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Cow with breathing problem

  • 15-04-2015 9:39am
    #1
    barryoc1
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    I have a suckler cow that has had about 4 calves. Last august after drying her off she seemed to develop a bit of a cough. She was 4 months in calf at this stage roughly. Her breathing was also gone a little poorly as she seemed to be panting a bit and breathing fast. I got the vet to her and he checked her over and he reckoned best to dose her for fluke and worms and he gave her 2 different doses. Nothing much changed with her but she wasnt coughing as much and as she got closer to calving she seemed to find it more difficult to breath. She would be standing in the yard breathing really quickly in short breaths. I didnt expect her to survive calving but hoped for the best. She calved about 3 weeks early, very handy little calf that didnt live. Anyway, since calving she has been perfect again. Thriving really well and no issues with breathing.

    Anyone ever experience this before? Thinking could the calf have been leaning on her lung or something? Wondering now should i chance getting her in calf again or better to fatten and get rid of her. Hoping someone else who has experienced this can advise. Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭tanko


    I've no idea what might have been wrong with her but if you don't have a calf to put on her I think I'd be getting rid of her or fattening her but summer mastitis is a risk with a dry cow.
    The problem might come back again or even get worse and you could end up keeping her for two years with no calves off her.


  • #3
    greysides
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    Fatten her and get rid of her.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

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  • #4
    orm0nd
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    heart condition ?

    as greysides says best to move on


  • #5
    yellow50HX
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    greysides wrote: »
    Fatten her and get rid of her.

    As above, once she is clear of any meds I'd have her in a trailer to the factory tomorrow before she goes back on condition or gets mastitis. If she has gone back on condition and dried up then let her fill out for the spring then off she goes.


  • #6
    Willfarman
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    A lot of older cattle developed hoose last autumn. apperantly due to the use of cheap and now readily available ivermectin cattle had no introduction to the parasisite and therefore no natural resistance when they ingested a large influx of the buggers.

    Nonetheless less I'd be hanging her up too.


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