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Applelonia Brood Cow Member since: May 17, 2014 10:53:00 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 6,758	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 11:32:27 GMT -5 via mobile grassfood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Applelonia on Aug 23, 2018 11:32:27 GMT -5 What a happy update! 🙂
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Deleted Member since: Nov 16, 2024 18:50:45 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 0	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 12:00:44 GMT -5 via Tapatalk grassfood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 12:00:44 GMT -5 Woohoo!

dinee Brood Cow All things work together for good. Member since: Aug 18, 2013 21:10:07 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 6,048	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 13:54:33 GMT -5 grassfood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dinee on Aug 23, 2018 13:54:33 GMT -5 What an adventure, I am so glad he is back with his ladies.

farmel Brood Cow Member since: Apr 21, 2017 6:27:08 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 3,843	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 14:03:09 GMT -5 via Tapatalk marseydoats and grassfood like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by farmel on Aug 23, 2018 14:03:09 GMT -5 I'm really amazed that he stayed all those nights in the bush and didn't get torn up by a predator. Glad he's home!

marseydoats Brood Cow Member since: Feb 13, 2010 16:17:03 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 2,109	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 15:41:56 GMT -5 grassfood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by marseydoats on Aug 23, 2018 15:41:56 GMT -5 So glad he's home! I hope things will calm down and get better for you now. And that you get some rain.

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Post by corrae on Aug 23, 2018 15:53:27 GMT -5

See!!!! There is light at the end of the tunnel!!! Now give him some good lovin', tell him him how proud you are of him, make much of him, and keep him around another year... you'll be surprised what this Come to Jesus meeting date with death will do for his demeanor!

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renee7008 Brood Cow OUR LITTLE SHALOMSTEAD blessed wife to Gene and mother of 2 boys kevin and collin...home schooler... Member since: Nov 15, 2011 16:27:15 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 2,067	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 16:03:08 GMT -5 via mobile grammagrace and grassfood like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by renee7008 on Aug 23, 2018 16:03:08 GMT -5 Amazing Triumph! So glad for you...I know your heart went out to that gentle giant. He's one tough cookie❤ Hope with each day he grows stronger & stronger!
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lew92 Brood Cow Member since: May 13, 2010 7:56:44 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 18,997	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 18:29:53 GMT -5 grassfood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lew92 on Aug 23, 2018 18:29:53 GMT -5 Oh, I am SO glad to read all of this!
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Post by grassfood on Aug 23, 2018 18:51:23 GMT -5

Thank you all so much! It is good to have good news, and rain! Anyway, maybe this is too much information, but here is the update.

It has been nice and sunny this afternoon, and I have been all day with him and his ladies. He has been severely constipated! Straining and straining, but could not get it to come out. So I do have my milking trailer over there and thought of my udderbalm and nitrile gloves, haha!

He did not like it, but let me put udder balm all over his anus and when he would strain, I was able to reach in and pull out the very hardest poop. He got up and would walk away from me, but not too fast, and I was able to get it all out, I think. Then with the pressure off of his bladder, I guess, he was able to urinate, about 5 gallons it seemed like.

Then he was able to drink water and eat some fresh grass, which I think will help him the most. He only nibbled at his hay.

He is sore, but not enough for banamine I don't think, and I do think he will pull through.

Yay!!

. And not a minute too soon, as the final irrigation water on this place we are renting has to be turned off tomorrow, so we were going to get them all out of there anyway. There is a wild apple tree there, and all the branches are broken off and a big fat bear had been climbing, breaking and sleeping under it, to get fat for winter. I'm ready to say goodbye to all those critters before they get too hungry.

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bigredcow Brood Cow Member since: Apr 30, 2017 8:00:18 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 8,794 Member is Online	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 19:04:14 GMT -5 via mobile Shawn, lew92, and 7 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bigredcow on Aug 23, 2018 19:04:14 GMT -5 Any way you could lube him up with a drench of mineral oil? Probably not since he's feeling better. Poor guy, I'm glad he found enough will to live to get himself out of there for you.

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Post by grassfood on Aug 23, 2018 19:29:08 GMT -5

Aug 23, 2018 19:04:14 GMT -5 bigredcow said:

Any way you could lube him up with a drench of mineral oil? Probably not since he's feeling better.
Poor guy, I'm glad he found enough will to live to get himself out of there for you.

I was thinking about oil as well, but then remembered somewhere reading (probably from your wisdom) that oil can mess with their rumen for a while. I figured since his rumen has been through it right now, that maybe it was best to just go in the clogged end, haha!

I think that is exactly what happened, that once we were with him this morning, and he got a bit of momentum, his will to live and get back to his cows took over.

Tomorrow should be a much better day for him.

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elnini Moderator Member since: Nov 20, 2010 19:46:27 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 15,178	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 20:20:17 GMT -5 Shawn, lew92, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by elnini on Aug 23, 2018 20:20:17 GMT -5 Just goes to show how much difference attitude makes in their recovery. Sounds like the best place for his healing is back with his ladies.
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Post by renee7008 on Aug 23, 2018 21:30:17 GMT -5

I Love This Forum!❤
The folks here Love these Beautiful creatures SO much and will DO WHATEVER it takes to make things right!
In our world...poop means alot to us!. To most of the world, they would think we're out of our minds..but...We here Totally "Get it"...we totally understand!
Getter Done attitudes.
We've All had slobber, boogers, manure, Birthing fluids, On & on & it goes. But it's all good👍
I've read about others here Doing emergency surgery on their Cows. C-Sections. Sewing up teats...ALL BE INSTRUCTED MIND YOU from knowledgeable people here ...on KFC...the best, most wonderful people on ANY forum EVER!
This place amazes me😊
We rejoice in their Triumphs...and mourn with their losses.
This life we live doesn't belong to most...but to a Special breed of people. Care takers of the land & tillers of the soil. It's a Beautiful Life.
I'm so happy Mr.Bull is home, happy, safe and UNPLUGGED 😉
It's all worth it to see them healthy & normal and being a Blessing to our Farms!
Thank You Lord!🍁🌻🍃🍂
And thank You again For Rain!

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sdmilkmaid Brood Cow Member since: Mar 27, 2013 16:45:31 GMT -5 Age: Posts: 6,627	Found the bull. Aug 23, 2018 22:38:29 GMT -5 via mobile lew92, renee7008, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sdmilkmaid on Aug 23, 2018 22:38:29 GMT -5 Can you give him some molasses water? Glad you found him and got him home! Rachel
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Post by lew92 on Aug 24, 2018 6:30:00 GMT -5

Yeah, if he'll drink molasses water it should get him moving. Again.

When Buttercup had compaction bloat from eating too much fresh hay and not drinking water, the vet had to do the very same thing. Only hers was almost all barely chewed hay. Silly girl.

Amazing that you were able to do that without him being in any kind of restraint. Way to go, BAFG!

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Post by raerae on Aug 24, 2018 7:13:13 GMT -5

renee7008 lol!

I recently had an issue with a calf (baby) getting a shot and I was late getting somewhere to meet my mom.

I ranted about my morning to her on the phone and finished with, "I got poop on me."

She says, "poop is good for you. Keeps you humble." Bwahahaha!

Just keep swimming!

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