Posted by jackinok on June 16, 2011 at 09:07:48 from (162.58.82.136):
In Reply to: O.T. Downed beef cow posted by CB in central NY on June 15, 2011 at 09:54:55:
Quite honestly ,in the 60+ years ive been around cattle,ive NEVER had one survive if I tried to sling it up.Ive had I dont know how many get up if you can just turn them every day and keep food and good water to them.Sling just stresses their body too much I think,and puts a lot of pressure where it shouldnt be.What I try to do is get them up if at all possible as soon as possible of course,but if not i go out two to three times a day and roll them side to side,and make sure you keep thier legs straight under them .Watch how a cow gets up and you will see what i mean,the best of them have to have their legs under them straight to stand.If one leg gets splayed out a perfectly healthy one will lay there and die.If they are hurt in a shoulder and down,they will normally instinctivly turn themselves to take pressure off it,and to get legs back under them.If you get a leg thrown out front of one they CANT get it back,just because of the way they are made.IF thats the case you will have to roll one completly on its back to get her legs back,in other words roll her completly over before she can stand.might even have to get a rope on her legs and tie them back in proper place before you roll her back onto her belly,and then untie her.if she has her legs under her right she will probably get up.if she has a big bag you may have to milk her also laying down.that will help a old cow get up once in a while also.hope this helps!,believe it or not,best place probably to have her was on a side slope,and not on a flat surface,best chance of her getting her legs back under her on her own and getting up that way!before you sling her up,make sure vet can check her several times day,,if thats more money than you want to spend on her,then I agree with the others who say put her down and out of her misery ,thats the right thing to do.dont just sling her up and leave her,thats simply torturing a dumb animal,something nobody wants.
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