cow not eating

shanemc123

Hi everyone I had a cow a cow that had a big calf 5 days ago,next morning she was grinding her teeth got the vet he sorted that out with injections,but a day later still not rite so got the vet again now the cow has pneumonia,she is still not eating properly also stands with a hump on her,is there anything I can do to get her eating

Kovu

What did the vet say the first time he was out? Did she pass the full afterbirth or did the vet check her internally?

shanemc123

No signs of any internal tears,he just said that she was I'm pain and gave her shots?

Kovu

Giving her shots for pain isn't much use if ye don't find the source of the pain! Same vet both times? If so I'd look for a different opinion.

shanemc123

It was two different vets but from the same practice,

teddy 1223

shanemc123 wrote:

Hi everyone I had a cow a cow that had a big calf 5 days ago,next morning she was grinding her teeth got the vet he sorted that out with injections,but a day later still not rite so got the vet again now the cow has pneumonia,she is still not eating properly also stands with a hump on her,is there anything I can do to get her eating

Try her with a bit of ivy

Kovu

Try her with everything, ivy works well, young ash, even lawn clippings from a field if you can get them. If she's drinking water you're not so bad.

The Sidewards Man

Easy Kovu should the op dump their weekly rubbish at them altogether along with a chips cheese and garlic mayo?

Beefpark

You could try a bit of treacle poured over the best quality coarse ration you can get ..
Or a bit of molasses over some good hay !
As said before , ivy works very well

lab man

I think grissilinia hedging would do too

Never wrestle with pigs

Often found here one with a hump on her back like that has retained afterbirth. Keep an eye on her that she doesn't try to push out her bed.

She needs energy after calving try to feed her sum oats, perhaps a Bottel of cal wouldn't do any harm either.

greysides

shanemc123 wrote: »

Hi everyone I had a cow a cow that had a big calf 5 days ago,next morning she was grinding her teeth got the vet he sorted that out with injections,but a day later still not rite so got the vet again now the cow has pneumonia,she is still not eating properly also stands with a hump on her,is there anything I can do to get her eating

With those signs, you need a vet to identify the problem and institute the appropriate remedial treatment. Then she'll start to eat.