You not only want to avoid breaking the placenta, you also need to be careful not to break any blood vessels in the uterus. Patience is vital for this, as you showed.
@ Stephanie Wilson In delivery of the placenta by CCT ( + post delivery check for complete placenta & membranes) the uterus will contract down fully over the area of placental insertion, acting like a " living ligature" in closure of the uterine vessels.Strictly speaking there is no damage to uterine vessels. The greater risk from retained products would be secondary haemorrhage & infection.
I can imagine. If it breaks off, I can't imagine how difficult it would be to try to get it all cleaned out then. This definitely teaches patience! This video was truly interesting to see.
The babies have already come out, so being careful of the uterine blood vessels aren't an issue, but being gentle for the mother is just being humane and loving and caring, and taking care of your stock and taking care of your animals is obviously vital to surviving and keeping the farm up and running, so ya don't go broke...
@@msdustismith8919 You are ignorant of the third stage of labour the expulsion of the placenta & membranes. If not there is a potential risk of haemorrhage or infection. Thus the cattleman chasing her down to remove ALL the membrane or placenta. All the " retained products " if you will. I stated the risks earlier. There is a need to do this with care, because the membranes are friable, it would just tear further & defeat the exercise ( hence the gentle method ). You really need to do some reading as I have outlined it simply. Animals are my hobby, I deal with humans on the regular!
@@lynnhexler-haan3357 you don't have to be such a snatch about it Lynn... You're getting really worked up... You want me to say, "please forgive me for my ignorance"??? Okay, if it'll make you feel better. But I wasn't trying to sound callous or uncaring, and it sounds like you might just be an expert on such matters, Excuse me all over the place😱🖕👆👇✌️🤞.take care... Muah!!!
Same with kids and elderly parents! When I was just a CNA, my grandma would talk the docs into sending her home saying, "my granddaughter is a nurse and she'll stay with me". Fun times
@@jmadden7270 CNA here that started out in skilled LTC and then assisted living, I love my grandma to the moon and back but no way in hell could I change her brief or give her a bath. Id just make sure the person doing that is someone I trust.
I watched my dad back in the day, he did the same thing as you,my dad would say' we have to unbutton her belly button' , when your a kid on the farm you hear and listen cause you never know you might have to do this some day, thanks for the video ,hugs to your family
Love your videos. I'm a human, as you can see. The same thing happened to me after giving birth to my first child. They left some placenta in there, and I ran a deathly high fever and had to remain in the hospital for 12 days. I'm sure things are different now because that was 30 years ago. Great job. 😊
Tyler, nothing is gross about reality, dealing with any livestock U R the big Momma on 2 legs & it is a lot more efficient 4 U 2 assist in cleaning the afterbirth. Thanks 4 sharing with other farmers/ranchers! Good show. 👍👏😊
Well, that wasn't gross at all. I really thought that you would have to put your hand in to clear it out. I learn a lot from your channel. I grew up in the country, but not on a farm. This is always very interesting to me. People don't realize just how much farmers really care about their animals. You would do anything you can to protect them and make them feel better. Thanks for sharing!!
Every video you post about the animals is fascinating to me because you are showing the details that I missed when I was a little kid "helping" my grandpa with his handful of herefords. Your explanations of every step are very clear, and your gentleness with these beasts reminds me of Grandpa too. He was like that.
It took me several days to work up to this, but I’m glad I finally watched it. When my goat kidded last summer, she passed most of the two placentas promptly (she had twins), but continued to bleed and pass chunks of tissue for about a week. I was really worried she wouldn’t completely clean out and I’d have to go in after the rest. Thankfully, she finally did it on her own. She’s pregnant again and I’ve got my fingers crossed. This video will sure help me if I have to do a Dr. Poll on her this time!
One thing to consider with goats is that their tissues are more delicate. Here we tie the hanging placenta up with feed bag string within a few hours of birthing. If it hasn’t passed in eight hours, we will add the weight of a wet hand towel by tying it to the tied up wad of placenta. It keeps the animal from stepping on it and tearing the placenta and the added weight does the same job he did just more slowly. I’ve heard of adding gloves or bags full of water, but I’ve never needed to do much more than a wet towel. This works for horses and cows too.
