Our Who Made Who heifer had a swollen belly and acted crampy and uncomfortable for an entire day a couple of weeks ago. The vet said it was colic and gave her an emulsion that looked like pepto bismol.
At 10 that night when I checked on her, she had gotten worse. I thought I'd see if nursing her momma would help and let the cow in the barn. The calf took off out the door into a cold, driving rain. 45 minutes later, after chasing her around in knee deep muck and finally tackling her against the barn wall to get her back in, I swore at her, wiped the slime off my entire body, and muttered something like " go ahead and die then you little -----!" I then went in told my wife she'd probably be dead by morning and went to bed. The next morning her belly was no longer swollen and I swear that dang calf was grinning at me!! Maybe chasing em 10 miles through the mud and tackling them as you would an elusive running back is the best way to alleviate the problem. Actually, I don't know why she got better, but I'm sure glad she did. I think she's going to be a very good heifer!!