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My calf was fine on Thursday, running and playing with my other calf. Nursing off her momma fine. Yesterday, I found her lying in the pasture (head up and alert). When I approached her, she tried to stand and was very slow in rising and shakey on her legs. I see no signs of scouring. I mixed...

Not a PETA person(0: I came back from being out of town and the calves looked really bad. Protein % is 12. Appox. 1 cup 3x a day. I haven't gotten back with the original vet as she is out of town for the holidays. Got a vet coming out in the morning; the county extension agent got me a name...

NC They were born here on my property. Have had the 4 other cows (1 bull and 3 cows) for 2 years. The big cows were are in a separate pasture from the calves. Bottle jaw in the 1 year old is gone. Water is fresh (I am putting a little baking soda in too), hay is from a good source and they...

I am a newbie here and to cattle. :D I have a 6 month old heifer and a 1 year old heifer. The 1 year old went down 2 weeks ago. She had bottle jaw and was very weak. Stools were a little loose but not watery. I took a stool sample to the vet and she said some worms but not bad. I wormed her...