I've heard from other goat people that offering warm water with some molasses helps prevent retained placentas. When my goat had her babies I gave her a bucket of warm water with molasses and raw apple cider vinegar. She liked it and drank a bunch which made me happy. I checked on her again maybe an hour later and both placentas were on the ground (she had twins).
At the age of 79 I am beginning to care for heifers. You have taught me so very much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I feel more comfortable now. Thank you again for helping me,
@@exquisitecandy2684 if I put my feet up I will die. I am soon to be 81 and still totally erect. My feet on the ground and caring for the heifers keep me moving. I thank God every day for another day and celebrate every day as a birthday as I have received the blessed gift of life. 🌞🌞🌞
I feel her relief, having been a mother who suffered with the human version ( retained placenta/membranes) I can attest to how awful that heifer felt until you assisted. You feel hot, achy and every time bubs feeds you are in pain and bleed heavily. Thankfully I was all sorted under anaesthetic and with a nice dose of antibiotics LOL
That’s super interesting to know from the human perspective! I’ve seen retained placentas in dogs, and I always figured it must be pretty unpleasant. Thanks for sharing!
And pain meds 🤣 damn, how much time went by before they removed it? You were feeling symptoms, so it had to be a while? I thought mastitis was bad 🤣 that was the end of my breastfeeding journey. Looking back, I’d have tried a bit harder to keep going, but my nipples were raw and bleeding, and then came the mastitis. I was over it
@@olivedog1880 I got mastitis with my first pregnancy. I had waaaay too much milk for one baby and ended up in hospital a month after she was born for a week on antibiotics.
@@olivedog1880 I had bled heavily every time I breastfed (the pain 😬) and they said It would settle down. It Didn’t. I was at day 4 postpartum when I began running hot, went back into labour in the ward and delivered some of it and started haemorrhaging. I was rushed into theatre for a D&C.
It takes a special kind of person to handle these precious animals and omg the work that it takes is incredible! Doesn’t matter how sick you are, you still have to get up and take care of the farm! I really admire farmers!!!
Lord, I felt for that poor cow. I can’t imagine how painful that was, even if it was a good pain, a relief, it must have been very unpleasant. I didn’t find this gross at all, actually quite fascinating- and amazing that the farmer did this himself and did not require a vet. Job well done. Bet she felt SO much better.
@@romystumpy1197 I thought he placed antibiotics in the area the calf was removed from, I have seen several farm videos since, so I could be wrong. I think this is the video where she was uncooperative in taking the meds orally. I am a real old timer, who grew up on a farm, so, I like watching farming/ranching videos. 👍
Ah, this brings back memories. I was about 9 or so when my mom became a vet assist in Wyoming. On weekends sometimes I'd go with her and I got to see a lot of stuff that was sometimes hard to watch. For instance, the range cow that had a fetus die inside of her and my mom up to her shoulder trying to pull it out by hand. Had to hook up a chain around the calf's hoof and pull it out that way. The cow had been out for awhile. Lots of bad smells that day. Another one was the horse that ran into a barbwire fence at full gallop. Chunks of flesh were hanging and maggots and rotten meat everywhere. Another smelly time. But through it all I learned a lot and to this day I appreciate what ya'll do. I'm glad you're there to help these animals and the ranchers/farmers that need you.
Great video. Finally someone who knows how to get the job done without doing it at a break neck speed. Demonstrates how much you respect and care for your cattle. 🤩🤩🇦🇺🇦🇺
It's great that you gave the disclaimer at the beginning. Love that you treated that Momma with care and respect, not all farmers are like that. Well done.
Well you used to it anyway,by me watching this video gave me chills. It did take a minute for you to complete it . You are a animal and farm care taker. Thanks for sharing the details of cleaning the mom 🐄. I enjoyed your video .
Wow! I'm no farmer and I've never dealt with cows in my life... But watching this made me feel so happy for the girl! Your patience and gentle hand really paid off. I can't imagine how uncomfortable that was! Thanks for educating us!
