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| sherrye |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 8:00:53 PM
well she is still sick. we called the state vet school. spoke with vet. we send her milk in tues. then we start an 8 day regime of infusions and shots. if the test comes back the incurable kind it will be bad for her. she is the most wonderful black face jersey. she is sweet and follows me any where. she is sick in all 4 quarters with what ever this is. if it uncurable her whole life changes. it is not good for her calves to even nurse IF she has it. so help us send thoughts and a prayer. she deserves to be well and be a milk cow. oh my do i love my girls. sadly yet hopeful sherrye
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Mar 09 2012 : 06:32:17 AM
I do remember her now, Sherrye. And Penelope is such a beautiful cow. I love her light coloring. And those udders! Are they all 4 working good now? You are such a great farmer. I saw all that produce you get for free to feed all your animals and it just makes me sad that all that food is just thrown away. When there are so many hungry people right here. I am so glad you get all that and put it to good use.
Kris
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| amomfly |
Posted - Mar 09 2012 : 05:18:16 AM
Oh Sherrye, I am sorry I missed this. But I am very glad to hear She is on the mend.
Your last post about the cow with the chewed up utters; makes me angry too! Why do people get an animal and then neglect it? Sad :(
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| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 08 2012 : 9:02:12 PM
if you think back a few years. when i first was a farmgirl i rescued a cow. she was so bad we had to put her down. very sad the calves had chewed her teats up. i was so mad at the flks we got that cow from. they left her in pastures with grown calves chewing her up.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Mar 08 2012 : 7:33:17 PM
She is beautiful. I had to look at all the pictures too. Who is that at the very end with the cut udder? I hope she's better.
Kris
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| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 08 2012 : 7:23:31 PM
well i thought i posted one pic of penny. nope i put a link to all the animal pics. LOL so she is in their first pic that comes up. i have no idea how to change what i did. so the other blonde cow is our cripple cow maudie. she came in august 2011. so i rode on pennys back today. i am trying to train her to ride me. happy days for her.
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| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 08 2012 : 7:18:19 PM
http://s971.photobucket.com/albums/ae198/Silkpursefarm/?action=view¤t=pondbillybobtoddyandpenny346.jpg i am hoping this works. after 8 months and tons of sweating praying and treating the girl is well so here is penelope the cow with 9 lives. happy days for her. if this works i will add another pic. sherrye
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| edlund33 |
Posted - Mar 07 2012 : 7:19:55 PM
That's awesome news Sherry! You have been so patient and diligent and now that effort has paid you back! Hope Penelope continues to enjoy good health!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
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| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 07 2012 : 11:47:00 AM
I AM SELLING HER MILK TODAY>>> this is a milestone. i am so happy. i will post a pic soon. happy days here sherrye
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| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 02 2012 : 10:32:13 AM
well my computer guy is coming. i am going to have him help me. she tested good again today. made butter yesterday. so far its sweet. so hopefully i will be back on with a pic. happy days sherrye
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Mar 02 2012 : 08:47:01 AM
Sherry: I am praying for Penelope. Can't wait to see her picture.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| sherrye |
Posted - Mar 01 2012 : 2:30:31 PM
i thought i would bump this up. it has been awhile now of treating her. i used synergy products on her. i am now 7 days out from treatment. i am using the cmt kit and dr. naylor cards. she has tested perfect for 5 days now. i have some flecks of fat that melt in the strainer. i made butter today. its great tasting. so i will send it off to be tested again. i need to get the money together first. so i am pleased to say she is doing great. as soon as i get a cord for the camera i will post a pic of penelope and isabelle. so some happy days here filled with hope. sherrye
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 09 2012 : 08:53:28 AM
That is great news, Sherrye! Fresh good milk. Ya just can't beat that. I can hardly wait til I have some. I hope you get good news on the other 2 soon.
