Cow suddenly refusing foster

[raeleigh26]

Maggie had her boostervaccines 2 days ago, dude was dehorned, castrated (cut, not banded) and vaccinated the same day. I expected them to feel a but dumpy, and they have, better today though.
Yesterday I had to encourage Maggie to eat, but she did, dude also, same this morning, and now at dinner.
Maggie licks, coddles, and cares for dude, but has always resented having to nurse him, she only allows it when she's eating her grain, so I've had 3 months of supervised nursing twice a day.
She wanted to eat, but would stop and kick him off whenever he came up to nurse, she'd start again when he went to his feeder, but as soon as he came back to nurse, she'd muck him off and just stand there.
It took several minutes of insisting before she finally relented.
I think she's refusing to eat because she doesn't want him nursing.
I intend to go ahead and wean him by his 4th month, but he's 12 weeks on Thursday. I want him to have time to recover from the vet.
So. .... what the heck cow?
I thought she was off her feed, but she's not, she really just acts like she won't eat if it means he's gonna nurse!
Help!

 

[raeleigh26]

Oh, I forgot to add, my daughter has tried to milk her, she got swiped off, I milked her a bit, she didn't mind at all, and milk, teats, and udder all seem perfectly fine.
No signs of irritation, infection, heat, or soreness.
I'm at a loss here.
I know she's a stubborn diva, I'll never ask her to foster again. .... but really, I need a couple more weeks of cooperation. ...

 

[Baymule]

Is she halter broke? You might have to tie her up, rope a hind foot (or just let her step in the loop) and tie the leg back. I'm pretty sure it will really make her mad, since she is a diva cow, but for a few weeks, it might be the way you have to go.

 

[raeleigh26]

She is halter broke, always tied to eat.
Hobbles or one foot tied never worked with her, she doesn't stop kicking about it, gave that up after the first two weeks.
Sigh. ..she did finally go ahead and eat, and dude nursed, Idk what I'll do if I can't convince her that's just the way it's gonna be. Let he wean him I suppose, I was just thinking a few days ago how nice it was that they finally have a bs free routine. She eats, he nurses, he's done when she's done.
I just really don't want to add that to his recent stress.

 

[Baymule]

Maybe you could milk her and give it to him in a nipple bucket.