The calf does not stand up, what to do, how to help?

The cow bears the fetus for 9 months and calving becomes a joyful event for the whole family. A blow for the farmer when the calf does not stand up, what to do, what measures to take? This can happen with a newborn and even a three-month-old baby. Diseases are different, but the symptoms are the same, and a specialist should determine the cause and prescribe treatment.

Rescuing a newborn

Ungulates have an instinct - the newborn lay down for 15 minutes, rested, get up and follow the mother. What if the calf does not stand up, is sluggish, does not move? Up to 7% of calves will not survive without human help. The reason is that when getting out, the baby loses its oxygen supply through the umbilical cord. Own organs will open with the first breath, when there is not enough oxygen in the blood, but there is a lot of carbon dioxide. It is a great work for a newborn to take the first breath, to expand the lungs, to make the heart work. The baby will do all this on his own if he was born healthy.

If you have a first-calf cow, labor may not be easy. In a few days it is necessary to examine the cow for correct fetal lying. Limit protein feed so that the cow does not get fat and the fetus does not grow large. In case of protracted childbirth, you need to call a specialist who will help save the mother and the calf.

Help for newborns

In the practice of veterinarians, an algorithm for the processing of newborn calves has been developed. The faster you free the baby's insides from amniotic fluid, the easier it is for him to adapt in this world. Therefore, all calves are helped to take their first breath. All experts know, if a calf does not stand up, what and how to do:

1. When helping to give birth, you need to take the calf by the hind legs at the pelvis and lower it head down so that the liquid comes out of it.
2. Continuing to hold your torso upside down, lightly squeeze mucus from the nose and muzzle towards the exit.
3. Have "Respirot" preparation ready, drip into the nose and cheek.
4. Pour cold water a little on the back of your head, it should make you take a convulsive breath.
5. Artificial respiration can help expand the lungs if you inhale air 10 times in one nostril, the other and covering your mouth with your hand.

Stop manipulations at any stage, as soon as you notice that the calf is coping with adaptation itself. As soon as the newborn has breathed, it must be given to the mother. Licking, she does a massage, forcing the internal organs to engage in work. Having risen to its feet, the strong calf sucks the first portion of colostrum - in it is its protection from the hostile world. A weak newborn needs to be drunk from the nipple, but not forcibly. It is normal for a calf to stand up within an hour, a weakened baby can gain strength for 5-7 hours. There is no point in saving him longer. During this time, the veterinarian, with the help of injections of vitamins and microelements, did everything possible.

Why is a weak calf born?

Cow bears fruit and continues to give milk. This is normal until 7 months of gestation. Further time should be directed to the correct development of the fetus. Balanced feeding, vitamin supplements, daily walks are the conditions for a quick delivery of a healthy calf.

Usually large fruits suffer from hypoxia, the yield of which was long and difficult.

With improper prenatal feeding, late start-up, the calf develops diseases, why the calf cannot stand up:

• there is not enough hemoglobin and enzymes in the blood;
• the functions of the gastrointestinal tract did not have time to develop;
• reduced petals of the lungs, the myocardium is flabby.

The calf suddenly cannot stand up

A healthy, playful calf in the suckling period at any age is said to "fall to its feet." He cannot get up, his hind legs drag lifelessly. Why did the calf fall to its feet, what to do in this case?

If the calf does not rise, there are many reasons. Only a veterinarian, based on urine and blood tests, the general condition of the baby, can diagnose and prescribe treatment.

If the musculoskeletal function of the joints is impaired, first of all, the limbs are felt, determining whether there is any inflammation of the joints. Perhaps the reason lies in a puncture, suppuration, imperceptible at first glance.

The cause may be a violation of the central nervous system. A symptom is depression, a weak response to stimuli. Such a state, close to coma, can occur from sun or heat stroke.

Inadequate feeding can lead to rickets, white muscle disease, and nutritional dystrophy. The calf's body develops rapidly, new feed is required every day. Even calf on suction, she constantly sorts out food from her mother in the trough from the first days.

Rickets is determined by thinning of the ribs, teeth do not change. At the same time, the calves lick the walls, trying to collect the missing trace elements. All manifestations of inadequate feeding disappear with the introduction of iodine, selenium, chalk vitamins of group B, E, D. into the diet.