Did you try any oxytocin prior to pulling?? This would've helped her out some. However she looked like she was straining. Hopefully no issues post-partum?
Don't listen to any of these folks. They have obviously never ranched or pulled. If it gets to the point where you have to call your vet and the vet says pull, you better hurry up and pull or your gonna lose the calf. You did perfect!
If your vet was coming why did you even bother touching the poor thing, you could have broke it's leg, wrenched the mothers insides and all sorts of other issues, one or two pulls might helped the new mother to continue. As you saw even three hours after the calf was just fine. hell I've seen video's of sheep having a baby six hours after the " water break" it might mean danger ,but if it was facing the right way leave the damn thing alone.
Well. I am vet of 9 years experience and the idiocy of lay people never fails to astonish me. This is a small calf in perfect presentation. The birth was made to appear difficult by clueless panicking unskilled folk pulling out of synch against a non fully dilated canal. God help the beast if she does actually ever have a problem!
@spareknobba Well 9 year vet, apparently you didn't read the video caption: I pulled after consulting my vet who was on his way because Rain had made no progress although the water had broken 3 hours earlier. I bet you have a great practice with such a charming stall side manner:)
@macgriff66 Well since the water had broken 3 hours earlier and there was zero progress--no little hooves or anything, my vet said "go ahead and try to find the feet." But you probably know more than my vet--I just didn't have your phone number at the time:)
The actual birth would not probably have occurred if we hadn't been there to pull. Her water had broken 3 hours earlier and there had been no progress, so while the calf wasn't too big to pull out, mamma wasn't doing it by herself.
awesome work
bensonrizla 1 month ago
Flaming heck! She's pulling on that calf like it was a block of wood! I hope the calf was okay and that nothing was damaged afterwards.
zx5083 6 months ago
The only thing upsetting about this video was the nasaly whining bitch behind the camera. Damn, shut up already !
hhowe511 9 months ago
Did you try any oxytocin prior to pulling?? This would've helped her out some. However she looked like she was straining. Hopefully no issues post-partum?
mjs500doo 10 months ago
Don't listen to any of these folks. They have obviously never ranched or pulled. If it gets to the point where you have to call your vet and the vet says pull, you better hurry up and pull or your gonna lose the calf. You did perfect!
gobacktoyoursuburb 1 year ago
you could have let her do the rest : O gawd
es13100 1 year ago
If your vet was coming why did you even bother touching the poor thing, you could have broke it's leg, wrenched the mothers insides and all sorts of other issues, one or two pulls might helped the new mother to continue. As you saw even three hours after the calf was just fine. hell I've seen video's of sheep having a baby six hours after the " water break" it might mean danger ,but if it was facing the right way leave the damn thing alone.
StopTheMurder 1 year ago
Well. I am vet of 9 years experience and the idiocy of lay people never fails to astonish me. This is a small calf in perfect presentation. The birth was made to appear difficult by clueless panicking unskilled folk pulling out of synch against a non fully dilated canal. God help the beast if she does actually ever have a problem!
spareknobba 1 year ago
@spareknobba Well 9 year vet, apparently you didn't read the video caption: I pulled after consulting my vet who was on his way because Rain had made no progress although the water had broken 3 hours earlier. I bet you have a great practice with such a charming stall side manner:)
anuttama 1 year ago
I think u were great at helping this cow, dont listen to any negative people responding they dont know what it is like :)
brandivint 1 year ago
@brandivint Thanks for the support. I pay more attention to my vet than random commenters on youtube:)
anuttama 1 year ago
I'd say you're probably right, but then we calve 1700 every year here.....not just the one hahahahahaha
macgriff66 1 year ago
What rubbish....calf was perfectly presented and the mother was contracting normally, she would have easily calved on her own
macgriff66 1 year ago
@macgriff66 Well since the water had broken 3 hours earlier and there was zero progress--no little hooves or anything, my vet said "go ahead and try to find the feet." But you probably know more than my vet--I just didn't have your phone number at the time:)
anuttama 1 year ago 2
What was difficult about that.....looked like a perfectly straight forward birth to me
macgriff66 1 year ago
The actual birth would not probably have occurred if we hadn't been there to pull. Her water had broken 3 hours earlier and there had been no progress, so while the calf wasn't too big to pull out, mamma wasn't doing it by herself.
anuttama 1 year ago
she shoul have been pull by the rope by the way so many arts lol cow sacrifice double time :D
razanet16 1 year ago
This city boy had some tense moments watching this. my oh my
mikeschoneman 2 years ago
Some kind of nervous....I almost had a calf watching...congrats to all
goptadasa 2 years ago