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Close call with a calf, December 14, 2010

Soapweed

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Today we ran through our last bunch of heifer calves to bangs vaccinate. This heifer came in faster than most, and ended up
with her front leg out the headcatch along with her head. Immediately she went into cardiac arrest, and collapsed. Fortunately,
Peach had along some epinephrine. This was immediately administered with no results, so a second dose was given by the veterinarian
directly into the jugular vein. The calf died, and its eyes glazed over. Soon though the epinephrine took effect, and the calf came back
to life. Later in the day, the heifer walked a half mile back to the meadow with her compadres. I do believe she will have a full recovery.

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Heifer calf not in good shape, but the vet is giving it epinephrine.
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She appears to have died.
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Epinephrine taking effect
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Chances still look quite slim
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It might make it after all.
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I do believe she will survive. Peach's prayers were answered. :)
 

per

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Pretty amazing recovery. Nothing worse than being involved with their demise and nothing better than being involved with their recovery.
 

Soapweed

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per said:
Pretty amazing recovery. Nothing worse than being involved with their demise and nothing better than being involved with their recovery.

It looked pretty hopeless for awhile, and took us all by surprise as the calf collapsed so quickly. Good thing Peach was prepared by having the epinephrine along.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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And the local photographer was on duty to document the whole episode! Wow....skeery deal there soapweed. Glad she's back out to pasture.

I wonder if she seen the bright light?

I know it's cold there....but man she's about the hairiest critter I've ever seen....almost looks like one of them Highland breeds...lol :wink:
 

Soapweed

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the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
And the local photographer was on duty to document the whole episode! Wow....skeery deal there soapweed. Glad she's back out to pasture.

I wonder if she seen the bright light?

She wasn't thinking Pearl Millet, her mind was on the Pearly Gates. :wink:
 

gcreekrch

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Big Muddy rancher said:
gcreekrch said:
Epinephrine is kind of handy at times. :wink:



All's well that end's well. :)

Ours is usually really outdated before we ever need it we forget to get fresh. :?

I've never looked at the date. :shock:

It worked last spring for an allergic reaction to a blackleg vaccination.


Maybe we should be purchasing a new bottle. :D
 

canadian angus

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I don't know if a heart attack or cardotite artery was restricted. See many cattle that are caught wrong, when pressure is released they usually recover, little wobbley but are fine. It is like the sleeper hold.

CA
 

Big Swede

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Gee Soap what was your job before cameras were invented? Just kidding. One time I had a calf caught in the headgate and one caught in the tailgate and when I let the first one go and released the back one he went down like a sack of potatoes. As I was trying to revive him I got a shock from the chute. We had pinched the power cord to the hydraulic chute and had electrocuted the poor thing. Sheit happens sometimes.
 

Soapweed

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Sheisstillalivetoday.jpg


She is still perking along quite well as of today. I think her problems came because she had a front leg out the headcatch,
and she fell partially down, which pinched her nerves in the wrong place. She will probably be fine from here on out.
 

Big Muddy rancher

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Soapweed said:
Sheisstillalivetoday.jpg


She is still perking along quite well as of today. I think her problems came because she had a front leg out the headcatch,
and she fell partially down, which pinched her nerves in the wrong place. She will probably be fine from here on out.

Is that grass starting to green up ?

Or is it just wishful thinking on my part? :D :D
 
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Big Muddy rancher said:
Soapweed said:
Sheisstillalivetoday.jpg


She is still perking along quite well as of today. I think her problems came because she had a front leg out the headcatch,
and she fell partially down, which pinched her nerves in the wrong place. She will probably be fine from here on out.

Is that grass starting to green up ?

Or is it just wishful thinking on my part? :D :D

You must be having the same long winter hallucinations I am.... :wink: But today after I moved about 2 foot of snow off the top of it in cleaning out a haypen-- I was finding green grass under it....

I'm getting a feeling it may be a long time before we see any other green grass-- but with all the moisture we're getting it darn sure should have a good start... :)
 

Soapweed

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Oldtimer said:
Big Muddy rancher said:
Soapweed said:
Sheisstillalivetoday.jpg


She is still perking along quite well as of today. I think her problems came because she had a front leg out the headcatch,
and she fell partially down, which pinched her nerves in the wrong place. She will probably be fine from here on out.

Is that grass starting to green up ?

Or is it just wishful thinking on my part? :D :D

You must be having the same long winter hallucinations I am.... :wink: But today after I moved about 2 foot of snow off the top of it in cleaning out a haypen-- I was finding green grass under it....

I'm getting a feeling it may be a long time before we see any other green grass-- but with all the moisture we're getting it darn sure should have a good start... :)

The calves are actually on a meadow that was hayed in July and hadn't been grazed yet this fall. There is a bit of green down deep.

Think Spring. :)
 

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