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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #272
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭mf240


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Don't think stood on, possibility a puck though from other cows on slats, doesn't pull back but like she can't suck that much without stopping, and coughs after, very weak there tonight but came round a bit after suckle,

    Did vet listen to lungs, its a strange one allright.


  • #273
    truebloodfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭truebloodfan


    bob charles wrote: »

    yip, Probably one of the easiest diseases to spot and treat. So simple that I taught she may have something more complicated. Gave her a big shot of Cortisone to reduce any swelling on the brain and an anti-biotic to kill the infection which is usually easy enough depending on how far it has advanced, probably too late in my case.

    That sounds like something a cow of mine got years ago. Vet said it was sunstroke at the time. Going round in circles and pawing the ground.


  • #274
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    truebloodfan wrote: »
    That sounds like something a cow of mine got years ago. Vet said it was sunstroke at the time. Going round in circles and pawing the ground.

    Right, that's me off to Hugo's shed for the next few weeks :D


  • #275
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Jayus been nursing that calf all weekend, no temp, no swollen navel, just stands ther with hump, had to call vet today, tubed her vitamins gave her rumen booster, vet can't see anything wrong, spent two hours there now and evanyually got calf to suck but she just sucks a bit stands there sucks a bit more and so on, anyone had a calf like that
    did she get enough biestings when born?


  • #276
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    whelan1 wrote: »
    did she get enough biestings when born?

    Eventually, it took 3 hours to get her sucking and even then she prob was behind in min requirements, that one crossed my mind last night,


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  • #277
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Right, that's me off to Hugo's shed for the next few weeks :D

    Shed comes with a warning, very frustrated bull in house at moment:D


  • #278
    truebloodfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭truebloodfan


    hugo29 wrote: »

    Shed comes with a warning, very frustrated bull in house at moment:D


    You wouldn't want to end up like the guard in Smithfield. :)


  • #279
    truebloodfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭truebloodfan


    Right I'm of to inspect the chaorlaois day old calf that was supposed to be an Aberdeen Angus. Anyone know if its possible for a red chaorlaois cow and black Angus bull to produce a pure chaorlaois calf


  • #280
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭mf240


    Very possible to have a white calf from that cross.


  • #281
    truebloodfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭truebloodfan


    mf240 wrote: »
    Very possible to have a white calf from that cross.
    Lol it had me scratching my head when she popped out :)


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  • #282
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    truebloodfan wrote: »
    Lol it had me scratching my head when she popped out :)

    Yup can have your choice now about what breed to put on the reg card:D


  • #283
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Got back onto vet again to tell him no sign of this calf improving, and to describe current symptoms , response ah just one of these calves who not thriving and poss has internal infection, will take bit work, now I know it will take a bit of work, who the fcuk has kept calf alive last 3 days, I just wanted to let him know that his last prognosis and treatment were not working, is it just me or would anyone else expect a better response from member of vet practice that has been coming to this farm for 20 years, :mad:


  • #284
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Got back onto vet again to tell him no sign of this calf improving, and to describe current symptoms , response ah just one of these calves who not thriving and poss has internal infection, will take bit work, now I know it will take a bit of work, who the fcuk has kept calf alive last 3 days, I just wanted to let him know that his last prognosis and treatment were not working, is it just me or would anyone else expect a better response from member of vet practice that has been coming to this farm for 20 years, :mad:

    We actually had a calf quite similar to what you describe. He would only suck when he was given the injection to stimulate him. Does your calf stand 'mazing' looking off into space? Or looking into a wall?


  • #285
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    The calf born with his intestines hanging out died this morning. Relieved in a way as he was in serious pain last night. Talking to the animal disposal crowd. They say they were never as busy. Depressing to be throwing a fine limousin bull up on a pile of dead calves.


  • #286
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    We actually had a calf quite similar to what you describe. He would only suck when he was given the injection to stimulate him. Does your calf stand 'mazing' looking off into space? Or looking into a wall?

    Sort of ,with hump like he out of it, will suck when I push him to udder but all he takes wouldn't fill a cat and he acts like its the hardest job in world, what did you do with your calf


  • #287
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Sort of ,with hump like he out of it, will suck when I push him to udder but all he takes wouldn't fill a cat and he acts like its the hardest job in world, what did you do with your calf

    We had to put him down. Was a hard decision but we put the mother & him into a field/paddock area with a yard next to the shed. He promptly fell into the gripe. Then we shut them into the yard and he stood in a corner looking at the wall. He wasn't blind and had no temperature, heartrate normal etc. We just figured he was brain damaged as the cow had an abnormally large water bag that year and she was HUGE before calving but round like a barrel instead of slung. He wouldn't suck unless we forced him up to the cow and only then after he got the injection, he'd drink life-aid until it came out of his ears though.


  • #288
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    We had to put him down. Was a hard decision but we put the mother & him into a field/paddock area with a yard next to the shed. He promptly fell into the gripe. Then we shut them into the yard and he stood in a corner looking at the wall. He wasn't blind and had no temperature, heartrate normal etc. We just figured he was brain damaged as the cow had an abnormally large water bag that year and she was HUGE before calving but round like a barrel instead of slung. He wouldn't suck unless we forced him up to the cow and only then after he got the injection, he'd drink life-aid until it came out of his ears though.

