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Does it sound like the vet did something wrong- or does this kind of thing just happen?

I wasn't sure which thread to post this in. I'm sorry if it's in the wrong place. I've posted on here before and gotten some great advice and encouragement. My husband and I had a bull calf that was starting to look sickly. My husband got him up in the pen and gave him antibiotics and he got...

I wasn't sure which thread to post this in. I'm sorry if it's in the wrong place. I've posted on here before and gotten some great advice and encouragement. My husband and I had a bull calf that was starting to look sickly. My husband got him up in the pen and gave him antibiotics and he got...

The vet came early. He said y'all were right about dummy syndrome and selenium deficiency. He gave it a shot or selenium. He said it was mild brain damage from oxygen deprivation and swelling on the brain. He gave it a shot of steroids and an antibiotic. He said we should bottle feed it 4 times...

We called the vet and he is going to come Friday if the calf is still alive. We think the calf is blind. When my husband opened its eyelids he said its eyes looked "dingy." Hoping the vet finds something we can do... Thanks for all advice and help!

We also use a huge mineral tub. The gel says it's for dairy cows. I should have been more specific. We raise beef cattle. How would they have nitrate poisoning? We have not fertilized the pasture where they are. I'm very worried about the calf. I suppose we need to first get the cow and her...

Thank you all for the advice. We were just worried it was having issues because of how spacey it looks. It didn't even get up when I drove through the pasture to it. After it was up and trying to get away from my husband while feeding, it still didn't walk off when he let go. It just stood...

I've read several other threads about issues with calves and I've learned a lot. Until now I didn't know about dummy syndrome or selinium shots. Still, I'm unsure of what's going on with our calf. Sunday afetr church, we saw a heifer having trouble calving. We gave her some time and then my...