I was keeping him a bull because he is an ET calf out of a really good cow and bull. This just started on Friday afternoon, I do not feel it would be wise to try and castrate him while he is going through the stress of getting over this. I am keeping him and is mother separate from any cows...
He is about 4 months old and he was in a pasture with several cows we had come in heat at the same time. I know he was working overtime trying to ride everyone of them. My vet says over eating hay at this time of the year causes to much dry matter to be passed out the back end, plus the stess...
Thanks Larry and the others that had helpful advice. As of last night the calf will at least eat from a bottle. Seems to be doing much better. Now I just need to get him to nurse his mother on his own.
The calf is 4 days old. He was eating fine the first day and then he quit. We have been feeding him with a tube the last couple of days. The vet said he will maybe get to where the milk does not make him sick and go back to eating normally. I hope!
I was told that cracked hooves generally are caused by a lack of mineral. I would contack your feedstore and see what they recommend. If you have a hoof guy in your area he can block the good side to relieve some of the pressure from the cracked side.
Thanks for the info. The vet just left from checking her out and it was not blackleg. I guess that is a positive outcome to an already negative day. Thanks.