ok, for all you you non ranchers, here is a recap of my great day. Went out and loaded up a steer for Hanta this morning to take to the processor. Sent her on her way and went out to check on the heifers that are calving, this is about 8:30 when she left. Heifer calving, looked like trouble from the beginning. This is Mandy's show heifer bred to a low birth weight Angus bull that has never ever had big calves. We have never pulled a calf from this sire. Got pulling straps and handles, moved the calf about an inch, nose out, both feet coming, no problem. Went back and got the calf puller that we have not used for a number of years, calf is wedged tighter than a, well youknow what. Came back and got some more lube. Felt like lots of room for this calf to come out but I cannot get it past the hips. HIP LOCK. Luckily or not so lucky, this a show cow who expects me to help her and does not even try to get up. Good thing.. Gave up trying after three hours and came back to the house and called every neighbor we have, the vet, God twice, the other neighbors, God again, the neighbors again, and God for a third time. Nobody home. All I needed was a little more muscle than I had at the time. I went back over to her and told her that this was the last time That I was going to try again.
I did not mention that she was against some trees so I could not use the calf puller the way it should be used and pull down to get the hip locked calf out. The calf was dead so I am trying to save the cow. She moved and I helped her get away from the trees and I got the calf out. Cow would not move and she kept pushing, I new she was going to prolapse. Did not get done picking up all of my stuff and here I had a 25 pound piece of jello to stuff back into a 4 inch hole..
Went and got the stuff to deal with the prolapse which took a long time as we have not had one since 1996, Went back up to this heifer to see what I could do. Cleaned it all off and started pushing the outwards back to the innards and got nowhere, after using all of my lidocaine up she was still pushing hard. I went and got the tractor so I could lift her back end up off the ground and use gravity to help put the inners back instead of being outers. Got it all cleaned up and started putting things back in place and the rope was giving so I gave up, did not want to get killed by a falling cow with her guts hanging out.
Came back down to the house, called a couple more of the neighbors again, called God three more times, left a message.
Came to the realization that this show heifer had to take the trip to the dump and I had to put her there, this was about 1:30. Not long after that the wifey came pulling in, I am spent, I tell her what has gone on and I am not in the mood for more. Her cool thinking talked me into going back out there with some Ace so she goes to sleep, and the two of us can put her innards where they belong and things will be OK. WE did that, got four hands putting the jello back throught the hole and sewn up before she blew it out again. She will not quit pushing so I hope my stiches hold.....
Also, you need to remember the when you give a cow Ace they will bloat as it shuts down the refractoryy, IE the reason to regurgitate and burp
What a wonderful day I have had.
I did not mention that she was against some trees so I could not use the calf puller the way it should be used and pull down to get the hip locked calf out. The calf was dead so I am trying to save the cow. She moved and I helped her get away from the trees and I got the calf out. Cow would not move and she kept pushing, I new she was going to prolapse. Did not get done picking up all of my stuff and here I had a 25 pound piece of jello to stuff back into a 4 inch hole..
Went and got the stuff to deal with the prolapse which took a long time as we have not had one since 1996, Went back up to this heifer to see what I could do. Cleaned it all off and started pushing the outwards back to the innards and got nowhere, after using all of my lidocaine up she was still pushing hard. I went and got the tractor so I could lift her back end up off the ground and use gravity to help put the inners back instead of being outers. Got it all cleaned up and started putting things back in place and the rope was giving so I gave up, did not want to get killed by a falling cow with her guts hanging out.
Came back down to the house, called a couple more of the neighbors again, called God three more times, left a message.
Came to the realization that this show heifer had to take the trip to the dump and I had to put her there, this was about 1:30. Not long after that the wifey came pulling in, I am spent, I tell her what has gone on and I am not in the mood for more. Her cool thinking talked me into going back out there with some Ace so she goes to sleep, and the two of us can put her innards where they belong and things will be OK. WE did that, got four hands putting the jello back throught the hole and sewn up before she blew it out again. She will not quit pushing so I hope my stiches hold.....
Also, you need to remember the when you give a cow Ace they will bloat as it shuts down the refractoryy, IE the reason to regurgitate and burp
What a wonderful day I have had.
