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Post by ez14 on Jul 6, 2019 21:25:54 GMT -6
I have not. though I would like to do a couple just so I know how
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Post by ez14 on Jul 6, 2019 21:26:43 GMT -6
Yes...about as much fun as a prolapse. how do you take care of a prolapse?
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Post by workinonit on Jul 6, 2019 21:41:28 GMT -6
Yes...about as much fun as a prolapse. how do you take care of a prolapse? Often times, you cover/coat the prolapsed uterus with sugar and push & shove it back up inside of the cow.
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Post by ez14 on Jul 6, 2019 22:19:12 GMT -6
how do you take care of a prolapse? Often times, you cover/coat the prolapsed uterus with sugar and push & shove it back up inside of the cow. I was asking about his procedure because I might have some tips
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Post by greybeard on Jul 7, 2019 1:41:07 GMT -6
I've never had to do a prolapse, but have seen a vet do one long ago. Took nearly an hour, cleaning time included. I'm not sure I could get it all pushed back in right. Helped with a csection about 6 years ago, on a still warm dead cow that had gone down in a narrow chute and stopped breathing..it was too late.
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Post by tcranch on Jul 7, 2019 6:32:20 GMT -6
I've never had to do a prolapse, but have seen a vet do one long ago. Took nearly an hour, cleaning time included. I'm not sure I could get it all pushed back in right. Helped with a csection about 6 years ago, on a still warm dead cow that had gone down in a narrow chute and stopped breathing..it was too late. We've had one prolapse, naturally in the middle of the night. But my vet is a rock star, got here in record time and as freaked out as I was, it was fascinating watching him clean it up, get it back in. She's now one of my best cows!
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Post by hook on Jul 7, 2019 6:34:03 GMT -6
I've never had to do a prolapse, but have seen a vet do one long ago. Took nearly an hour, cleaning time included. I'm not sure I could get it all pushed back in right. Helped with a csection about 6 years ago, on a still warm dead cow that had gone down in a narrow chute and stopped breathing..it was too late. We've had one prolapse, naturally in the middle of the night. But my vet is a rock star, got here in record time and as freaked out as I was, it was fascinating watching him clean it up, get it back in. She's now one of my best cows! Dang, you kept her? Thats brave!
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Post by ez14 on Jul 7, 2019 6:42:06 GMT -6
We've had one prolapse, naturally in the middle of the night. But my vet is a rock star, got here in record time and as freaked out as I was, it was fascinating watching him clean it up, get it back in. She's now one of my best cows! Dang, you kept her? Thats brave! a uterine prolapse is no more likely to happen to a cow that has had a previous prolapse as any other cow in the herd
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Post by tcranch on Jul 7, 2019 6:46:52 GMT -6
We've had one prolapse, naturally in the middle of the night. But my vet is a rock star, got here in record time and as freaked out as I was, it was fascinating watching him clean it up, get it back in. She's now one of my best cows! Dang, you kept her? Thats brave! The likelihood of another uterine prolapse is rare, according to my vet. The primary risk was infection or bleeding out but she healed completely & was one of the first to breed back, still is. But she was also my bottle calf (rejected twin) and completely obnoxious. Love her!
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Post by hook on Jul 7, 2019 6:50:25 GMT -6
Ive always been told the opposite.a uterine is more likely, and add in the risk of damage or infection, and just the fact that it happened even once. Ive had 2 and culled them
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Post by highgrit on Jul 7, 2019 7:10:28 GMT -6
I'd be taking my money and running, if I didn't have to bury the cow. It's been 6 years since I went to the culling fixes all approach. If a cow or calf needs anything extra it's culled asap. It worked excellent on udders and seems to work equally as well on general cow problems. I always have more heifers than room to put them.
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Post by tcranch on Jul 7, 2019 10:26:58 GMT -6
Ive always been told the opposite.a uterine is more likely, and add in the risk of damage or infection, and just the fact that it happened even once. Ive had 2 and culled them Vaginal prolapse will continue and get worse each year and there is evidently a genetic link so I definitely would cull a vag & not retain any of her heifers. I was really worried about my girl prolapsing again this year because she was enormous (thought maybe twins) but vet reiterated it would be an anomaly. Had a huge bull calf, zero problems. That said, if I had an older cow with a uterine prolapse I would be more likely to cull (my girl was a first calf heifer).
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Post by greybeard on Jul 7, 2019 19:49:45 GMT -6
The Baxter Black uterine prolapse video is hilarious.
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jul 8, 2019 14:32:23 GMT -6
Statistically I agree TCRanch and EZ14 on uterine prolapses.
But I'm not against your approach grit. I think if you eliminate those that cant do it on their own in general, it'll pay off in the end.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2019 15:29:02 GMT -6
I've got some neighbours that believe in culling for a uterine prolapse. Years ago I bought 2 of these cows (different occasions) that were of a type I liked (for cull cow price of course) and they lived out their useful life here.
I wonder about culling for ear tag retention. One thing, if I culled her for that she'd dang well never do that on this place again!
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