Thank you so much for showing just how slow and easy you need to pull. This is very informative and you've probably saved numerous towels lives by posting this video
You were so gentle and steady doing this. Great explanations also. You are so connected to the cow. Thank you for your beautiful love for this cow & for your work. ♥️
She really is a small heifer. Hard to believe she was able to birth 2 live calves!! Question: since her first calving was twins, will she likely have twins again? She's a good mom. Hope little bottle baby is doing well!
Definitely means that theres a more likely chance of it but that doesnt mean it will happen. When i was younger my dad gave me and my brother each a heffer. And my brothers first pregnancy was a set of twins. Only 1 lived the unfortunately, the one we figured broke its neck at birth. However we have had that cow since for around 11 or so years and she hasnt had a single set of twins since. However being that she has had twins and on one occasion when a bull broke out has had 2 calfs in 1 year we know her to be a fertile and good mother.
Tyler, that look back that she gave you was almost like she was saying thank you. ☺️ I thought the video was very well done and extremely educational. Nice work as always.
After watching a previous video showing the treatment of their cattle. I applaud you for showing patience and compassion in the treatment of removing the placenta from this cow. You were calm, making her calm and you got the job done. I would love to see more of your videos, than the previous farmer I watched.
Thank you for the great video on caring for and clearing the cow so she doesn't get infected. These things need to be addressed as a part of the life process. Animals need our help.
That's what unfortunately happened to me after my first birth. And I started to develop an infection several days afterwards although there was obviously nothing there externally as the midwives see to that at the time. But it took 13 courses of several different antibiotics before I was finally free of it, and I had to have treatment for anemia from the all the excessive bleeding it caused. So it was a good job you did there , but I was surprised not to see any blood.
Happy that you recovered finally. Surprised tho, that you didn't get a D & C to remove retained placental tissue. That could've prevented the need for all of those antibiotics. Best wishes.
When I had my first baby he was breech, and the afterbirth wasn’t complete, they gave me Ergometrin, it just encourages your body to squeeze it out, breast feeding, when you first start, has a similar effect. Not the most comfortable, but if it needs doing, it needs to be done.
Well the beef will be cleaned, thanks to our Farmer Tyler Ranch 😊 and his beautiful animals and his lovely family. ❤️ Baby cow ready to play. Nice Ranch 😊
Ugh! After so many negative experiences with various health care providers I automatically default to distrust. PTSD also gets me into fear and anxiety. Lovely, not!
That's sad to think about. I don't know if you're in the US, but here in the UK, it seems to be part of the culture among some midwives, and for the sake of mothers and their babies, we desperately need that culture to change.
@@AngelicAmygdala yes I’m in the US. I think this pandemic has made ER nurses MEAN and two weeks vacation isn’t going to fix the problem. We’ll just have to wait until they retire. I’m so sorry your midwives are mean. That’s awful! I had the last of my three babies with a certified nurse midwife in a hospital and she was phenomenal!! But that was almost 25 years ago.
Hi Tyler, This was the first video of yours that was listed on you tube so I just had to watch. I just loved that little calf just running around. Being a mother of 3, I would have to imagine that was uncomfortable. I did not find this gross in any way. This will sound crazy but it was like satisfying. Now it’s out and she can go on being a mom. I’m a vegetarian and don’t drink milk but must confess. I do love vanilla ice cream. I love watching homesteader videos and have so much respect for farmers and farming, but with the times the way they are, not by chance. My heart cry’s for the farmer. Factory Farming of animals is what I really hate because of the conditions the animals live in and how iinhumanely they are treated. You have a new member to your extended family. May God Bless you and give you the knowledge and strength to ride this storm out.🙏🏻❤️
I seen when you had the feed the 🐄 with a bottle cause mom didn't stay by it ,she thinks she only had one but she got twins. Thanks for sharing the details of the cow with twins
You are so kind to your ANIMALS and it’s AMAZING that you do ALL of this on your own….It’s unbelievable that she gave birth to 2 babies she looks so small…..
