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Post by trdean on Feb 15, 2014 10:35:15 GMT -5
Well...I got up this am expecting...or hoping to find a new calf...but instead it was a dead heifer with no calf born. Very devastated...Don't have a clue what happened. Unbelievable. Well...I had 3 healthy calves out of 4...so I still can look at my growing herd.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Feb 15, 2014 10:58:08 GMT -5
Well...I got up this am expecting...or hoping to find a new calf...but instead it was a dead heifer with no calf born. Very devastated...Don't have a clue what happened. Unbelievable. Well...I had 3 healthy calves out of 4...so I still can look at my growing herd. So very sorry to hear. I would guess a breech or similar problem with calving. What signs did she present last time you saw her? |
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Post by hollydzie on Feb 15, 2014 11:17:08 GMT -5
So sorry for you loss, hope you can figure out what happened. Glad that your others are doing well
Holly
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Post by trdean on Feb 15, 2014 12:29:41 GMT -5
The only thing she presented was about 24 hours earlier I felt she looked and acted depressed. Separated from the others...and I thought she was getting ready to calve. Not sure what happened during the evening. She went from being rotund...to very skinny with belly hanging low...thought calf was moving into position. I may look inside her to see what the deal was with the calf. Thanks for the thoughts everyone.
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Feb 15, 2014 15:47:11 GMT -5
Maybe get the vet to do a necropsy so you know what the problem was, just in case there is something to be learned and prevented in future.
I'm so very sorry for your loss!
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Post by midhilldexters on Feb 15, 2014 17:21:50 GMT -5
So sorry for your loss. Do you think she was trying to have the calf? Did you think of feeling for feet? Not that I'm sure you would want to but.... just an idea.
I also lost a cow last year, she was trying to give birth to a calf who's head was turned back. I had the vet there pretty quick, but even the vet couldn't help. I had the vet put the cow out of her misery, it was a hard loss.
Dexters calf very easily most times, but like all cows things happen, not to say this was what happened to your heifer.
I hope you find out what may have caused it, for your own sanity.
Its a hard loss for you, my thoughts are with you.
Carol K
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Post by Fran on Feb 15, 2014 18:59:40 GMT -5
Oh no, so very sorry for your loss! I hope you find out what happened.
Fran
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Post by legendrockranch on Feb 15, 2014 19:15:24 GMT -5
So sorry to hear of your loss. Hope your able to find out the cause.
Barb
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Post by emgiger on Feb 15, 2014 22:26:51 GMT -5
trdean,
So sorry for your loss. There are a multitude of things that could have happened here and I hope you can get to the bottom of it. Last year I lost a cow after she calved. The calf punctured the uterus during the birthing process and the cow bled out. I felt helpless and was devastated. These situations are certainly not the norm, yet they part of what we all face in farm life.. Hoping for much better days ahead for you and your sweet Dexters. :-)
Eileen
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Post by Olga on Feb 16, 2014 1:35:47 GMT -5
Very sad, so sorry. It is such a let down to lose a calf, but to lose the cow too... Devastating
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Post by ssrdex on Feb 17, 2014 18:30:47 GMT -5
Really very sorry for such a hard loss. Please do try and find a cause and let us know. Very sad.
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Post by dexterlady on Feb 18, 2014 15:59:42 GMT -5
I am so sorry for your loss....It is hard to lose a heifer...Let us know if you find the cause, it may help all of us...
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