Aborting?

[Angie]

I have an Angus cow who brought the neighbors bull home the end of December, he bred her. She would be due the end of September. We recently moved them to a new field (1 week ago) She has some stringy membrane hanging out. I am assuming she is aborting but not sure what would have caused it. Should I be looking for something else to come out or has she already aborted and this stuff hanging out just the leftovers? She acts fine and stays with the herd.

[agmantoo]

She is not aborting! What you are seeing is the mucus plug.

During pregnancy, cervical secretions increase to produce a very viscid mucus, serving to seal the cervical canal by the so-called mucous plug of pregnancy. Before parturition, this seal breaks down and is discharged in strings

[SHELBY]

I'm with agmantoo, I think he may have got her before she brought him home to meet the parents. LOL

[Highland]

If she is not due till the end of Sept. it is a very real possibilty she is aborting.Or allready has

[Angie]

She couldn't have gotten bred before that. I know when she got out and I went to pick her up but she was already coming back home with him in tow. It was a pleasant surprise since she was the only one who hadn't gotten bred the last time they all got out and went to visit the big guy. He produces very nice calves. I don't have a bull of my own. I am thinking about getting one since they seem to like one. She wouldn't be losing a mucus plug this early would she?

[JeffNY]

Is this membrane bloody at all? The one thing you could do is do a preg check on her, see if she did abort. It sounds like the normal mucous with pregnancy, i've seen it a few months out. Generally I see it after they have been laying down.


Jeff

[jerzeygurl]

she is "throwing slime" technical term from my vet book...usually starts happening apx a month before birth....its normal, mine always do it. dont remember the technical name and cause, i will look it up.

[ksfarmer]

At only the end of the 2nd trimester, I wouldn't expect to see any mucus. In my opinion you should get her checked by a vet. I'm not sure what you are describing, but could be some retained placenta and she has already aborted.

[Angie]

What is still hanging from her is a thin strand of not mucus but the membrane sorta like an umbilical cord would be made of (thats what it looks like to me). How long will it hang out of her? and she also has milk. When I first noticed it a few days ago she looked like she was standing up and straining a little but I had to leave and couldn't sit around and watch her but that thing was already hanging out.

[Ken Scharabok]

Take her into the vet for a check up.

[jerzeygurl]

Originally Posted by Ken Scharabok

Take her into the vet for a check up.

ditto