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He was not vomiting when he was sick a couple weeks ago. The vet checked his mouth and throat real well when she was here. Nothing found there. He was only on antibiotics for 6 days and finished that a week ago. I'm thinking after reading some other things that I might have had him on Bicarb too...

I should clarify that it's the hay that he is throwing up at night not water.

Hi - I have a 10 month old steer that throws up every night. He was real sick about two weeks ago with what we believe may have been acidosis or an infection in his stomach. He is better now with normal eating and drinking habits, no more runny poops, but now every morning I go out and he has...

Actually he is extremely tame. I just put them on the back of his tongue and down they go. I know what a balling gun is but I don't have one. Never had a need for one, but will diffently put it on my list to pick up at the vet supply.

Okay I found size 000 which I'm told is the largest gel cap made. I've filled them with sodium bicarb and now I'm going to attempt to put 20 of them down his throat. Should be interesting! The way I've measured it out is that 10 capsules hold 1 ounce, so that is 20 capsules twice a day. Do you...

Don't worry we're not going to shoot him anytime soon! I won't give up until I know I've done everything I can to save him. The gel caps your talking about - are they something that is used for animals or people capsules? I'll be on the phone in the morning looking for them as it sounds like the...

Baxter78 - I would have if he hadn't pulled out of it like he did. I had even called the animal waste guy to see what his schedule was like. I guess I'm attached at this point although he was headed to the freezer come next summer. I guess if I end up with a special needed steer it will give me...

Milkmaid - The way you described "talking about down, non-responsive, won't move, time to get out the chains and the tractor to haul them off" is exactly how I would describe the way he was when I found him! I was in complete shock! How can I get the sodium bicarb into him with out tubing him...

What is the difference in severe systemic acidosis and acute acidosis?

No weeds here just a whole lot of dirt. The only thing growing in the turn out is creosote bush and he hadn't been turned out for a week or so. His blood work came back with low white blood cell count and thats about it. Vet seems to think its acidosis. When will these symptoms subside do you...

He was a little runny before this all happened. Monday morning came out to feed and he was just laying there as if in a coma. Gave him some bloat release and within 5 minutes started releasing gas and pooping normal looking poops. What able to get him up and walk him around until the vet came...

The blood tests came back finally. The white blood cell count was a little low, but everything else seemed okay so now I guess we are back to the viral infection and not bacterial - so listeriosis has been ruled out. The vet is now back to the possiblity that it is acidosis after all. We came to...

Hi – I have a sick 10 month old Hereford/ angus calf we suspect of having bloat and acidosis. He went down yesterday morning, he was completely out of it when I found him, in fact I thought he was dead. All I could think was bloat. I gave him some bloat release and that sort of pulled him out...