Cow putting womb out month prior calving

Biscuitus

I'm not sure how to word this but I have a cow that calved fine. No prolapse and big healthy calf, one of the biggest this season. However a month before calving when she lay down she would push her womb out an inch or so with a lot of goo each time, about the size of a melon. When she stood it would go back in no problems. Its as if the ligaments were gone so it would push out from the pressure sitting down.

She's due to go to the bull soon so I'm wondering if I should cull her or put her in calf again. Anyone have any experience with this exact problem?

invicta

Definitely cull her!
Had similar here about 10 years ago,good cow,great calf! Put her back in calf again, the following pre calving was torture,to both man and cow!The vet recommend putting her into a trailer she couldn't turn in and park it on a slope so that when she lid down all the weight and pressure would be off her rear end
This we did every evening for about 5 or 6 weeks before inducing her to calve!

Who2

Had one that done it for years. I culled her and regretted it to be honest but her daughter started the same Craic this spring prior to calving . I'm going to chance her on another year anyway.

letterkenny man

Had one who done the same even after calfing she done it would be walking about with it out great cow and always a great calf we culled her out

The man in red and black

Biscuitus wrote: »

I'm not sure how to word this but I have a cow that calved fine. No prolapse and big healthy calf, one of the biggest this season. However a month before calving when she lay down she would push her womb out an inch or so with a lot of goo each time, about the size of a melon. When she stood it would go back in no problems. Its as if the ligaments were gone so it would push out from the pressure sitting down.

She's due to go to the bull soon so I'm wondering if I should cull her or put her in calf again. Anyone have any experience with this exact problem?

What your describing is a partial vaginal prolapse. You've hit the nail on the head with your description. The surrounding muscles and tissue have been damaged and it will get worse on subsequent pregnancies 9 times out of 10. Best to cull her. If she prolapsed the full uterus after calving that's a different story, no increased risk of that happening a second time and not thought to be hereditary. Vaginal prolapse = career change for cow unfortunately!

Justjens

Had a cow that did that years ago and the vet would stitch her to prevent it coming out, just had to be on the ball when she was starting to calve or I'd have had a right mess....

greysides

Cull! Tends to get worse with successive pregnancies and is hard to deal with.

Biscuitus

Thanks for the information lads. I'll have to cull her then.

tanko

It must be hereditary, i had to get a cow stiched this year a week before she calved, her great grandmother put out her calving bed on her last calving and her mother had to be stiched before she had twins.

Biscuitus

Not that I can remember and she has one or two sisters which are fine. She also has an odd shaped udder which is less than ideal for a baby calf.