Post by pipergrey93 on Jan 29, 2010 11:44:13 GMT -5
My Belly Surge arrived yesterday and my son had it running within minutes. I played around with it a bit until I was comfortable handing it and thought, "ok, piece of cake".
Took same to the barn this a.m. and decided the first lesson would just consist of turning it on so that Eunice could start to get used to the sound as she ate. She didn't even blink and this porta pump is LOUD (are they supposed to be sooo loud?) Anyway - I thought, "piece of cake".
Since she was doing so well, I thought I'd hand milk her a bit as she ate since she was doing so well. You know, 'piece of cake' and all. I did take the precaution of using the kick-stop on her just in case. She had gotten used to the kick-stop b/c I had to use it for almost 2 weeks after she calved.
I was milking away and thinking, "this really is a piece of cake" when all of the sudden the d#$#& cat must have jumped from the hayloft onto the top of my aluminum ladder. The ladder hit the concrete right behind Eunice with a VERY LOUD BOOM!.
I'm not actually sure what all happened after that but I flew off the stool (whether by Eunice or by my own startle reflex, I don't know) and Eunice jumped/kicked/flipped (really don't know this particular either) with the kick-stop on.
When I saw that everyone seemed to be in one piece, I removed the kick-stop from Eunice and turned off that LOUD pump.
Eunice is obviously uncomfortable. She keeps laying down and then getting right back up. She is also moving funny in her back end when she walks.
I moved the calf into the next stall so that she doesn't lay on him.
Now for my questions:
Is this a typical reaction if a cow moves too much with the kick-stop on? Does it pinch a nerve or something?
Are this porta pumps supposed to be so LOUD. Not simply annoying, but NERVE RACKING - and that was before all the hoopla.
I have BUTE for my arthritic mare - is this the same pain control you use on cows and if so, should I use the same doesage?
Will Eunice EVER emotionally recover from me and this trauma?
This cow business is not for the weak and faint of heart (or the sane for that matter) - Sandy
Took same to the barn this a.m. and decided the first lesson would just consist of turning it on so that Eunice could start to get used to the sound as she ate. She didn't even blink and this porta pump is LOUD (are they supposed to be sooo loud?) Anyway - I thought, "piece of cake".
Since she was doing so well, I thought I'd hand milk her a bit as she ate since she was doing so well. You know, 'piece of cake' and all. I did take the precaution of using the kick-stop on her just in case. She had gotten used to the kick-stop b/c I had to use it for almost 2 weeks after she calved.
I was milking away and thinking, "this really is a piece of cake" when all of the sudden the d#$#& cat must have jumped from the hayloft onto the top of my aluminum ladder. The ladder hit the concrete right behind Eunice with a VERY LOUD BOOM!.
I'm not actually sure what all happened after that but I flew off the stool (whether by Eunice or by my own startle reflex, I don't know) and Eunice jumped/kicked/flipped (really don't know this particular either) with the kick-stop on.
When I saw that everyone seemed to be in one piece, I removed the kick-stop from Eunice and turned off that LOUD pump.
Eunice is obviously uncomfortable. She keeps laying down and then getting right back up. She is also moving funny in her back end when she walks.
I moved the calf into the next stall so that she doesn't lay on him.
Now for my questions:
Is this a typical reaction if a cow moves too much with the kick-stop on? Does it pinch a nerve or something?
Are this porta pumps supposed to be so LOUD. Not simply annoying, but NERVE RACKING - and that was before all the hoopla.
I have BUTE for my arthritic mare - is this the same pain control you use on cows and if so, should I use the same doesage?
Will Eunice EVER emotionally recover from me and this trauma?
This cow business is not for the weak and faint of heart (or the sane for that matter) - Sandy