Kris
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| YakLady |
Posted - Feb 08 2012 : 8:08:23 PM
Great news, Sherry!!! So happy to hear your lovely lady may come out of this A-OK :D
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| sherrye |
Posted - Feb 08 2012 : 7:55:37 PM
well i think an update is in order. we have been milking penny and feeding her milk to the stock. so we decided to test each quarter separate.we sent it to wash vet school. we have 2 rear teats that show healthy. this is wonderful news. wash. state univ is helping me. so we are going to test one more time to be sure with the results. things are looking up for her. she is such a great cow she loves to be milked. so tomorrow i am keeping her milk from back quarters going to use it as personal milk for now. we are encouraged for sure happy days here for penelope and us.
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| sherrye |
Posted - Nov 12 2011 : 7:06:15 PM
hi girls, i thought i would bring this back up we are still working on trying to save her for milking. she is still sick. so i am doing things that are not protocol she is on her second day of todays and dmso. she is handling this well. we are going to do this for at least 6 days. i also gave her a shot of bio-mycin (same as la-200). i am going to give her more shots. most cows with this type of mastitus they never get well. this has been months of trying to help her. so now she has had vit. b complex shots and selenium-e. when this is done we will do an herbal infusion made for her. so hoping for more prayers for her. she is such a fine girl.
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| grace gerber |
Posted - Oct 18 2011 : 07:37:02 AM
Glad to hear that Penelope is on the mend and I will keep her and you still in my thoughts and prayers. Your guy will be home soon - time flies and the reunion will be grand.
Hugs dear one
Grace Gerber
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 18 2011 : 06:39:18 AM
wow thank you laurie, i do miss him soooo much he is a fine man husband dad and friend. it looks like about 10 days till he is home. hope all is well for you girls today. happy days sherrye
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| laurentany |
Posted - Oct 17 2011 : 8:12:56 PM
Hi Sherrye,
Glad to hear that Penelope is on the mend! Now I will send prayers that your man gets home safely and quickly!
Smiles,
~Laurie
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 17 2011 : 7:28:05 PM
well looks like we are on the mend. i sure hope so. i am doing an 8 day treatment. she seems much better. the calf bumper buddy does a good job of cleaning her out. so in 8 days i can then do the milk discard days and try again with her. i sure hope i kill it this time. she is a good cow. happy days sherrye thanks for all the support through this girls. i sure miss my man. he might be home next week.
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 13 2011 : 06:48:29 AM
well we have the meds ordered. should be here by friday. fingers crossed. LOL
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Oct 12 2011 : 06:05:42 AM
Sherry you have to get it from a vet it runs about 90 bucks a bottle. Milk withdraw is minimal tho. So glad to hear that their kind of mastitis is curable. Hugs.
Linda
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| MaryLD |
Posted - Oct 11 2011 : 9:15:11 PM
Hurray, hurray, HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 11 2011 : 11:18:35 AM
well howdy once again girls. so both girls came back o.k. on the myco-toxins. penny and hazel have environmental bacterias. staph and strep. penny also has endero-coccus. so the endur. one is resistant to all meds except penicillin/nova-miacin. so thats why she was not getting well. the enduro one has one med only that will kill it. so now we treat AGAIN. but i am so happy to share they are treatable. so we will go from here. we dried maudie and put her to pasture. we are now doing hazel. then just 2 cows to milk. whew. happy days for penny and hazel. sherrye
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 10 2011 : 12:01:03 PM
well howdy girls, i have been crazy upside down busy. still waiting on one cow result. i put penny on pirsue. they wanted 8 days. thats $300.00 dollars. so i did 3 days and now the todays for 3 days then a shot of la-200. her teat is almost healed. the calf drinks it all as of last night. thank goodness. for a while i will just supervise his feedings. wow is he growing. i have hazel on todays. one more dose. i am drying her off. she goes to her owners place. then i stopped milking cripple cow maudie. she is crying out there. it is too hard. i got up at 5 and just stopped a minute. now i feed across road and rinse milk room. still need to do rabbits and empty bins. LOL so not milking maudie or hazel or penny for a few days. then will just have belle and penny to milk. linda can i get that one with out a script? thanks for all the prayers for the girls. i still have no idea who has what. i need to call vet. my email is down. well gotta get done. gonna rain again happy days sherrye
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Oct 10 2011 : 06:29:20 AM
Sherry what kind of meds are they going to put her on? We had a doe that had a really bad strain of mastitis and we used Excenel. Its really pricey but it worked. Hope its good news.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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