Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 2:06 pm
More complications!Yesterday morning I went to let the cow and calf out and found a cow that hadn't eaten anything all night and wouldn't eat any nuts-definitely not normal!She lay down and started to shiver and so we called the vet,who examined her internally etc finding the cervix already closed,no twisted gut,no obvious mastitus .The cow had some discomfort when her udder was examined and promptly scoured all over the vet!Antibiotics and pain relief were injected,and she soon showed improvement.She is eating normally today and feeding the calf ok but will have to stay in until the antibiotics are finished (3 more days)because she is so difficult to inject!This is our first calving this year -3 more to go ,we hope will be stress free.Ros