Do you remember the story of Oliver Twist? I mean the calf that was born by C section as the uterus was twisted and so the cow could not dialate for him to be born normally, so in the early evening we put her in a trailer and took her almost half an hour away for a C-section... Pat had tried to pull him out, but couldn't... the front legs have wounds where the chains were and now we are cleaning them and dressing them every few days so that they can heal... I was the resident nurse - called upon to use my "skill" to minister to Oliver's needs. Pat said that he looked like a "fancy calf" with his white wrapped legs... much like a horse or colt with their stockinged legs. I thought that he looked mighty cute, and definitely healthy. The vet thought that with a little extra care and some time in a clean pen with corn stalks to lay on...that he should recover just fine.
Little Oliver gets to nurse on his mother....the zipper in her side is her badge of courage - gettting her calf here was not easy and took the expert help of the vet. Now with Oliver's wounds to heal... it is a challange and an ongoing job to keep the cows and calves healthy! We are up to the job! Nurse Barb signing off.
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