Post by Joes Wife on Aug 1, 2011 15:34:09 GMT -5
She calved yesterday around 11 AM. Very easy calving, cleaned calf, very interested in calf. She drank 8 gallons of molasses water, little bit of hay and some of her dairy ration. But all day she looked sorta tired. Last night I checked on her before going to bed and she still had tired looking eyes, droopy ears and was not chewing her cud. I also noticed that she had not peed or pooped since having the calf. Her water was still full also so she evidently didn't drink anymore water after slurping her molasses water.
This morning I bring her into the stanchion to milk and she still has droopy ears, tired eyes and not alot of gusto when eating her grain. She did finish it though. She still hadn't drank any water. I look around for pee or pooh and there is pooh that is really dry. After milking I watch her for awhile and she is pooping just a little at a time and it is dry. So I mix up some of Rena's Drench and I give her a cup. Had to syringe it into her as she wouldn't drink it on her own. I have some Vit B and put some of that into the drench also (was trying to avoid a shot). Anyway, she has pooped 2 more times and it is moister for sure but she is not drinking any water . Her ears are not cold, she is still very interested in her baby, she is just not herself though and she is not chewing her cud. YES I AM WORRIED! What do you think is going on? How can I get her to drink water. She never drinks molasses water except right after she calves so that doesn't work right now. I have clean fresh cold water for her and she won't drink any.
Also, something else I find strange is that usually after calving she has long stringies hanging out for a few days and she doesn't have anything oozing out right now.
Help please!!
Teresa
This morning I bring her into the stanchion to milk and she still has droopy ears, tired eyes and not alot of gusto when eating her grain. She did finish it though. She still hadn't drank any water. I look around for pee or pooh and there is pooh that is really dry. After milking I watch her for awhile and she is pooping just a little at a time and it is dry. So I mix up some of Rena's Drench and I give her a cup. Had to syringe it into her as she wouldn't drink it on her own. I have some Vit B and put some of that into the drench also (was trying to avoid a shot). Anyway, she has pooped 2 more times and it is moister for sure but she is not drinking any water . Her ears are not cold, she is still very interested in her baby, she is just not herself though and she is not chewing her cud. YES I AM WORRIED! What do you think is going on? How can I get her to drink water. She never drinks molasses water except right after she calves so that doesn't work right now. I have clean fresh cold water for her and she won't drink any.
Also, something else I find strange is that usually after calving she has long stringies hanging out for a few days and she doesn't have anything oozing out right now.
Help please!!
Teresa