Dairy cattle on B.C. farm suffering from pneumonia after being stuck in floodwater
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After spending hours standing in floodwater, some cattle in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are now suffering from pneumonia.
Their dairy cattle all survived the flooding on Sumas Prairie.
But now, there’s a new problem for some of the animals on the Doppenberg farm: Pneumonia.
“Some animals, especially the younger calves are having issue with pneumonia because they were in water a couple hours,” said dairy farmer James Doppenberg.
On Tuesday, a vet was at their farm, checking on the cattle.
“Its stressful, especially for the younger ones if they’ve been flooded and they’ve been standing in water for any amount of time. They’re more affected by things,” explained veterinarian John Dick.
When the first flooding hit the farm a couple weeks ago, the cold water came up fast.
“I would say it was up to (the calves’) necks,” said Laurie Doppenberg, who works with her husband and son James on the farm.
