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Young Suckler Cow Down After A Hard Calving
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<blockquote data-quote="sheep&amp;cows&amp;stuff" data-source="post: 7529602" data-attributes="member: 43682"><p>Hi all - sorry for the late reposnse.</p><p></p><p>1stly - the cow from the origional thread calved again this year on April 1st with the biggest calf iv'e ever seen - she went down again and i thought here we go... Luckily she got up again 6 hours later after pain relief, antibiotics & some steroid & now she is flying again. Same story though, the calf couldnt stand for 4 days so had to be stomagh bagged. Then he couldnt suck the cow - day 23 and im still milking her twice a day to bottle feed the calf - he will suck her tits but doesnt seem to have the 'nack' - he will learn. The upside - i got £1200 for her last years heifer calf at 10 months old....</p><p></p><p>Now as to the guy who most recently commented about his downer cow, from experience - a few tips:</p><p></p><p>- Lift her with hip lifters every 2nd day. Every day is too sore on them IMO</p><p>- Keep her well milked out to avoid mastitus & to keep the milk to her</p><p>- Keep her on antibiotics & pain relief / anti-inflamitory</p><p>- Just this year i've started to use steroid in such cases 'Dexa Ject' - it appears to help mend nerve damage. Only give every 2nd day</p><p>- Personally i would keep at it until they appear to be a lost cause. 9 days is the longest one has been down about here.</p><p>- Best to have them in a field if there is enough shelter - better grip when they try to stand</p><p></p><p>The above is just my experiences! Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sheep&cows&stuff, post: 7529602, member: 43682"] Hi all - sorry for the late reposnse. 1stly - the cow from the origional thread calved again this year on April 1st with the biggest calf iv'e ever seen - she went down again and i thought here we go... Luckily she got up again 6 hours later after pain relief, antibiotics & some steroid & now she is flying again. Same story though, the calf couldnt stand for 4 days so had to be stomagh bagged. Then he couldnt suck the cow - day 23 and im still milking her twice a day to bottle feed the calf - he will suck her tits but doesnt seem to have the 'nack' - he will learn. The upside - i got £1200 for her last years heifer calf at 10 months old.... Now as to the guy who most recently commented about his downer cow, from experience - a few tips: - Lift her with hip lifters every 2nd day. Every day is too sore on them IMO - Keep her well milked out to avoid mastitus & to keep the milk to her - Keep her on antibiotics & pain relief / anti-inflamitory - Just this year i've started to use steroid in such cases 'Dexa Ject' - it appears to help mend nerve damage. Only give every 2nd day - Personally i would keep at it until they appear to be a lost cause. 9 days is the longest one has been down about here. - Best to have them in a field if there is enough shelter - better grip when they try to stand The above is just my experiences! Good luck [/QUOTE]
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