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And is there anything else we can do for the swelling? Thank you!

Hello!!! We are administering penicillin shots for navel ill. I was told the best place to give a shot was in her neck, seems so risky to me. Should I be scared? Is there anywhere else I can give this shot? After her first shot last Friday, she seemed a lot better, now she seems to be back...

Hello!! I have a calf that is being bottle fed, she will be 3 weeks old this upcoming weekend. When is a good time to start starter feed and what's the best way to get her interested in it. Thank you!!!!

Thank you! He is thinking naval ill.

Ok. Update and help needed!! We called a vet. He said to give her penicillin in her muscle. Do you have a suggestion on which muscle and how?

She's gotten worse in 4-hours since her last feeding. We don't even know if she'll make it through the night. My ex husband works for a vet who has her own farm. He is consulting with her for advice. The problem is, we don't have an abundance of livesto vets around. I'm saying a prayer. If she...

We gave her colostrum for the first feeding we did. It appears that part of her cord is still attached from birth. She is still get up and eating 2-quarts a day. She WAS NOT limping this morning. We noticed it this evening, she follows us every where. She is about 2 weeks old. My mother in law...

Perfect! Thank you!! I put some in my hand and have been putting it in her face. Lol

Hello again!! Our heifer calf will be 2 weeks old this weekend. We had to start bottle feeding her because her mother paid her no attention. We set some starter feed out for her but she doesn't seem interested. Is it too early? If not, what are some suggestions to get her to eat the starter...

Hello everyone! I married into a farming family but they aren't hugr farmers. My mother in laws dad was the big farmer before he passed. I'm bottle feeding my first calf and this is my mother in laws second bottle fed calf. Other than those 2, we only raise beef cows for our own tables...