The pain these animals can endure is absolutely amazing. I have no clue what's painful to these animals and what's not but watching some of the other videos with huge abscesses on there sides and on there feet and the way they have to be treated just makes wince and cringe in pain for em. Just glad guys like him are around to help these animals and I'm sure they do there best to keep the pain at bay. Keep up the great work sir!!!!
I’m studying to be a lactation consultant (for humans) lol so cows could be WAY DIFFERENT but I noticed you said in the beginning that she wouldn’t make enough milk for twins. When the placenta is still in the body it can delay milk production. When it comes out it signals the body to start the production. So if the second placenta stayed in for 3 days after birth it could slow down the milk production and thus make it hard to produce enough milk for twins. Also letting both babies nurse as often as they want stimulates more milk production and teaches the body how much milk is needed. So keeping both babies with the mom at all times and allowing them to nurse on demand will tell her body to make enough milk for the twin babies. Could be totally wrong about cows, but that’s how it is for humans. So next time i wouldn’t wait so long to get the placenta out and see if you notice more milk. Awesome video! 😍 I love birth, and lactation 😍 even if it’s animals lol
After reading all of James Herriot's books and watching the videos, I can feel for the plight of the Veterinary surgeons of the "dark days" of the 1930's and 40's, stripping down on a winter night in a cold barn, laying on the floor trying to save a cow, arm inserted almost to the shoulder and without all the modern medicines and procedures we have today. People don't realize how tough it is even today, especially for a small rancher. There are NO DAYS OFF, NO VACATION, JUST 7 DAYS A WEEK work and all "off season" there is always equipment to repair, fences to mend and animals to look after. You sir, have my utmost respect. Keep up the great videos.
I love how gentle, kind and patient you are with your animals. It’s nice to know that their are people like you out there that treat them kindness and not see them as just dollar signs. I’m new to your channel but I’m definitely going to subscribe. To anyone who has to complain about him not wearing gloves, this is not a sterile procedure so there’s no need. You can wear them if you don’t want to touch the stuff but that’s really the only reason why. If there was infection or something like that then gloves would definitely be a good idea but definitely not necessary for this situation.
Yes, rubber or plastic gloves would of been helpful, I wouldn't wanna touch that thing, plus if the guy had any cuts or open sores on his hands, I can only imagine what kind of germs or bacteria he could expose himself to.
With this situation if you wore gloves you may not have the same grip as with your bare hands. Also gloves take some of the sensation out so you can't feel when to be careful so much. Blessings, Dot
Farmer Tyler...This was a beautiful video ! I believe she felt instant relief after the sac was released. You really did a great job, too ! I really enjoy your videos ! Thank you so much for sharing.... :)
Watching your videos I have NO doubt that you can handle a human birth ‼️ Great work bringing relief to the poor Mom cow 🐄 who would have suffered greatly without the removal of the placenta.
I like the way you share your experience’s on your fame. You don’t try to gross anyone out but try to make it understandable for others in the same situation. I love watching you at work.
Thought you might need to know this. You sir are part of the 1%. The 1% that matters most in our society. Ranchers make up only 1.3% of the population and I thank you. My grandparents raised pigs and as a kid I thought it was so cool to see a new piglets. What you do is amazing.
Tyler, what a great informative video.....on taking care of the retained placenta problem. I used to have a good dog that would help me but did not understand the word , "gentle" when removing the placenta from the attached cotyledens. You described the process very well....
I completely agree! Although I’ll admit I wasn’t paying too much attention in the beginning so when he showed the rear end of the cow before explaining it was the unpassed placenta, I thought it was some kind of rope she’d swallowed and couldn’t pass all the way so he was gonna help her along so she didn’t get hit problems. I was like “My dude. My dude you aren’t. My dude where’s your shit poncho? WheRES YOUR SHIT PONCHO!??!!” 😂😅
I wish the doc who delivered my son had been that gentle! I know that was uncomfortable for her & nothing gross about it. You did great! She looks much happier & more comfy.
That was so cool!! Thank you for showing how to do it properly. Hopefully I never have to do it on my heifers, but if I do, at least I know how now. Thank you again!!!
