Hfr question

[Big Muddy rancher]

I have a bred hfr that is pushing her rectum out. She was passing a bit of blood and is probably at least 30 days away from calving.
I dosed her with sulfa boluses this morning.
Any ideas?

 

[PureCountry]

A neighbor had one like that 2 yrs ago. We ended up stitching it shut. She calved 3 weeks later, and about a month after that he pulled the stitches out. She didn't try pushing it out anymore and raised the calf just fine, but he culled her that fall anyway.

 

[Soapweed]

I have a bred hfr that is pushing her rectum out. She was passing a bit of blood and is probably at least 30 days away from calving.
I dosed her with sulfa boluses this morning.
Any ideas?

What color is the heifer? :cowboy:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

I have a bred hfr that is pushing her rectum out. She was passing a bit of blood and is probably at least 30 days away from calving.
I dosed her with sulfa boluses this morning.
Any ideas?

What color is the heifer? :cowboy:

Black

 

[Soapweed]

I have a bred hfr that is pushing her rectum out. She was passing a bit of blood and is probably at least 30 days away from calving.
I dosed her with sulfa boluses this morning.
Any ideas?

What color is the heifer? :cowboy:

Black

That rectum that theory. :roll:

Get a needle and thread. Put in an inconspicuous "tobacco sack" stitch pattern. When the calf comes, cut the stitches, save the calf, restitch the cow, sell the baby calf, let the cow heal, then sell cow at earliest convenience. :wink:

 

[gcreekrch]

What color is the heifer? :cowboy:

Black

That rectum that theory. :roll:

Get a needle and thread. Put in an inconspicuous "tobacco sack" stitch pattern. When the calf comes, cut the stitches, save the calf, restitch the cow, sell the baby calf, let the cow heal, then sell cow at earliest convenience. :wink:

Are Nebraska calves delivered rectally? :shock:

Your cattle don't look sh!tty.

Sew her up BMR, you might even want to drench her with some mineral oil to loosen her up for a bit. Cull her as soon as you can.

 

[Broke Cowboy]

We just had the last calf last Tuesday.

Similar story to yours.

Put that animal in the squeeze and check the size of the calf.

I wonder if the calf size, weight and lack of internal room is part of the problem?

Had to pull this last one - the first in more than 6 or 7 years.

Enormous - yeah - hard to believe - 140 pounds

Calf and mom doing well

Fortunately it was one of those big broody horned herfs with a wide set of hips.

Crossed to a short horn that usually throws much lighter calves.

A black one might not have made it!! LOLOL.

Be that as it may - she was not in great condition and I honestly had no idea the calf was that big. It sure did not show on the outside as being anything out of the norm.

When the troubles started we sewed ours up and watched her like a hawk - saw she was starting to calve out - removed the wires and nothing happened.

Went in and found the problem right away - when I felt that calf I got the message.

Wonder if there might be something like that going on in your case?

Best to you

BC

 

[Soapweed]

Black

That rectum that theory. :roll:

Get a needle and thread. Put in an inconspicuous "tobacco sack" stitch pattern. When the calf comes, cut the stitches, save the calf, restitch the cow, sell the baby calf, let the cow heal, then sell cow at earliest convenience. :wink:

Are Nebraska calves delivered rectally? :shock:

Your cattle don't look sh!tty.

Sew her up BMR, you might even want to drench her with some mineral oil to loosen her up for a bit. Cull her as soon as you can.

It's past my bedtime. :wink:

But at least the "cull" part is correct advice.

 

[lefty]

Are Nebraska calves delivered rectally ......................??????
Now that's funny

I would sew her up , you could give her a spinal to keep her or pushing till the swelling goes down . then she should be ok till she calves
If she calves rectally you would have to cut stiches & reapply

 

[Soapweed]

Often when a cow prolapses, it turns into a "double whammy." :wink: Both little pink thingies are side by side in the dark, conspiring, and one will dare the other, "You go out and see if the coast is clear, and then I'll come out, too."

 

[flyingS]

Especially if she is a breed that is red and white wouldn't you say Soap. Seems the only difference between red and white and the black ones is the red and whites won't die.

 

[JDBalerman]

Put her on a very very strick diet till she calves, and minimal water for several days. If it should turn into vaginal prolasp and you have to sew her up, a trocar for a needle and covered copper wire for thread works well.