▁as ▁possible . ▁This ▁is ▁especially ▁important ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁a ▁cal f ▁is ▁pulled ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁mother . ▁A ▁cow ▁that ▁is ▁returned ▁to ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁position ▁dro ps ▁the ▁u ter us ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁ab dom inal ▁cav ity ▁which ▁straight ens ▁out ▁the ▁u ter ine ▁horn s . ▁ ▁Pro gn osis ▁ ▁The ▁pro gn osis ▁is ▁generally ▁favor able ▁if ▁the ▁cow ▁surv ives ▁having ▁the ▁u ter us ▁replaced , ▁and ▁most ▁c ows ▁surv ive ▁into ▁the ▁long ▁term . ▁▁ ▁Norm ally , ▁if ▁a ▁pro lapsed ▁u ter us ▁is ▁placed ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁animal ▁correctly ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁further ▁comp lications . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁chance ▁that ▁a ▁secondary ▁in fection ▁can ▁occur ▁which ▁can ▁cause ▁the ▁cow ▁to ▁be ▁slow ▁to ▁re - bre ed ▁or ▁even ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁re - bre d ▁at ▁all . ▁Although ▁gen et ics ▁does ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁difference ▁in ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁pro laps ing ▁again , ▁c ows ▁that ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁pro lapse ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁another ▁compared ▁to ▁cow ▁that ▁have ▁never ▁encountered ▁a ▁pro lapse . ▁ ▁D iffer ential ▁diagn osis ▁▁ ▁U ter ine ▁pro lapse ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁v ag inal ▁pro lapse . ▁A ▁v ag inal ▁pro lapse ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁p ink ▁or ▁red ▁ball ▁of ▁t issue ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁gra pe f ruit ▁to ▁a ▁s occer