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I did exactly that! Thank you. It's a bit more challenging with two at the same time! It only took once, though. After that, I've found they're not afraid of the halter, but more interested in getting that bottle. So they tolerate me putting it on, first. I thought I'd want them comfortable...

Update, for those interested: All is going well. Bottle calves are 5-1/2 weeks old and growing fast. Momma Blackie is in the pasture with the rest of the herd and healing up and drying up nicely. She will go to auction probably this weekend. We separated the calves from momma weeks ago so that...

More story, for those interested: Last year my husband rescued another calf, this one abandoned completely (same neighbor, different mother cow). It was lying prone on the ground and could not stand. And then started our hard lesson in what a "dummy calf" (weak calf syndrome, acidosis) is all...

Well.... The neighbor has 80 acres, mostly scrub and forest. He has 14 cows & calves at the moment (has had up to 30). He has not managed them at all - just lets them run wild, no hay in winter, no shelter nor barn, comes by once every couple of weeks to 'check' on them. Luckily, there is a...

Oh GREAT. The story gets better. We just rescued a newborn calf from the neighbor's pasture, momma not able to nurse (19 years old, udders on the ground). So now we have TWO bottle calves. Put her in with Blackie and baby, gave her colostrum, then stood back and watched --- as Blackie adopted it...

I believe the withdrawal time is about 45 days. We had to do this last year with the one heifer we saved, but lost her calf. She went to auction for slaughter. Blackie, unfortunately, will have the same demise.

The two that had mastitis the worst last year were both scrub cows - mixture of simmental, hereford, and lord knows what else. Both were babies found abandoned in a neighbor's field and bottle-fed. They were about 5 years old when we lost them. Blackie (current case) is a beefmaster/angus cross...

Here is Blackie and her baby, 2 hrs after birth.

We are in western Missouri, so probably more than a few hours' drive ;) We're going to keep him, but as soon as momma's clear, she's going away. :'( We were not able to strip her milk at all, even with a canula. Her udders are hard but not hot, and she doesn't seem to be in any discomfort...

Consensus with our cattlemen friends agrees. I hate to part with her because I raised her from a weaned calf, she is soooo friendly and calm, and she is my favorite. But I cannot have this issue with her again. We aren't into cattle for profit, but we don't keep them as pets, either. Also, I...

Well now I'm worried. I did one of those paper/blot tests for mastitis - one quarter wouldn't milk, two quarters gave a little but it was watery (borderline negative test), and the fourth quarter tested a clear positive for mastitis. That teat didn't squirt out of the end of the teat --- I found...

Thank you for the response. How long is it safe to wait?

Good morning, I am new here and starting with an emergency situation. We raise a few (6-8) cattle for our freezer and family. Had a newborn calf yesterday, 5th for our cow Blackie, with contracted tendons. He could not walk normally and wouldn't latch on. After 3-1/2 hrs, I gave him a bottle of...