Mid and late term abortions

Abortions are something no one wants to deal with. It is stressful for both the animal and the owner. There are many things that can cause abortions. A few examples are: eating pine needles, eating mistletoe, lack of selenium in the diet, something that is very stressful on their body. Heat waves and very cold weather can cause abortions but usually it happens early on in the pregnancy. Signs of abortion are usually any sign that the cow is doing strange things that are out of the ordinary, like not eating or drinking, signs that they are in heat, sloughing mucous and/or tissue, etc. The reason I am typing about this now is that my prize cow might be aborting her unborn calf. She has many of these signs and I am concerned. The vet is coming out tomorrow and I will post the results in next weeks blog.