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Treatment for Retained Placenta

  • 25-03-2015 8:04pm
    #1
    Durrus Boy
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    Apologies in advance for those with a sensitive disposition!:D

    Had a couple of cows calving slightly prematurely over the past 10 days & have held their 'cleaning.' Have always used intra-uterine pessaries in the past with good success, but vet does not supply them any more and gave me metricure instead. I always thought that metricure was for 'washing out' cows and generally use an alamycin/distilled water combination on the advice of another vet well known in breeding circles.
    Question is does anyone have any other viable alternatives/treatments for the above?

    TIA


Comments

  • #2
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    If I think one is going to hold it after a hard calve or backwards calf I give 40cc of pen & strip after calveing.

    If she holds it after 7 days I get out the long gloves and clean her out then wash out with warm water and iodine useing a funnel and long pipe.

    Not saying that's the correct way to do it but it's what I do and it workes.


  • #3
    pajero12
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    Vets have always prescribed Metricure tubes for retained cleanings, And in fairness they do the job, we usually wash out the cow after she passes them and give her a shot of tylosin to prevent endometritis!


  • #4
    Tail painter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭Tail painter


    If the cow is very dirty/smelly, I usually wash out with lots of water and surgical iodine. Do not use tincture of Iodine as it will burn. I think that metricure works well after you get rid of the initial volume of gunk- a few days after the iodine wash out. If you dont want to use metricure, a 3 day course of injectable antibiotic can be just as good. A zero withdrawal injectable works well for dairy cows.


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