriver]

you could do it yourself, but risk leaving a bit in there and subsequent fertility problems.

the key is leaving it long enough to detach but no too long it breaks down

id get the vet because it stinks and id probably spew ???

 

[Angus77]

find they normally come away @ 8-9 days with a gentle pull, vets have told me not to worry about them for 10 days. Use gloves! and apply some pressure, if not moving forget about it til next day, normally will pass intact and a young fit cow should rid herself of any residue within a short time without the need for AB's.

 

[Agrivator]

It's very public spirited not to use antibiotics for a retained placenta in order to reduce the risk of world-wide antibiotic resistance, even if in the face of the cow possibly dying and a financial loss of £1000?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I usually tie a weight on to it to coax it out....nothing too heavy

 

[Cowcalf]

It's very public spirited not to use antibiotics for a retained placenta in order to reduce the risk of world-wide antibiotic resistance, even if in the face of the cow possibly dying and a financial loss of £1000?

as I understand in the early days of cleansing hanging ir requires the bugs to work to help the release of cleansing by breaking down the attached areas, antibiotics work against this action, fine to use AB if cow looking off colour

 

[Agrivator]

as I understand in the early days of cleansing hanging ir requires the bugs to work to help the release of cleansing by breaking down the attached areas, antibiotics work against this action, fine to use AB if cow looking off colour

Thankyou for that. Every day's a school day. Another gem to remember.

 

[Henarar]

find they normally come away @ 8-9 days with a gentle pull, vets have told me not to worry about them for 10 days. Use gloves! and apply some pressure, if not moving forget about it til next day, normally will pass intact and a young fit cow should rid herself of any residue within a short time without the need for AB's.

4 days from calving before you try to clean a cow, I do it myself, wear two gloves as it seems to get through, a good vet will unbutton it in less days than that though but its a job to find one that would know such stuff these days.
used to use pessaries but I don't think the vets bother now they give ab's instead

 

[Dry Rot]

I know next to nothing about cattle but with mares we (or the vet) would give a shot of oxytocin. I always make sure I have some on hand when I am expecting a mare to foal. The oxytocin will bring on cleansing quite quickly (in horses).

But I have also called the vet out, one was the late Professor 'Mac' Johnston, former senior lecturer at the RVC, who was manually removing the cleansing while I nervously held the head of a pony notorious for rearing. All the time, "Mac" was giving me a private lecture on obesity in native ponies (with one arm up the pony's arse). He only charged £30 for the call out too! (The new lot are at the other end of the scale). A retained cleansing can be serious in horses, don't know about cattle but I think it is less serious...but why take chances?