    Thought you were going to say that, funny thing this girl was fine for the first week and half, it's only few days she gone this way,


  • #289
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Thought you were going to say that, funny thing this girl was fine for the first week and half, it's only few days she gone this way,

    When the vet was out first had she a temperature? Because if she was normal at first then she wouldn't just go bonkers in the head. It sounds more like a bit of a hurt from your previous posts, plus it would fit that her side could be sore if she's only half-heartedly sucking. Did you try her with the injection for stimulating the sucking reflex?


  • #290
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    When the vet was out first had she a temperature? Because if she was normal at first then she wouldn't just go bonkers in the head. It sounds more like a bit of a hurt from your previous posts, plus it would fit that her side could be sore if she's only half-heartedly sucking. Did you try her with the injection for stimulating the sucking reflex?

    Beginning to think that's what it is me self (bruised ribs from puck) calf squirms every time cow moves, suppose just patients and tlc and see how it goes

    Going bonkers here me self ( two boys running rings around me) and I was normal well sort off this am :D


  • #291
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Beginning to think that's what it is me self (bruised ribs from puck) calf squirms every time cow moves, suppose just patients and tlc and see how it goes

    Going bonkers here me self ( two boys running rings around me) and I was normal well sort off this am :D

    Mention that to the vet and see what he advises, prob an anti-inflammatory or some reliever for her.

    I think all farmers are bonkers, hair is going white here today.
    Literally. I'm painting my entire room white and I'm not very good at doing ceilings without drips....laptop is turning white...floor is turning white.....door handle is going white.....cat is going white...:pac:


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  • #292
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Got back onto vet again to tell him no sign of this calf improving, and to describe current symptoms , response ah just one of these calves who not thriving and poss has internal infection, will take bit work, now I know it will take a bit of work, who the fcuk has kept calf alive last 3 days, I just wanted to let him know that his last prognosis and treatment were not working, is it just me or would anyone else expect a better response from member of vet practice that has been coming to this farm for 20 years, :mad:
    Had a similar response from vet re tb test.
    Test was listed for Oct rang him several times eventually got a call from dvo a week before Christmas threatening 5% cut to sfp .
    Rang vet again still too busy (6 vet practice ) so contacted another vet and signed test over to him. Rang dept man back he wasn't happy that the other vet lost the test ?????
    The same practice had been doing our work for 35+ years


  • #293
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    cow i have been lifting 2 or 3 times a day for the last week is after getting up by herself:) i walked by shed and it took a few minutes to cop on that she was up by herself... sometimes it pays to give them the time, she did the splits last week, have legs tied with a rope and is in a shed with alot of dung, 1 less job for this evening


  • #294
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    Had a farmer bend my ear today with his theory as to why beef prices have gone up lately. He recons that there were thousands of tonnes of beef being brought in here from eastern europe every week for the last several years and it was being mixed with irish beef and labelled as irish beef and exported again. Since the horse meat scare, factories aren't doing this and they are far short of the amount of meat that they need to meet export contracts - so they are forced to pay higher prices to get the cattle in.

    He recons that we should all be lobbying ministers to make sure that these factories can't bring in beef from eastern europe again and label it as Irish meat.

    Interesting theory. Wonder how much of it is true? ;)


  • #295
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    pakalasa wrote: »
    The calf born with his intestines hanging out died this morning. Relieved in a way as he was in serious pain last night. Talking to the animal disposal crowd. They say they were never as busy. Depressing to be throwing a fine limousin bull up on a pile of dead calves.

    Same all over on that one I think.


  • #296
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    was just outside there, its fooking freezing, was snowing at milking time, sun was shining at 3pm when i was letting cows in from field


  • #297
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Sounds plausible enough to me . If they were throwing horses into the mix I dont see why they wouldnt chance european beef . Is the european beef much cheaper than ours though ? I could understand them taking the chance with the horse because of a huge price difference to them , but would there be enough money out of the foreign beef to take the same chance on ?


  • #298
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    kids got a present off their grandad of an aax heifer- well she probably is a pb but we dont know the sire- immaculate conception:cool:- she has a fr bull calf on her as her calf was born dead, they are delighted, they are looking through ai websites to decide what to put her in calf to next year and have called her dandelion, what breed would ye put on her?


  • #299
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    whelan1 wrote: »
    was just outside there, its fooking freezing, was snowing at milking time, sun was shining at 3pm when i was letting cows in from field

    We put calves out today without any worries. Sorry for your troubles.


  • #300
    whelan1
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    We put calves out today without any worries. Sorry for your troubles.
    we must live in a different country altogether


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  • #301
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    whelan1 wrote: »
    we must live in a different country altogether

    Lovely warm day today here. We went for a 5 mile walk before dinner. Was outside in a t shirt putting together a polytunnel till 4pm. It got cold since then and we had a few drops of rain - but no sign of snow yet.


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