This weekend I got to watch a cesarean on a cow. We were checking our cows to see if the had calved, because here in New Zealand it is the time were cows calf. We ended up having to call a vet to come help do a c-section. A c-section is where you have to cut open the cow and pull the calf out, (the cow cant feel it.)
After that was done we had to go and visit another cow that couldn’t stand up. Turns out the reason she couldn’t stand was because, she had 150 Litres of fluid and one massive calf inside her. After this we ended up getting home at 11:00pm. The next day we had to get all the fluid out and the do another c-section, but on this cow. Now both cows are slowly recovering and getting back to normal health.
By Brooke
good job brooke
Did you find it really interesting watching the cesarean? I have only seen one done on a cow and it was fascinating. Were both calves ok? You had a really late night – do you often go and help on the farm? Great blog post Brooke.