I'm so glad she is feeling better and that you are paying such attention and care to her and all the animals. How amazing :):):):) thank you for caring for them.
Yep ... We would follow up with a shot of LA200 seeing as how you already have her caught. She is lookin pretty lean. We had a 1st time mom with twins that didn't produce enough to feed them both so we put mom & babies up separately for a few weeks and fed mom a lil extra to help her out and gain a lil weight. Babies & mom did awesome! I will admit ...that was the cleanest job I've ever seen 😁 the odds were ever in your favor on this one lol Have a great weekend!
It should be "gross" to most people. You're literally directly handling vaginal fluid etc of another animal. You'd be weird not to find it gross. Evolutionary we have come to consider this "gross" to protect us from pathogens.
pulling is never advised. While others might disagree, should have gloved up and gently loosen it, a shot of lute would have also helped. I personally flush them after. For beefers, cows are carrying very little flesh.
Good topic and video as always Tyler. Having read a few of the comments it show the broad spectrum of people and experience of those who follow your channel, Kudos to one and all. We too have prophylacticly followed up with a dose of LA200 but close follow up like you do would make that option a +/- choice in my opinion. Good job.
Thanks Bob. I probably would have given her LA if it was easier to get. As it is now I got to drive to Reno or get a prescription from a vet so I use it sparingly!
Its a tuff job . Not for the weak . Esp if they go several days . I was taught the same way . Later in life i went to work for a larger operation and they would just hit them with a load of terramycin and they would drop within a day or so nice and clean . I never went back in there again..lol . Try it some time and see if it works for you . Good luck and have a great spring time .
That was extremely interesting, and not gross at all, it is all part of nature, and you are so good to your cattle and so kind. You teach others things that can be done in daily life as well as on a farm, but to see a farm at work is a pleasure. Even getting in the hay bales lol.
Well done bro. You made the sensitive procedure bearable to the cow and the viewer. We all have our individual talents and abilities. You are an animal friendly 'farmer'. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate your sensitivity to the squeamish, avid learner and the cow. Keep the videos coming. I enjoy watching. Next time...☝🙏👍👉...
Pretty cool process, one of my goats retained her placenta, first time freshner, I finally had to flush her with a medicated flush. Hope you have a great day.
So confient so calm intelligent with so much good grip on the subject one can learn at any stage of life.retained placenta is a big issue here in pakistan I am myself a dairy farmer every day we come across new issues in this field keep it up.we appreciate your patience.
Thank you for the video! I will show it to my friends who I help out once in a while with milking. I know from experience at their farm they leave it alone and have the vet deal with it. I've seen a couple of times the "cleanings" can be there for almost a week! It's nasty getting slapped with that when they swing their tail! I do remember he said one Vet they had, tied a knot at the end of the "cleanings" to help them along. I'm not sure if that helped or not. I assume when this happens on their farm they give them a shot to help the process along. This was a great video! As far as the gross content disclosure, this video was pretty mild compared to what I have seen/helped with on farms regarding birthing, assisting, etc. This profession is not for the faint of heart! keep up the great work, I really enjoy watching, learning and the comments section of how other farmers and ranchers handle similar situations.
@@farmertylerranch4399Thanks FTR! It is also nice there you are being respectful of people who are not usually at the back end of a cow. Not everyone wants to see this. Except for me, I love it! Lol! Have a great day!
It just goes to show, farmers of all kinds deserve so much respect. There are things yall hafta suck it up and do just to get things done and take care of your animals. Sometimes I'm sure those things hurt your heart but hafta be done. Other timesheet, probably daily, there are things you hafta do just to take good care of your stock that you probably don't wanna be doing but y'all do because of the love and respect you have for your animals. Farmers don't get an inkling of the respect that they should. Thanks for videos like this, whether to educate fellow farmers or to show us non farmers the amazing, hard, unbelievable and sometimes super gross things yall hafta do whether yous want to or not. Much respect to you all.
I didn’t find this gross! I thought that it was smart thinking on your part to assist the livestock with what needed to be done!! You are a caring rancher 😊
