Recent content by ledoux79

I found him dead this morning. We had the vet out to look things over and she is totally confused. She took some samples to send into the lab but she could not find any sure fire reason for his failing condition. The strange part about it all is that he looked great. He was in good shape and...

This morning found the bull spread eagle and still alive. I pulled his hind end up under him and called out the vet again. This time he come with a dextrose IV, 1/2 gallon mineral oil, electrolytes and I had already given him probiotic paste. As the vet left, he said if he dies he would like...

Thank you Dun - !

What does that mean? "Get new rumen contents into him."

He lays around and will not get up unless he wants to. I had to put the dogs on him to get him up and he responded to the slowly at best. He appears full - which is odd once he is not eating. Bloated, no but full appearing. The part that seems odd is that he does poop but only a very small...

I have a yearly bull that is not feeling well. I had the vet out and he run a tube down his throat and put something in his belly, about 2 gallons of it. It was not mineral oil, it was a little thinner than yogurt and oatmeal in color. The bull had a 102 temp and he also gave him banamine. I...

I have some Pioneer calves on the ground this spring, a couple of them come big - had to put a zipper in one mama just to get him out - but they sure can grow. At 2 months old they are up at the feed bunk next to their mamas eating...eating....eating. I have to say I like the growth but I...

You have to help me out here. I have never heard of a PAP test. Tell me about it.