Animal Husbandry Question
Animal Husbandry Question:
Dad had a prolapsed cow yesterday. We shall say the inards were hanging out her rearend.
I worked midnights and missed out on the fun, but he called the vet out. My cousin helped as he is out of work for the winter.
Cousin came down and asked my wife for some sugar. She ask how much. He said a lot.
I talked to him briefly last night while I was at work. He said he sprinkled the sugar on the vets hands as she pushed everything back into the cow. I assume the vet then sewed a few stitches in the cow to help hold everything in.
The cow also go a shot or two. I assume antibiotics.
Now here is my question.
Wouldn't sugar up the vagina promote an infection?
I don't understand the purpose.
Dad had a prolapsed cow yesterday. We shall say the inards were hanging out her rearend.
I worked midnights and missed out on the fun, but he called the vet out. My cousin helped as he is out of work for the winter.
Cousin came down and asked my wife for some sugar. She ask how much. He said a lot.
I talked to him briefly last night while I was at work. He said he sprinkled the sugar on the vets hands as she pushed everything back into the cow. I assume the vet then sewed a few stitches in the cow to help hold everything in.
The cow also go a shot or two. I assume antibiotics.
Now here is my question.
Wouldn't sugar up the vagina promote an infection?
I don't understand the purpose.
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Capt. the reason sugar is used and not salt is because salt is irritating (and painful) and sugar is far more hygroscopic (water attracting) than salt. Cows that prolapse (put out their calf bed as the farmers said it where I grew up) usually do so again. 0
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